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On the President’s statement on the abolition of the pork barrel

I welcome the response of the President on the pork barrel issue. It’s time to break down the system of patronage and dynastic politics. Through this, let us intensify the creation of transparent mechanisms for services to truly reach the … Continue reading

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PRESS RELEASE, March 21 2012: Akbayan questions SC ruling reaffirming FASAP recall

PRESS RELEASE, 21 March 2012 Contact Person: Adrian Baccay @ 0927 4308021 Akbayan questions SC ruling reaffirming FASAP recall Akbayan Party decries the recent Supreme Court ruling on March 13, 2012, rejecting the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the Flight … Continue reading

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YOUNG AND DETERMINED

“Whatever happened to helping old people cross the street?” That was my initial reaction when I was told Chip wanted to file a bill for a “good deed” project at school. Chip’s father is a long-time friend of mine and … Continue reading

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Impeachment Chronicles (Day 5)

Impeachment Chronicles Representative Kaka J. Bag-ao, AKBAYAN Partylist 25 January 2012 (Day 5) Contact Person: Jan Eugenio, AKBAYAN Policy Affairs Officer, 09088849545   Miriam lays down 3 Crucial Points for the Impeachment Trial For the first time after a week-long … Continue reading

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Impeachment Chronicles (Day 1-4)

Impeachment Chronicles Representative Kaka J. Bag-ao, AKBAYAN Partylist Updates on 16-19 January 2012 (Day 1-4) Contact Person: Jan Eugenio, AKBAYAN Policy Affairs Officer, 09088849545 ­­­­ Defense’s delaying tactics apparent in the first week of the Senate Trial The information materials … Continue reading

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Legal Notes – Simplifying the Senate Rules on Impeachment Trials

Legal Notes of Representative Kaka J. Bag-ao, AKBAYAN Partylist   Simplifying the Senate Rules on Impeachment Trials What is the nature of the impeachment proceedings before the Senate? How will the trial proceed? What are the salient features of the … Continue reading

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Legal Notes – Supreme Court Chief Justice Corona Betrayed the Trust Reposed in him by the Filipino People

Legal Notes of Representative Kaka J. Bag-ao, AKBAYAN Partylist   Supreme Court Chief Justice Corona Betrayed the Trust Reposed in him by the Filipino People Did Respondent Corona commit culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust?   … Continue reading

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Legal Notes – Making Sacred Cows Accountable: Impeachment as the most Formidable Weapon in the Arsenal of Democracy

Legal Notes of Representative Kaka J. Bag-ao, AKBAYAN Partylist Making Sacred Cows Accountable: Impeachment as the most Formidable Weapon in the Arsenal of Democracy What is an impeachment? Was the Constitutional process fully complied with regards the impeachment complaint filed … Continue reading

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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH – HR 1411

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH – HR 1411 Rep. Kaka J. Bag-ao, AKBAYAN Partylist Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Development November 23, 2011   Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. Last May 10, 2011, I delivered a privilege speech on the inadequate protection … Continue reading

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Upholding the Rule of Law or the Rule of Men? (on the SC recall of its FASAP decision)

Upholding the Rule of Law or the Rule of Men? (on the SC recall of its FASAP decision) Legal Notes of Kaka J. Bag-ao AKBAYAN Representative           It has been said that the Supreme Court is the last bulwark of … Continue reading

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