The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) that declared "red-tagging, vilification, labelling, and guilt by association" as threats to one's right to life, liberty and security. "In a society built on the rule of law, every citizen is entitled to the...
ILOILO CITY – A party-list group has welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) decision that granted a Writ of Amparo or court protection for former Bayan Muna Rep. Siegfred Deduro from Iloilo who had been red-tagged by the military. DEDURO (Sine Panayanon) “It can be noted that international...
Sta Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (Facebook) A vice chairman of the House Committee on Energy is urging the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to elevate to the Supreme Court (SC) the Court of Appeals (CA) decision...
Twelve executives of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) were the top highest paid government officials in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said In its 2023 Report on Salaries and Alloances made public last May 2, COA said that BSP Governor Governor Eli M. Semolina Jr. is now the...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is calling on the Supreme Court (SC) to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program...
Argel Cabatbat (Facebook) Former Ang Magsasaka Party-list Rep. Argel Cabatbat expressed hope on Wednesday, March 13 that the Supreme Court (SC) will honor the will of Filipinos farmers as he awaits the decision on his election. "Malaki ang respeto at...
Traffic enforcers of the 17 local government units in Metro Manila will be deputized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to continue issuing traffic violation tickets to erring motorists in the National Capital Region (NCR). The decision was made between the MMDA and the Metro...
Local enforcers of all local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region can still issue traffic violations to erring motorists as the Supreme Court ruling that prohibits them to do so is not yet final and executory, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified on...
After more than two decades of deregulation in the power sector and countless collusion allegations at the spot market, it is finally coming to the senses of industry regulators to step up ‘police powers’ against anti-competitive behavior that could distort market dynamics in the private...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the Senate that it can act legally in the sense of filing cases to question the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) so-called "ministerial role" of receiving signatures in relation to the push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987...
Malacañang said it will respond appropriately, if required by the Supreme Court, after three members of the House of Representatives filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the P449.50 billion unprogrammed funds in the 2024 national budget. "The Executive Department will answer...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, Jan. 3, welcomed the Supreme Court’s (SC) issuance of the Rules on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 and related terrorism laws. In a statement, DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV said that the rules "provide the mechanism to...
