SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Contributed photo) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta kept a resolute tone despite his removal from five prominent committees in one fell swoop during...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has cited Basilan province for enacting an ordinance to protect human rights defenders. In a statement, the CHR said the ordinance -- "Basilan Province Human Right Defenders Protection Ordinance" -- is the first-ever local legislation by any provincial...
The National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms, Inc. (Nasecore) has asked the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to cite in contempt suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta for discussing her case in public. As a lawyer, Nasecore President Petronilo...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has expressed his desire for the 80-member Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to be filled for the elections in 2025 following Sulu's exclusion. Prior to this, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said they would...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged the provincial government of Abra to act expeditiously on the attack against another local official in the province last Sept. 12. The CHR was referring to the case of Pidigan town Vice Mayor Noel Bisares who was attacked but survived the atempt on his...
A resolution that was crafted during the leadership of suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta is threatening to cripple Officer-in-Charge Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres from performing his function, because he is being prohibited by that supposed rule to call for...
SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta can't seem to catch a break. In a chamber where a solon's status is reflected by the number and quality of committee...
Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus “JJ” Romualdo (Romualdo’s Facebook page) Camiguin lone district Rep. Jurdin Jesus “JJ” Romualdo recommended a meager budget of P1,000 for the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) over concerns...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally proclaimed Akbayan as one of the winners in the 2022 party-list race with Percival Cendaña securing the vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Comelec made the proclamation after the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the 2023 ruling of the...
On his first day of office, newly designated Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) officer-in-charge Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres immediately hit the ground running, while also giving commitment that he will uphold “fair, fast and transparent” processes in rule-making as well as in tackling the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its full support to the Supreme Court’s (SC) initiative to transition towards electronic filing of civil cases before the trial courts since the new procedure would make the legal process more accessible for everyone. SC Spokesperson lawyer...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued its guidelines for the accreditation of market participants offering Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) products. The Commission on September 19 issued Memorandum Circular No. 14, Series of 2024, providing for the Guidelines on the...
