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Giving Chiz his due
A recent column deconstructing Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s deliberately vapid answers in last month’s ANC Leadership Forum prompted many questions, and not a few pointed comments. His speaking skills, after all, seem in large part to explain his popularity, especially among the youth.
Ombudsman’s foes told: Accept defeat
“You have to bite the bullet.” You have to be ready to accept defeat, for “in the end, it is still a numbers game,” Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella Tuesday reminded proponents of the impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez.
‘House might adjourn without impeach vote’
The House of Representatives might not have enough time to resolve the impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez before its adjournment on June 3, the chairman of the committee tasked to hear the complaint said.
Ombudsman won’t name solons with graft raps
The Office of the Ombudsman has cited a Marcos decree in declining a lawmaker’s request for an inventory of its pending cases that involve congressmen and senators.
‘No elections could lead to Melo impeachment’
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo should be impeached if the 2010 general elections fail to push through, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Friday.