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[Title] => EDITORIAL - Leadership by bad example
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[Title] => Media, rights groups urge Congress to junk Marcos anti-disinfo bill
[Summary] => Civil society groups and rights advocates are urging the Senate to defer pending anti-disinformation bills that they say borrow language from the Anti-Terrorism Act and hand the government powers that “may be weaponized by whoever holds office.”
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[Title] => Salceda is back in action
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[Title] => Imahe ng Kongreso at Senado nababoy na!
[Summary] => PINAGSUMIKAPAN ng mga sinauna nating mga senador na buhatin sa pagkakalugmok sa kahirapan ang bansa natin.
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[Title] => EDITORIAL - Return to work
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[Title] => Marcos calls for Congress special session on June 17
[Summary] => In line with his appeal to lawmakers to get back to work, President Marcos yesterday called Congress to a special session beginning tomorrow to allow the passage of priority bills and confirm appointments that are languishing because of the leadership row in the Senate.
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[Title] => Marcos, nagpatawag ng Congress special session sa Hunyo 17
[Summary] => Nagpatawag si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. ng isang Congress special session na isasagawa sa darating na Miyerkules, Hunyo 17.
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[Title] => Marcos calls Congress to special session on June 17
[Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called Congress to a special session on Wednesday, June 17, to act on key measures that were tabled amid the Senate's leadership tussle.
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[Title] => Fear of being branded traitors keeping Cayetano allies from crossing over
[Summary] => Sen. Erwin Tulfo said two senators are being courted, but fear of public criticism has kept them from crossing over.
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[Title] => Now we’re talking
[Summary] => In no uncertain terms, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) strongly indicated he might call for special sessions of the 20th Congress.
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[Title] => Media, rights groups urge Congress to junk Marcos anti-disinfo bill
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[Title] => Marcos, nagpatawag ng Congress special session sa Hunyo 17
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[Title] => Marcos calls Congress to special session on June 17
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