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FACT CHECK: Romualdez selecting successor NEEDS CONTEXT
By VERA Files
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Sep 17, 2025
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When a House speaker resigns, his replacement is elected by a majority vote of all House members. The House rules does not provide that the outgoing speaker can choose his successor.

Unfit of the Day: Why Duterte’s legal defense is unacceptable
By Katrina Stuart Santiago
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Sep 14, 2025
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At the very least, this might be worth considering: that for six years under his leadership, from 2016 to 2022, we all actually had a President who had “significant cognitive deficiencies” with a “limited capacity for complex reasoning.” This makes it Duterte’s default. This is Duterte’s normal. And if he was fit enough to be President, then he is fit enough to stand trial.

Sarah Discaya: Confidently anomalous
By Bullit Marquez
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Sep 2, 2025
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All throughout the hearing she comported herself with confidence as she discussed matter-of-factly her irregular dealings with DPWH, without any trace of shame or remorse. Photos for VERA Files by Bullit Marquez.
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