The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has granted the petition to disqualify former Palawan governor Mario Joel Reyes as a candidate despite losing in the May 2022 polls. MB file photo In its 15-page ruling, dated Jan. 5, 2023, the Second Division found that Reyes is an escaped...
Aung San Suu Kyi (AFP/File) NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – A Myanmar junta court jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for seven years for corruption on Friday, a legal source told AFP, ending the 18-month trial of the Nobel laureate. Suu Kyi was sentenced to seven years on five counts of...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday, Dec. 29, maintained that the handling of its funds is being done in a “prudent” manner. “We assure the public that PhilHealth is prudent in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of supporters of Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo “Kuya Jon” M. Jalosjos Jr. gathered in Dapitan City on Tuesday, Dec. 27, to question the prolonged vacancy in the first district congressional seat at the House of Representatives. HUNDREDS of residents protest the...
WASINGTON, United States — The US Supreme Court halted Monday the imminent removal of a key policy used since the administration of president Donald Trump to block migrants at the southwest border, amid worries over a surge in undocumented immigrants. An order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts...
Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya has been elected as the head of the governing body of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Malaya was elected as the president of the Administrative Council of the PCA for the year...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has erased the P179.9 million tax liabilities of a businessman from Isabela for the failure of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR to give him a chance to answer the tax assessments. The court's First Division said the assessments issued to Joselito B. Yap, owner of...
Albay Governor Noel Rosal has been ordered to vacate his post following the issuance of the writ of execution from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), an official stated on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Comelec Spokesman John Rex Laudiangco holds a copy of the Writ of Execution issued to the parties of...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has rejected the petition of a popular online seller of goods to nullify the P21.8 million deficiency business tax imposed by the Makati City government. Instead, the court's Special Third Division reduced the tax liabilities of Lazada E-Services Philippines, Inc. to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured on Thursday, Nov. 24 that it would conduct proper and timely publishing of its calendar of events as members of the poll body were held in contempt by the Supreme Court (SC). MB file photo This was after the poll body failed to implement the court’s...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has affirmed the authority of the commissioner of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BR) and duly-authorized representatives to issue letter of authority (LA) to examine the financial statements of taxpayers. The court's Special Second Division dismissed the separate...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan joined the launching of the Department of Health’s (DOH) "PinasLakas" campaign at the Supreme Court of the Philippines on Monday, Aug. 15. MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Lacuna, a doctor, and DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire simultaneously vaccinated the...
