CEBU CITY – A boxing judge was arrested after he assaulted an official of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB)-Cebu Field Office on Saturday night, April 2, in Lapu-Lapu City. JIMMY Donton, officer-in-charge of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB)-Cebu Field Office, is bloodied when he reported to a...
TACLOBAN CITY – After recently granting bail to nine policemen accused of killing Calbayog City, Samar Mayor Ronald Aquino and his aides in 2021, Presiding Judge Maricar Lucero of the Regional Trial Court of Gandara, Samar Branch 41 has voluntarily inhibited from trying the case. Lucero is the...
A hall dedicated to honor the memory of the first and only Filipino judge in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been inaugurated at the Philippines Embassy in The Hague. The Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall was opened on Tuesday, July 19, in a ceremony attended by the ICJ Vice President, four...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House As the Philippines and the whole world celebrate Father’s Day today, we wish to pay tribute to our father, the late Jose Ravago de Venecia Sr. After World War II, our father served as judge at large for the entire Bicol region, appointed...
As he nears the last quarter of his six-year term, President Duterte said that his successor should be a lawyer who is compassionate, decisive, and a good judge of character. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) In an interview with his friend Pastor Apollo Quiboloy,...
Marian Rivera is quite happy sitting as a member of the selection committee at the 70th Miss Universe pageant. She recently took to social media to express her feeling about it. She wrote on Instagram: “Honored to be part of the 70th @missuniverse selection committee. Truly a great experience...
Pinoys who have, once upon a time, been among those who chose the most beautiful woman in the universe There are only very few moments in history when the best of the best from countries all over the world come together for one sole purpose. There’s the United Nations and its global affairs, the...
"Mag-judge din kayo! (Serve as judges, too!)." Screenshot from YouTube This was how Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque responded to those who said that his question at the Miss World Philippines competition over the weekend was misogynistic, saying the people can think whatever they want. Roque...
Pasay City police officers on Friday night helped a pregnant vendor safely deliver her baby on the street beside a police sub-station. Capt. Judge Rowe Donato, chief of Baclaran Police Sub-Station, said bystanders saw a pregnant vendor named “Aira” in pain and was about to give birth at the...
Former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay said the court ruling that declared former senator Antonio Trillanes IV guilty of libel is a reminder that a government position is not a license to destroy reputations. (Manila Bulletin File Photo / Antonio Trillanes Facebook page) He added that “courts will...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo will most probably be a judge by now if she did not become a politician. During a recent interview on Teleradyo’s Kapamilya Konek, the country’s second top official said that her appointment letter as a judge has already been signed when she...
Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile has nothing but praise for President Duterte over his peaceful stance in dealing with the West Philippine Sea dispute with China. Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile discusses the West Philippine Sea issue during a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the...
