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Kapit-tuko is a term notoriously used in Tagalog culture. To “hold on like a gecko” carries a social stigma of being overly clingy out of despair, in the process manipulating things just to hold on to a person or position.
A fractured Senate is a weak Senate. If leaders are busy managing internal conflict, the chamber cannot effectively serve as a check on the Marcos administration or as a counterweight to the Dutertes. Instead of focusing on laws and oversight, senators are distracted by survival
At the start of the plenary session, Sen. Migz Zubiri declared the Senate presidency vacant. The election of Sen. Tito Sotto as the new Senate president followed, ending the exasperating leadership of Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
Ano na ba ang decorum sa Senado?
Ang salitang bellwether ay "nagpapakita kung ano ang maaaring pangkalahatang hinaharap ng mga pagbabago o mga pangyayari."
Bellwether is "something that shows what the general future of changes or developments will probably be."
