La Union 1st district Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega V (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The move to question the P6.352-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2025 before the Supreme Court (SC) is a deliberate attempt to...
Malacañang stayed tight-lipped over a petition lodged before the Supreme Court against the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), saying it is "too soon to comment" about the matter. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said it was too early to comment on the...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa remained firm that he would not entertain any calls from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as this is tantamount to acknowledging their jurisdiction over the Philippines. "Umalis kayo! Wala kayong pakialam dito sa amin. (Leave us alone! You have no...
For "lack of jurisdiction," the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed the petition filed by Schaeffler Philippines, Inc. seeking a tax refund of P10.27 million from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Schaeffler, a firm engaged in the manufacture of high-precision components and systems for...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Friday, January 24 that it would no longer remove poll aspirants' names even if they would withdraw their candidacy for the May 2025 national and local elections. In an interview on Teleradyo Serbisyo, Garcia said that they...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's pronouncement on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of Duterte’s war on drugs gives thousands of drug war victims in the previous administration hope that real justice could finally come, Sen. Risa Hontiveros...
A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor announced on Thursday he...
Former Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and other alter egos of President Marcos should leave their posts for undermining the Chief Executive's official pronouncement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no place in the...
Social Weather Stations (SWS) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Dec. 12 to 18, 2024 revealed that public satisfaction with the performance of the Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court remains high, with all three institutions receiving “good” ratings. The...
With the Supreme Court's (SC) issuance of temporary restraining orders (TROs) that allowed the participation of two more candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has opted again to reschedule the printing of ballots for the May 2025 elections. Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia...
A lawmaker has urged the Supreme Court (SC) to designate special courts to hear cases of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte as well as conduct a trial on him and his supposed co-conspirators. Manila 2nd district Rep. Rolando Valeriano,...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition that sought the return of US$491,600 in cash that was confiscated by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 2019. “After a full review of the parties’ respective arguments and evidence, we rule to...
