If proven that the dismissal order against then congressman and now Senator Joel Villanueva was reversed, it would be concerning, Malacañang said. "Kung ito po ay mapapatunayang totoo, ito po ay nakakabahala dahil hindi dapat nagkakaroon ng pagdududa ang taumbayan sa ating justice system...
Citing his decisive leadership and dedication to improving the country’s education system in a short span of time, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Saturday, May 24, called on President Marcos to reinstate former senator Sonny Angara as Secretary of the Department...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the Eulogio Amang Rodriquez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) to pay Mars Laboratory Instruments Center (MLIC) P3.5 million, the amount still due to the firm for the 4-in-1 Multimedia Language Laboratory System installed in 2014. In a four-page...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the plea by a low-cost mass housing developer to get P4.6 million refund from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (DIR) for the taxes paid in 2012. In a decision promulgated last Aug. 24, the CTA’s special first division denied the petition filed by...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the Philippine government's appeal to stop the investigation into the Duterte administration's deadly war against drugs. Presiding Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut read the decision on Tuesday afternoon as the division...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to stay as agriculture secretary was welcomed by Go Negosyo and Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Lead for Jobs Joey Concepcion, who believed that structural changes in the country’s agricultural sector could be the Chief...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Teves (Screenshot from Zoom) Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has claimed that some of his congressmen-colleagues were forced into voting against him in plenary last March, resulting in his 60-day suspension. Teves, in a virtual...
TACLOBAN CITY – A returning Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was convicted of cyber libel filed by actor and Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez in May 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown. GOMEZ (FB) Regional Trial Court Judge Maria Corazon Vergara-Naraja sentenced Julius Bactol Tahanlangit to serve an...
The decision of the Supreme Court to void the 2005 Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) among China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PETROVIETNAM), and the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is a welcome development. The...
The recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) against the 2005-Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) between the Philippines, Vietnam, and China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) only gives the country more reason not to pursue the joint oil and gas exploration with China, a fishers'...
K-pop star IU, Korean film “Decision to Leave” and the Filipino movie “When The Waves Are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon)” bagged nominations at the 16th Asian Film Awards, which will be held on March 12 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium in Hong Kong. A total of 30 films from 22...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday, Jan. 5, called on the public to respect the decision of the Office of the President (OP) that cleared four officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar in August 2022. DTI...
