Carrot and stick, and the Senate they want to own

THERE is an old and ugly tradition in Philippine politics: the weaponization of the law. Not the application of it, but the weaponization. The difference matters enormously. One is justice; the other is control. As the Senate careens from one crisis to the next in 2026, it is becoming impossible to ignore the patter…

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