RP Elections 2010

The House of Representatives, in a blatantly unconstitutional move, railroaded the passing of House Resolution #1109 yesterday — the resolution to convene Congress as a Constituent Assembly for the purpose of amending the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Majority-rule congressmen insisted that this can be done by a 3/4 vote of Congress, even without the Senate, since [...]

Why do politicians behave the way they do?
Politicians behave for a number of reasons. Some are driven by ideology, a category to which left-leaning politicians belong. Others feel so deeply about an issue, to the point of risking an electoral defeat. This is what exactly happened to Ralph Recto, principal author of E-VAT, who lost [...]