Control of US House Hinges on Historically Low Number of Seats - Bloomberg.com

Control of US House Hinges on Historically Low Number of Seats  Bloomberg.com

Philippine VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment case heads to plenary vote amid coercion claims

The Philippine House of Representatives has moved Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment closer to a decisive vote, the first step in a week-long process that will test whether allies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr have enough support to send the case to a Senate trial. The House placed the impeachment on its plenary agenda on Tuesday, a day after its justice committee endorsed the case, setting up a possible vote by all lawmakers on whether Duterte-Carpio should stand trial in t...

By Raissa Robles

Historically few number of midterm seats will decide control of U.S. house

Republicans are betting on a lean electoral map while Democrats are eyeing upset opportunities

By Bloomberg News

Tulfo: Shameful to have Senate leadership change to block VP impeachment

MANILA, Philippines — It would be shameful for the Senate if a leadership change occurs to keep the upper chamber from convening as an impeachment court for a possible case against Vice President Sara Duterte, according to Sen. Erwin Tulfo. “I don’t know where they will get the courage to do that,” he said in

By mmercado

Lawmakers deny perks for House vote vs VP Sara

Dismissing circulating claims as baseless and diversionary, House leaders denied yesterday allegations that lawmakers were being offered incentives or threatened with budget cuts to secure votes in favor of impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte.

By Daphne Galvez