The Senate at Centerstage

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ALTHOUGH there were persistent rumors about dissatisfaction with Senate President Villar's leadership, we did not expect that the Senate would act so quickly as it did during the Monday "coup." With Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile who is allied with the administration now at the helm, there are fears that the Senate will no longer be a fiscalizer. Still we are confident that at this stage of his life, he would want to leave a legacy behind - a leadership that is able to balance various perspectives and act independently.

Some say that the Villar-led Senate had devoted more time than it should in conducting investigations. But can we imagine where we would be today if we did …