Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Prospero "Butch" Pichay said Monday, Jan. 17, that the Supreme Court's affirmation of his dismissal order and graft charges does not necessarily mean he is already perpetually disqualified from running for the public office. In a statement...
Individuals violating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation and quarantine regulations may be arrested for failure to comply with the health protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (Courteay of DILG)...
Why did Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi file libel charges against officials and reporters of seven Philippine media outfits that reported about the graft complaint against him? His counsel, lawyer Ruy Rondain, alleged it was because the reporters only based on a press conference and on a press...
Presidential aspirant and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday said he is not in favor of the petition for disqualification filed against former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. saying those who are critical of him should just vote against the former lawmaker. Dela Rosa, who...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday downplayed the filing of a sedition and perjury case against her by an employee of the beleaguered Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. who now allegedly admits to being bribed and ordered to lie by the lawmaker. Hontiveros is referring to the complaint filed before...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Wednesday, Oct. 20, decried as "pure harrassment" and "political" the filing of graft charges against him, businessman Dennis Uy, and several other individuals due to alleged irregularities in the Malampaya Project. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) stressed Tuesday night, Oct. 19, that it will not hesitate to file charges against political aspirants in the 2022 national and local elections found providing any form of assistance to rebel groups specifically the Communist Party of the...
Local officials and political aspirants who would be found giving money tothe Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army- National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDF) may face election disqualification and terrorism charges, Department of the Interior and Local Government...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) vowed on Monday, Sept. 6, to cooperate “in the legal process and exhaust all legal remedies available after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommended the filing of charges against some of its men in connection with the alleged...
If President Duterte would have his way, he would see to it that details of the criminal charges filled against Commission on Audit (COA) personnel would get published, stressing that those from that agency can commit "sins" as well. President Rodrigo Duterte oversees the "Talk to the People"...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has cleared two businessmen who were accused of transporting marijuana-laced hygienic products in their shipment at the Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark (BOC-Clark) in September last year. (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) Cleared were businessman...
Stressing that a transfer certificate of title (TCT) is the best proof of ownership of a piece of land, the Commission on Audit (COA) has admonished the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) for failing to have over 132 hectares of property covered by TCTs. NAIA The recently-released 2020...
