The Makati City local government said on Thursday, April 28, that some of its barangays will continue to be under its jurisdiction amid the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling that the Bonifacio Global City Complex and several of its barangays are owned by the Taguig City government. "The City Government...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, the legal counsel of Vice President Leni Robredo, debunked a claim by presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that he was cheated in the 2016 vice presidential race. Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (FILE...
President Duterte said Tuesday night that "a good number of judges," including those handling illegal drug-related cases, in Greater Manila "can be bought." During his speech at the campaign rally of his party, PDP-Laban, in Caloocan City, Duterte disclosed that he even reached out to the Supreme...
CEBU CITY -- A regional trial court has ordered the arrest of two executives of one of the biggest motorcycle dealers in the country for alleged falsification of documents and cybercrime. A warrant of arrest has been issued against two motorcyle dealers for alleged anomalous transactions. (Photo...
The Muntinlupa City government feted 39 residents who recently passed the 2020-21 Bar Exams. The Supreme Court released the Bar Exam results on April 12 with 8,241 passers or 72.28 percent of the 11,402 who took it. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac and city councilors...
A total of 8,241 out of 11,402 examinees passed the 2020-2021 bar examinations, or 72.28 percent. This surpassed the 59.06 percent passing rate recorded in 2016 in which there were 6,344 examinees. The manner in which the 2020-2021 bar examinations was conducted offers many lessons in governance...
The Muntinlupa City government congratulated residents who successfully passed the 2020-21 Bar Exams. “Muntinlupa Pride. Congratulations to Muntinlupeños who passed the recently-concluded 2020-2021 Bar Examinations. We wish you success. Greetings from Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Congressman Ruffy...
FAIRFAX - After a high-profile libel case in London, actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard are headed back to court Monday, this time in the United States, for a blockbuster defamation case revolving about allegations of spousal abuse. The case pitting the 58-year-old Depp against Heard,...
Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio has disputed the claim that the heirs of the late President Ferdinand Marcos cannot be compelled to pay the now P203-billion unpaid estate tax. Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (1Sambayan/Facebook) "Marcos heirs are liable...
Reelectionist Senator Leila de Lima has expressed her gratitude to a Muntinlupa City court handling one of her cases for allowing her to go on a medical furlough and undergo a general medical examination as prescribed by her doctors. Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 256 Judge Romeo...
“Worst kind of black propaganda.” This was how retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described the statement by former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s spokesman Vic Rodriguez, who said that the P203-billion estate tax debt by the Marcoses is still “pending in...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, March 16 claimed that there are a lot of "fake news" when it comes to the issue of his family's alleged ill-gotten wealth. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media) “There’s a lot of fake news involved there, let’s leave it...
