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The "forthwith" debacle has once again reared its head, this time in the 2026 Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. This, after House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong opined that the July 6 trial start date set by the Senate was...

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III 's definition of "forthwith" is one that La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V and Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong can get behind with. The two ranking congressmen welcomed Sotto 's assurance Tuesday, April 21 that the Senate...

If the proposal to replace the word "forthwith" in the constitutional process of impeachment would prevent loopholes in the laws, President Marcos will not oppose it. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the statement on Tuesday, Aug. 11, when sought for...

Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto Dionisio (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)                 Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio says that mere common sense would tell you that the word "forthwith" means "immediately".  Thus, said the...