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Amalia Lopez is a freelancer whose sole task is to gather tidbits of news and chitchats in the august halls of both the House and the Senate. She frequents the House and Senate cafeterias, the corridors, and even the plenary hall to get the latest news and the juiciest morsels of gossips happening on the floor and inside the offices of Congressional members.
 

Villar-Roxas multi-million TV ads

The Villar and Araneta-Roxas money are now further enriching the coffers of giant network ABS-CBN, with the early "Presidentiable" television advertisements of Senators Manny and ...
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Senator Loren’s Birthday Bash: A Proclamation Party?

Is Senator Kiko Pangilinan sore for losing his position as the Senate’s ex-officio representative to the Judicial bar Council which recommends appointees to the Supreme ...
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Cold political winds of January

If Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) Chairman Emeritus Danding Cojuangco was to have his way, sources close to him revealed that he would prefer that the ...
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Christmas in the Senate: Hefty bonuses and political gimmicks

How merry it is to be in the Senate especially on Christmas! ...
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The fall of Villar and the rise of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile

That Monday morning, staffers from neighboring offices were admiring the finally completed profuse and grandiose Christmas decors of the Office Senate President Manny Villar which ...
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Senators frustrated at fall guys Bolante and de la Paz

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, chair of the powerful Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, is insinuating that there is a very close parallelism between the Jocelyn ...
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Sen. Ed Angara: Knight saving his Queen?

There is an e-mail going around showing a picture of a healthy Joc-Joc Bolante just before he left the United States. ...
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The deafening silence of Senators Lapid, Angara, and House Speaker Nograles on Lozada’s revelations

Noticeably and consistently absent during very controversial Senate inquiries involving allegations of corruption by Malacañang and other administration officials are Senators Lito Lapid and Ed ...
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First State of the Nation Address by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (26 July 2010)

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada;

Keeping an eye on Aquino’s commitment to change

The new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III begins with an extremely high trust rating of 88 percent – higher than any of the

Rep. JV Ejercito: Mikey Arroyo is demoralizing the Party List System

Representative JV Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City) today said the party list system has been bastardized by the minions of Gloria Arroyo, with the

Water deficit and alarmism surplus

The country’s media outlets were bombarded this week by “water crisis”, “water woes to get worse” and related stories. Some friends asked me if the

Rep. JV Ejercito commends P-Noy’s position towards regulating casinos

Representative Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City) commended today President Noynoy Aquino’s position towards the regulation of casinos to tourism areas.

Think NATION!

Whenever there is a presidential election, people tend to wear their patriotism either on their chests, around their necks, or around their wrists: emblazoned tees

Rep. JV Ejercito slams Meralco, urges government to take stand

Representative Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City) slammed recent Meralco’s rate increase as grave abusive at the expense of the Filipino people.

Inaugural Speech of President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III

His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President Joseph Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and members of the Senate, House

How presidential speeches including inaugural addresses are written

Here is an extract from J. Eduardo Malaya & Jonathan E. Malaya, …So Help Us God: The Presidents of the Philippines and Their Inaugural Addresses,
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