President Marcos said the call for the government to cooperate with the International Criminal Court investigation into the previous administration's drug war was "not unusual" but maintained his stand that "outsiders" should not meddle with the country's own investigation. President Ferdinand...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives is merely acting on the grievances being expressed by its members, nothing more. Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this response when asked Thursday, Nov. 23 whether or not...
Does President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. want the Philippines to return to the fold of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? This is what Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla wants to find out amidst calls from lawmakers to allow the ICC to investigate the alleged abuses,...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has committed to support the Philippine Judiciary's digitalization and modernization program, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. File photos The PCO said this after Special Envoy to South Korea for Digital Transformation Dennis Anthony Uy led a...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla threw his support on President Marcos' stance on the issue of allowing the entry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the Philippines for its "investigation." In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 23, Padilla said that such an issue should have already ended when the...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Facebook) The move to have the House of Representatives declare its support for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) intention to probe the previous administration's bloody campaign against illegal drugs...
Sen. Imee Marcos stood by the stance of his brother, President Marcos that the country's courts will not be rendered subordinate to the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid a renewed push to cooperate with it. Marcos said that this has been the answer of the President many times on the question...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang photo) Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said that a "change of heart" from the majority bloc has seemingly caused measures prodding the Philippine government...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Contributed photo) The chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights is prodding the government to "cooperate" with The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). For this purpose, panel chairman...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ordered Taguig City to refund Holcim Philippines, Inc. P8.1 million in erroneously collected local business tax (LBT) in 2018. In a decision issued by the CTA's special second division, the tax court reversed the May 6, 2022 ruling of the Taguig City regional...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed the petition filed by Arrow Freight Corporation (AFC) for a refund of P33.28 million in withholding taxes collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for taxable year 2014. Instead, the CTA -- as a full court -- affirmed AFC's partial refund...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed the petition filed by Mactan Electric Company, Inc. (MECO) which challenged the P2.8 million real property taxes assessed by the municipality of Cordova in Cebu for taxable years 1992 to 2011. In 2012, MECO filed with the Cebu City regional trial court...
