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called wafer thin evidence. this is where impeachment becomes the norm rather than the exception. that s not how our founding fathers intended. they wanted impeachment to be rare. they set a high bar for impeachment. alleged abuse of power, the first article is not a high crime or misdemeanor. in fact it s not even a crime. since there is no concise legal definition of abuse of power the majority party in the house can designate nearly any disagreement with the president are now in an impeachable offense. the second article produced a similarly dangerous precedent. it s a practice that began with george washington and it s not obstruction of congress. rather it s a function of the essential checks and balances contemplated under the constitution. it is what every grade school student in america knows but apparently house democrats do not. let the third branch of government decide to come up they are the referees. the house has never, i repeat never, approved an abuse of power ....
THE government expects to have posted another budget deficit last month amid efforts to accelerate economic growth, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said. ....
THE Philippines having been kept on a global dirty money watchlist has underlined ongoing government efforts to implement reforms and achieve an exit this year. ....
In a Facebook post, the Finance chief said he met with the UK Prime Minister Trade Envoy to the Philippines Richard Graham and Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils to discuss how they would deploy the UK Export Finance, which is about P287 billion worth of development financing for the country. ....