Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri led senators from both the majority and minority in urging the immediate lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the P85 Metro Manila minimum wage increase through Senate Resolution No. 577. Senate Resolution No. 577, which was signed by...
The Marcos administration will fight to implement the P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila after a court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the new wage order, Malacañang said Monday, Aug. 3. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the...
Malacañang hopes for a win-win solution for both employees and employers following the suspension of the first tranche of the P85 daily wage hike for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they are hoping that issues...
The implementation of the first tranche of the P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila were deferred following the issuance of a court order based on a legal challenge by at least two companies, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) confirmed on Thursday, July 27....
At least five of the 12 Supreme Court (SC) justices who are appointees of former president Rodrigo R. Duterte voted to grant the restraining order pleaded by Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to stop the enforcement of the arrest order issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
Malacañang on Wednesday, May 20, said the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa remains valid after the Supreme Court (SC) did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping its enforcement. Presidential Communications...
House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III has welcomed the Supreme Court 's (SC) apparent non-issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the Committee on Justice 's impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Dy, in a statement on Wednesday night, April 8, said: "We...
Don 't let yourselves be "used" again. This was Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima 's appeal to Supreme Court (SC) justices Friday, March 27 after lawyer Israelito Torreon filed a petition for certiorari with prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the...
House Committee on Justice member, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says that lawyers and allies of Vice President Sara Duterte "have absolutely no legal personality" to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) the lady official 's ongoing impeachment case. Ridon had this to say on Friday...
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon acknowledged that the lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) against the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) is a ”big win” for the government, however, noting that the policy is far from perfect. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
The 16th division of the Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the petition of San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC) for a temporary restraining order (SMEC) on its supply of 330-megawatt capacity to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) from the Sual coal-fired power plant. With the appellate court’s...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has formally asked South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) to pay the "price difference" it incurs after the San Miguel Corp. unit stopped supplying capacity from its Ilijan plant. In a letter on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 addressed to SPCC General...