'A new opposition is bound to show up. It's a matter of how this opposition deals with the ideal and promise of unity,' political science professor Anthony Lawrence Borja says
It is unprecedented for Sara Duterte to just drop her request for confidential funds. In the past months, she would staunchly defend the controversial allocation.
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After the senator's word war with Vice President Sara Duterte, an analyst says Hontiveros should guard against reacting to issues according to the administration's terms