Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 27 disclosed she has been discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital and now feels “generally fine” after undergoing a major surgery. The outgoing detained lawmaker, likewise, thanked the supporters and friends who prayed for her health and her...
Malacañang said that the Duterte administration has always been transparent in its "successful" campaign against illegal drugs as it blasted a recent request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the alleged irregularities in the campaign anew. Communications Secretary Martin...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shredded five decades of constitutional protections and prompted several right-leaning states to impose immediate bans. Abortion rights activists rally outside of the US Supreme...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence. Shooting range owner John Deloca...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon took her oath on Thursday afternoon, June 23 as P3PWD Party-list representative in the upcoming 19th Congress. (Photo from Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Guanzon's oath was administered by Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Edwin Sorsogon....
Detained Senator Leila de Lima arrived at the Manila Doctors Hospital Monday morning (June 20) to undergo a major surgery. Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 204 and 256, which are handling the senator’s two drug cases, granted the senator’s “extreme urgent motion for medical...
Two Muntinlupa courts have granted detained Senator Leila de Lima’s "extreme urgent motion for medical furlough" for five days to allow her to undergo a major operation. In separate decisions dated June 15, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 204 and 256, which are handling the...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma The Supreme Court is at the apex of the judiciary, one of the three co-equal branches of a thriving democracy. The President as the Chief Executive is the highest official of the land. The leaders of the legislative branch — the Senate President and the House Speaker — are...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima is set to undergo a major operation, her legal counsel said on June 13. De Lima attended her bail hearing on June 13 at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256, which is handling one of her two remaining drug cases. Senator Leila de Lima arrives at the...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima will attend a bail hearing in one of her drug cases in Muntinlupa on June 13. The prosecution is scheduled to present witnesses including convicts Jojo Baligad and Herbert Colanggo before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 256, which handles case 17-167....
Embattled Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, 31, former member of K-pop boy band EXO, has been put on trial for rape and leading a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities in Beijing, China. The Beijing Chaoyang People's Court announced on June 10 that “defendant Wu Yifan’s rape, gathering for...
Senator Pia Cayetano has lauded the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the validity of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) power to regulate cigarette and tobacco products, saying such decision is a major victory for public health and future generations. Sen. Pia S. Cayetano went to the...
