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Wanted: ‘Innovative, responsive’ SK candidates

Valerie Ferido, a second-year psychology major at the Far Eastern University (FEU), is frustrated that some candidates for Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) positions in Brgy....

AI puts newsrooms at a crossroads

PHILIPPINE journalism has now sailed on unchartered waters, triggered by two sportscasters, Marco and Maia. GMA Network debuted Marco and Maia, surname-less and emotionless, on...

Martial Law at 51: Survivors pin hopes on youth to ‘never forget’

DR. AURORA Parong could still remember when his brother became a casualty of Martial Law. A graduate of the University of the Philippines College of...

‘Needs improvement’: Political scientists, voters weigh in on Marcos’s 1st year in office

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s leadership is in need of improvement, political analysts and voters said in interviews, as he prepares to report the...

Stakeholders wary of proposed ROTC reboot

OPPOSITION is brewing among students, educators and lawyers on the proposed National Citizens’ Service Training (NCST) program, which recently passed the House, given the...

Fireworks manufacturers reel from high prices, stricter regulations

FIREWORKS businesses are reeling from increases in production costs and restrictive policies in place and pleading for support from the government as the holiday...

How to handle political convos during holiday gatherings

TENSIONS in family gatherings this holiday season may transpire because of heated political discussions seven months after the 2022 national elections, experts told the...

Marcos admin urged: Recalibrate strategy vs inflation

THE MARCOS JR. administration must rectify its “reactionary” stance against rising inflation and come up with more effective strategies to combat it, political science...

Inflation worsens Thomasians’ financial woes during limited F2F classes

RAPID inflation is putting additional burden on Thomasians already struggling financially as UST has begun limited face-to-face classes, students told the Varsitarian. Inflation hit 6.9...

Heightened security measures, increased police presence around UST following rise in crime reports

THE UNIVERSITY has amped up security around the campus amid increasing reports of criminal activity around the university belt (U-Belt), according to UST Secretary...

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Let Senate finish impeachment trial, legal experts say

THE IMPEACHMENT trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona should be allowed to reach its conclusion, legal experts said amid questions over the hasty passage of the complaint at the House of Representatives.

In a surprise move last Dec. 12, before Congress went on Christmas break, 188 members of the House of Representatives—mostly allies of President Benigno Aquino III—signed eight articles of impeachment against Corona. With more than a third of the House voting to impeach Corona, there was no more need for public hearings as stated in the Constitution, and the articles were sent directly to the Senate, which must sit as an impeachment court. The trial proper began last Jan. 16.

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