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The Philippines' senate votes to lower threshold for conviction in vice president's impeachment trial18 March 2026
Philippines' election commission lifts suspension on people's initiative proceedings, except for constitutional changes
The Philippines' senate votes to lower threshold for conviction in vice president's impeachment trial25 September 2026
The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, reducing the th…
Legislators in the Philippines debate proposed changes to party-list system6 August 2026
Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III voiced concern over the proposed Party-List Reform Act, stressing that several provisions of the measure could un…
Philippines' election commission lifts suspension on people's initiative proceedings, except for constitutional changes18 March 2026
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has partially lifted the suspension of its rules on people’s initiative proceedings.
Acceptance of signatures for propose…
Op-ed: In the midst of youth protests and corruption, Philippines should consider a constitutional solution26 November 2025
Corruption has long shaped political life in ways that weaken public institutions, distort trust and limit development. But every so often, a generation emerges…
In the Philippines, president is not opposed to changing constitution as deputy speaker calls for constitutional convention12 August 2025
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to calls to amend certain provisions of the 38-year-old Constitution, if they seek to correct constitutional ambiguities,…