President Duterte gave rare words of praise to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on late Monday night, Oct. 25, particularly after the panel decided to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) the legality of his order to ban executive branch officials from attending their hearings. President Rodrigo...
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...
Photo from AVC Choco Mucho crashed out of the quarterfinals of the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship Monday night with a 25-13, 25-22, 25-21 loss to powerhouse Supreme Chonburi in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The Filipina spikers showed promise in the second set when they took an...
Photo from AVC Team Rebisco succumbed to a more experienced Supreme Chonburi of Thailand, 25-11, 25-16, 25-16, for a second straight loss in the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The Filipina spikers showed signs of life in the last two sets but...
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...
