The Senate on Friday, July 11, acknowledged the Supreme Court’s (SC) July 8 resolution consolidating the cases G.R. Nos. 278353 and 278359, which are related to the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte and require compliance from the respondents. In a statement, the Senate...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is preparing its response to the Supreme Court’s Writ of Kalikasan on the Samal Island–Davao City Connector (SIDC) Bridge Project and assured that construction is proceeding in accordance with legal and environmental regulations. In a...
Around 300 fishermen from nine cities and provinces gathered in front of the Supreme Court in Manila on Friday, July 4, to protest its decision to allow commercial fishing vessels to operate within the 15-kilometer municipal waters reserved for small-scale fishers. The Pangingisda Pilipinas, an...
Outgoing Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Thursday, June 26, that he would bring up before the Supreme Court the Commission on Elections ' (Comelec) ruling that allowed the proclamation of Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro as Marikina City’s 1st District representative and...
Senator Imee Marcos clarified on Monday, June 16 said that the postponement of the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) under the Congress-approved measure establishing fixed terms for barangay and SK officials is merely incidental. The bill is vastly different from R.A. 11935,...
President Marcos has appointed court administrator Raul Villanueva as the new Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the President has appointed Villanueva to the SC. He will replace Associate...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of Bacolod has appealed to lawmakers, local government officials, and the Judiciary to reexamine the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing commercial fishing vessels within municipal waters. In a pastoral statement released on May 27, Bishop Patricio Buzon stressed that...
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...