Cagayan de Oro 1st district Rep. Lordan Suan has categorized as "fake news" the notion on social media that everybody from Mindanao is automatically against the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. This sweeping argument was raised during a press conference with Suan and his fellow...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL All eyes are on the Senate. Recent events and incidents, as well as the unfolding of another difficult constitutional ritual in its halls, have inevitably drawn and captured public attention. This institution will continue to hold it for many months down the road. The Senate has...
Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has relieved two officials of the DPWH-Cordillera after a 13-year-old boy recently plunged to his death due to the lack of road safety signages and traffic control devices on a deserted collapsed road in Barangay Beckel, La Trinidad,...
Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Tuesday, May 19, told police commanders and personnel to ignore “political noise” and stay focused on their mandate of maintaining peace and order. Nartatez warned that attempts to draw police officers...
CEBU CITY – The archbishop of Cebu has issued a pastoral appeal asking the faithful to “listen, reflect, and respect one another.” Cebu Archbishop Albert Uy lamented that Filipinos have become “divided, confused, and emotionally burdened because of political tensions, conflicting opinions,...
How exactly does the 11-member House prosecution panel plan to secure a conviction against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte? Answer: By assigning mini-teams to each of the Vice President’s four articles of impeachment, which they would then present to the Senate impeachment...
The Supreme Court (SC) was asked to deny for lack of merit the petition to compel President Marcos to submit himself to physical and mental health examinations, including a hair follicle test to determine a habitual or long-term illegal drug use. In its comment, the Office of the Solicitor General...
After driving away a Chinese research ship off the cays of Pag-asa Island over the weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, May 19, confronted a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship that entered the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast of Zambales. The PCG said the CCG ship...
The 11-strong House prosecution panel has ensured the presentation of facts as far as the impending Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte is concerned. Thus, said Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, a member of the prosecution team, on Tuesday, May 19, or a day after the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa told the Supreme Court (SC) that his plea to stop the enforcement of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not mean that he claims exemption from legal accountability. “Any accountability, should there be any, must be grounded...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government started distributing 50 kilograms of rice aid to 1,500 qualified beneficiaries on Monday under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). “This is just the first batch, and we are thankful that the fund was released by the national government before the crisis,...
After days of rumors about a leadership change in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Malacañang finally confirmed on May 18 that DBM Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon had been appointed as the department’s new head. In announcing De Leon 's appointment, Malacañang highlighted...
