Marcos Jr. urged: Certify IPC, anti-dynasty bills as urgent

Marcos Jr. urged: Certify IPC, anti-dynasty bills as urgent

President Marcos needs to certify as urgent both the Anti-Political Dynasty bill and the proposed Independent People’s Commission (IPC) Act to fast-track their passage, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said yesterday.

PANGILINAN: IPC TO GO AFTER CORRUPT OFFICIALS

The Independent People’s Commission (IPC) will work “immediately” and “thoroughly” to hold officials behind the massive infrastructure corruption involving the government’s flood control programs accountable, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said as he sponsored and defended Senate Bill No. 1512 during the Senate’s Plenary Session. This comes after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. included the IPC measure under the priority agenda of his administration. Du…

The Bills That Will Break Congress: Why Marcos’ Reforms Face Certain Sabotage

Part 2 of a Series of 3 President Marcos Jr. has thrown four political grenades into the halls of Congress: an anti-dynasty bill, an Independent People’s Commission, a party-list reform measure, and the CADENA Act on transparency and public finance. On the surface, these look like long-delayed governance reforms. In reality, they are something far more explosive. They are a direct assault on the political class’s survival instincts. Let us be cl…