The Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a memorandum directing all its personnel to use body-worn cameras (BWCs) while serving search or arrest warrants in compliance with the rules set by the Supreme Court, a move seen as a milestone for transparency amid allegations of human rights abuses...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has nullified the almost P4-million deficiency tax assessment of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against a supplier of industrial equipment after the agency failed to follow the correct audit procedure. (Photo from PNA) The court's third division stated that the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has rejected the P4.4-million tax refund petition of Philippine Airlines (PAL) for the importation of cigarettes and liquor for its in-flight and commissary supplies. (Photo from Philippine Airlines Facebook page) PAL paid the amount in 2012 and 2013, but did so under...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, Aug. 1 said the President’s ever-changing and shifting stance on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) validates the Senate's position that foreign policy should be a shared power and responsibility between the President and the Senate. Drilon, a...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has cancelled the P112-million deficiency tax assessment issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against a marketing firm, saying the claim has no "legal and factual bases". (Photo from PNA) The court's third division said that the final assessment notice (FAN)...
President Duterte on Monday said the Philippines is not yet a "competent and able enemy” to go to war with China over the implementation of the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea. President Duterte (middle) enters the plenary of the House of Representatives before the start of his last...
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has debunked President Duterte’s assumption that he will be spared from criminal liability if he wins the vice presidency in the 2022 national election. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales (via...
The only thing that retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio wants to hear from President Duterte in the last year of his administration is to prohibit China from further fishing in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio J. Carpio (via 1Sambayan...
Senior members of the House of Representatives lauded as victory for justice and rule of law the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that upheld the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the cases of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under the administration of President Rodrigo...
President Duterte is still not keen on cooperating with any inquiry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the latest Supreme Court ruling on the country's pullout from the Rome Statue. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has advised delinquent taxpayers to amicably settle their tax liabilities in order to avoid costly and lengthy court battles. (Photo from CTA) Top revenue officials made this appeal after the first division of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) approved the judicial...
