Former Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, July 1 said the new administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should restore the Philippines’ membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC). Then President Duterte had decided to end the country’s membership in the ICC in...
Allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue its investigation against former president Rodrigo Duterte will boost the Philippines' chances of landing foreign investments. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang)...
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), “the global organization of national parliaments,” has adopted a new decision calling for the Philippine government to drop the two remaining drug cases against former senator Leila de Lima and release her from detention. IPU’s decision was made during the...
Former Senator Leila de Lima will file a supplemental motion for bail with a Muntinlupa court to seek her provisional liberty. This was announced by his legal counsel, Boni Tacardon, on Feb. 10 after former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos finished his court testimony in...
Execration topped the SEA DPC Season Tour 1 to punch its ticket to the Lima Major set from Feb. 22 to Mar. 5 at the Arena 1 in Lima, Peru. Execration (Photo from Execration) The all-Filipino crew composed of Jinn Marrey “Palos” Limatao, Justin “Tino” Grimaldo, Mark Anthony “Bob” Urbina,...
Detained former senator Leila de Lima prefers to get her provisional liberty from detention through a grant of bail rather than filing a petition for habeas corpus with the Supreme Court. This is according to De Lima’s legal counsel, Boni Tacardon, who said they are aiming for the grant of bail...
Detained former senator Leila de Lima welcomed Sandra Cam’s statement that she was used to prosecute her. In a press conference on Jan. 18, Cam said, “The realization that I was used as a tool for the imprisonment of Senator Leila De Lima.” Former senator Leila de Lima (Contributed photo) De...
Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has slammed the "swift" acquittal of Juanito Jose Remulla III, son of Department of Justice (DOJ) Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, on charged of illegal drug possession. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Facebook...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The 16th Padday na Lima Regional Trade and Investment Fair of the Department of Trade and Industry in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1 earned over P4 million. PHOTO shows merchandise for sale at the recent Padday na Lima trade fair in Tuguegarao...
Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos testified again on Dec. 2 in the drug trial of former senator Leila de Lima about his recantation absolving her and Ronnie Dayan. “The hearing went well,” De Lima said as she left the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204,...
Two Japanese firms Junca Global Partner Inc., a pioneering technology firm in Japan’s biotech industry, and Kurabe Industrial have signed investment partnerships with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for their planned “huge” investment in the country. Tereso O. Panga, PEZA OIC...
Detained former senator Leila de Lima said she is feeling better after she was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Nov. 6. “Feeling much better now. Konting ubo na lang po (I only have a slight cough),” said De Lima in a written note from her detention facility in Camp Crame. Former senator Leila de...
