Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) "Let's go back to where we have won." Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez prodded the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to study the possible filing of a "petition for...
Court of Tax Appeals The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by Procter & Gamble International Operations-Regional Operating Headquarters (ROHQ) which challenged the denial of the firm’s 2014 tax refund involving more than P47...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution presented by the Philippines, along with other countries, that recognizes the important role of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the peaceful settlement of disputes. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday...
Filipinos should be the judge of the impact of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and not foreign entities. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, a known close ally of the former president, reiterated this stance as he backs the Marcos government's decision to disengage from the...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin is confident that the recently signed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill will pass the scrutiny of the Supreme Court if various groups decide to challenge its constitutionality there. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Photo by KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Republic Act...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is confident about the constitutionality of the recently-enacted Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Law. Romualdez, Leyte's 1st district representative, had this to say during a press briefing Saturday afternoon, July...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa (Senate PRIB) Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa is sad that he won't be able to go to trips abroad amid the looming threat of his arrest by the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin...
Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB Photo) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino insisted that the previous ruling of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the case of Burundi should serve as a precedent over the international tribunal’s supposed non-jurisdiction in the Philippines. In an interview...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines' dealings with the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ended following the court's decision to pursue its investigation into the previous administration's drug war. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang file...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Friday, July 21 urged the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to still monitor the proceedings at the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the government’s decision to disengage from the international tribunal. ...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has advised the government to "be calm and face the music" regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the thousands of people killed during former president Rodrigo...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, July 19 said allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Duterte administration’s brutal drug war is tantamount to admitting that the Philippines is a failed state. “First of all, our justice system is working. Our court system is...
