2018: House rears its ugly head – again

  MANILA, Philippines --- The House of Representatives was among the country's institutions that witnessed the more, if not the most, exhilarating events this year. But at the heart of the lower chamber's whirlwind of controversies was the question of whether it undermined democratic accountability inside the august hall and across the country. For known opposition lawmaker, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, the chamber, indeed, failed to protect itself from further weakening. At the closing speech of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo before Congress adjourned last Dec. 12, she flaunted the chamber's success of shepherding the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo Duter...

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