A hall dedicated to honor the memory of the first and only Filipino judge in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been inaugurated at the Philippines Embassy in The Hague. The Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall was opened on Tuesday, July 19, in a ceremony attended by the ICJ Vice President, four...
A Taguig court has granted the petition of TV personality and beauty queen Maggie Wilson for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) against her husband Victor Consunji after officers from the latter’s company entered her home. Last July 15, Wilson (real name Margaret Wilson) took to...
Senator Robin Padilla has found an ally in the House of Representatives as far as his proposed Equal Use of Languages Act is concerned. Senator Robin Padilla (left) and P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN, Twitter) This ally is none other than fellow neophyte lawmaker P3PWD...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, July 18 said he is adamant that he will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on its investigation into the bloody drug war under former President Rodrigo Duterte saying that the international body have already shown their bias....
The Philippine Embassy to The Hague will dedicate next week a sitting room at the ground floor of the Chancery to honor the memory of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the move aims to recognize Bengzon for his “unprecedented...
The Supreme Court (SC) showed its "balanced" views and "modesty" when it recognized the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) mandate to determine power rates, a former House of Representatives member said. (Kai Gradert/ Unsplash) “The SC decision balances industry stakeholders’ interests. It...
Present and former lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc ripped apart the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision that favored the implementation of the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) power price hikes. ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate (photos from congress,gov.ph)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Northern Mindanao has recognized the accomplishments of the Lupong Tagapamahala (Council of Elders) in the region for their excellent performance of their duties in resolving neighborhood feuds at the barangay level. DILG 10 Regional...
BOCALA when she was freed by an Iloilo City court for the peace talks in Norway in 2016. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A court in Metro Manila has sentenced a high-ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to life imprisonment for a 1975 murder. A Taguig...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States made history on Thursday as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Justice Stephen G. Breyer (Retired) administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, while her husband Patrick Jackson...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change. Climate activists, including members of...
Senator-elect Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, June 29 took his oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the Supreme Court. Returning Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero takes his oath as Senator Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The oath-taking was administered by Supreme Court...
