Carrot and stick, and the Senate they want to own

THIS is not governance. This is the management of a chamber. The danger goes beyond any single senator or any case. Critics have estimated that around P695 billion in the 2026 budget is earmarked for presidential, congressional, and Senate pork combined, a sum so large that it creates a permanent gravitational pull …

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