While Malacañang refused to comment if senator-judges are able to preserve the integrity of the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, it insisted that the public knows who among them are being biased. “Makikita naman ng taumbayan kung sino ba talaga ang biased at hindi at...
The Duterte camp failed to disqualify two of the judges of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to adjudicate on the jurisdiction challenge filed by former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyers. Former president Rodrigo Duterte at his initial appearance...
The Prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and ICC judges Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou and María del Socorro Flores Liera sought the dismissal of the disqualification request filed by the defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte against the two judges. Former...
The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team to excuse two judges from ruling on the jurisdiction issue of his case. Former president Rodrigo Duterte in the custody of the International Criminal Court in...
The House Committee on Justice passed, as amended and subject to style and corresponding committee report thereof, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, a proposed measure providing hazard pay for court judges because of the “high risk” nature of their work that put them and their family members in harm’s...
The House Committee on Justice passed on Wednesday, Feb. 8, a consolidated bill that seeks to provide compensation to the relatives of slain court judges. (FLICKR/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The consolidation of House Bill (HB) Nos 1643 and 1694 by Pangasinan 6th district Rep. Marlyn...
It is too early to judge Senator-elect Robin Padillaon how he will conduct himself as a legislator. Reelected Senator Sherwin Gatchalian issued this appeal during a DWIZ radio interview after Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri ‘’gave’’ the chairmanship of the Senate Constitutional...
President Duterte said Tuesday night that "a good number of judges," including those handling illegal drug-related cases, in Greater Manila "can be bought." During his speech at the campaign rally of his party, PDP-Laban, in Caloocan City, Duterte disclosed that he even reached out to the Supreme...
Malacañang shrugged off the small protest of some members of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) against President Duterte, saying the Chief Executive probably does not care about it. Photo of the online convention of the IBP where President Duterte's recorded message was met with some...
