[OPINION] Slugfest at the House: Guess who lost round one?

Vice President Sara Duterte went to the budget hearing at the House of Representatives spoiling for a fight. Well, she got one.

Perhaps she was emboldened by the kid glove treatment she got at the Senate. The senators were generally deferential to the Vice President, and, except for Senator Risa Hontiveros, asked some of the most inconsequential questions I’ve heard in the years I’ve covered the beat as a reporter and as a staff writer for two senators. 

The Senate used to be hailed as the higher chamber...