Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday said she will file a motion for reconsideration asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to approve the reclamation project of around 530 hectares of the Manila Bay coastline along Las Piñas and Parañaque. Villar said she will appeal for the SC...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, Oct. 20 dared the executives and the legal counsel of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation to challenge the Senate blue ribbon committee’s partial report before the Supreme Court. Gordon had earlier disclosed the partial findings of the blue ribbon panel which...
The ongoing Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings are "oversight" hearings in nature and does not entail mandatory appearance of resource persons from the executive department. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque makes a presentation before President Duterte during "Talk to the People" public...
President Duterte raised the possibility of bringing his issues with the Senate to the Supreme Court in order to protect his Cabinet members from the "disrespect" they are getting from senators. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement amid the Senate's ongoing...
President Duterte has cited a Supreme Court (SC) ruling that ordered Senator Richard Gordon to return P86 million in disallowed expenses he incurred when he was still Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from...
The Supreme Court did not escape eagle-eyed auditors of the Commission on Audit as they flagged slow utilization of available funds made available by government for the HIgh Court's operations last year. Supreme Court logo COA released Monday, Sept. 27 the 2020 Annual Audit Report of the HIgh...
Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 14, that President Duterte’s plan to require members of his Cabinet to secure clearance from him before they attend Senate hearings has legal basis. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his virtual presser, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque...
The Supreme Court has justified its decision to impose over 100 percent hike in its bar application fees from P4,500 to P10,000 this year. Supreme Court logo Court Administrator Midas Marquez admitted before the House Committee on Appropriations that the 2020/2021 bar examination fees have indeed...
The House of Representatives finally put to rest on Wedneday, Sept. 1 the impeachment case filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Victor F. Leonen. 2D2C4968-9979-40D6-B491-3BDF053A42C3 With 165 congressmen voting in the affirmative and one in the negative, the Lower Chamber adopted...
The fight between rival factions continues. Malacañang said President Duterte believes that he is still the chairman of the ruling party PDP-Laban despite being " ousted " by his rival camp in the said organization. President Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a memorandum directing all its personnel to use body-worn cameras (BWCs) while serving search or arrest warrants in compliance with the rules set by the Supreme Court, a move seen as a milestone for transparency amid allegations of human rights abuses...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, Aug. 1 said the President’s ever-changing and shifting stance on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) validates the Senate's position that foreign policy should be a shared power and responsibility between the President and the Senate. Drilon, a...
