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The Supreme Court is not the one that will compel Congress to pass an anti-political dynasty law, but the Constitution, former senator Leila De Lima said.

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Lain na usab nga petisyon ang gipasaka sa 1Sambayan Coalition kauban sa Sanlakas ngadto sa Korte Suprema nga naghangyo nga pugson ang Kongreso pagpalabang og balaod nga magpatin-aw ug magdili na sa mga political dynasty. 

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Malacañang is leaving it up to lawmakers to decide whether to use the so-called “Team Grocery” or the new list of alleged beneficiaries of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds in strengthening the case for her impeachment.

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I’m hoping that by featuring the feedback from readers, officials in Malacañang and Congress will be reminded of real problems encountered by Filipinos.

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Over the last three years, Congress reduced the budgets for badly needed infrastructure and social services originally proposed by the BBM administration, to fund Congressional pork barrel projects to the tune of over a trillion pesos.

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President Marcos has vetoed a proposal declaring Pampanga as the country’s culinary capital, saying it may cause discrimination, loss of diversity and regional bias.

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There is now a proposal in Congress to ban raw mineral exports from the Philippines to pave the way for the development of local industries, but the local mining industry is against it.

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                    [Title] => Constitution, not Supreme Court compelling Anti-Political Dynasty law — Ex-DOJ chief
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Lain na usab nga petisyon ang gipasaka sa 1Sambayan Coalition kauban sa Sanlakas ngadto sa Korte Suprema nga naghangyo nga pugson ang Kongreso pagpalabang og balaod nga magpatin-aw ug magdili na sa mga political dynasty. 

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Malacañang is leaving it up to lawmakers to decide whether to use the so-called “Team Grocery” or the new list of alleged beneficiaries of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds in strengthening the case for her impeachment.

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I’m hoping that by featuring the feedback from readers, officials in Malacañang and Congress will be reminded of real problems encountered by Filipinos.

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Over the last three years, Congress reduced the budgets for badly needed infrastructure and social services originally proposed by the BBM administration, to fund Congressional pork barrel projects to the tune of over a trillion pesos.

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President Marcos has vetoed a proposal declaring Pampanga as the country’s culinary capital, saying it may cause discrimination, loss of diversity and regional bias.

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There is now a proposal in Congress to ban raw mineral exports from the Philippines to pave the way for the development of local industries, but the local mining industry is against it.

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