FILIPINO legislators should be more discerning about the terms they use to describe their self-serving and often crass concoctions and stratagems.

Take the term “House super-majority” that was used to describe the coalition of lawmakers who constituted the majority that elected Pantaleon Alvarez as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the 17th Congress.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details