Lacson to take up cudgels for municipal fishermen after amid controversial SC ruling Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has vowed to come up with ways up to protect the welfare of small fishermen in the...
Twenty former employees of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) or Veterans Golf Club (VGC) have been ordered paid by the Commission on Audit (COA) a total of P3.69 million for their accumulated vacation and sick leaves from 2004 to 2011. While 48 members of VMMC/VGC filed their petitions...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has concluded its nationwide dialogue with government officials, experts and individuals on issues involving red-tagging, the practice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to label a person or organization as communist or terrorist. In a statement, the...
Could this be a case of “better to laugh with the sinners than weep with the saints?” Too bad for consumers—no laughter here, only swelling bills and bitter tears! Back in November 2022, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) slammed the door on the ₱5.2-billion rate hike plea of SMC Global...
As chief architect of the country's foreign policy, President Marcos should be the one to decide whether the Philippines should rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Wednesday, March 19. With respect to international...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook, PPAB) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong slammed the spread of fake news falsely claiming that the Supreme...
BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental second district Rep. Alfredo Marañon III said they will file an appeal before the Supreme Court over the decision allowing commercial fishing vessels within the 15-kilometer municipal waters. MARAÑON “That is a great disservice to the two million marginal...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said that the Senate's scheduled investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte should prevent the nation's further political division. Former President Rodrigo Duterte (MB file photo) He stated this after Senator Imee Marcos pushed for an...
The Supreme Court will play a pivotal role in guiding the Philippine government on how to handle the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. According to Cayetano, the SC’s guidance would set legal precedence and...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN) Majority congressmen are up in arms over the false reports that the Supreme Court (SC) tried to halt former president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest and subsequent turnover to...
The Senate on Thursday, March 6, filed a manifestation asking the Supreme Court (SC) that "it be excused from submitting the comment" on the petition of Vice President Sara Duterte, who sought the nullification of the impeachment charges filed against her. Senate of the Philippines In a filing with...
Malacañang said the government would comply with the Supreme Court (SC) should it rule with finality on the issue of transferring excess funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the national treasury to finance priority public projects and programs. PCO Undersecretary...
