Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, January 27 expressed his belief there are some people who are indeed pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue an investigation into the Philippines’ war on drugs during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dela Rosa...
PALO, Leyte – Justice remains elusive for families of the 44 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Special Action Force (SAF) killed in the botched manhunt for international terrorist Marwan in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Jan. 25, 2015. Kristine Clemencio, wife of the late PO1 Mark Lory...
The family of slain radio broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa on Tuesday, January 24, visited the office of Sen. Risa Hontiveros to express their gratitude for the senator’s continued support in their pursuit to seek justice for his death. Percy Mabasa’s family on Tuesday, Jan. 24,...
The Senate Committee on Social Justice Welfare and Rural Development has endorsed for plenary approval the measure seeking the establishment of a support fund for persons with disabilities or PWDs, for their empowerment and full inclusion in the community. Together with the Senate Committee on...
EDITORS DESK Exactly a month ago, COP27 or the 2022 United Nations Climate Conference (aka 27th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), concluded without a “consensus” — supporters say that there were big strides especially on the aspect of “loss-and-damage...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Poet, artist and activist Ericson Acosta died on Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30, at around 2 a.m., in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. He was 50. The tributes continue to pour in from contemporaries, fellow poets and artists, classmates and friends. According to the 62nd Infantry Battalion...
Tugon ng Masa National Survey (OCTA RESEARCH) Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Speaker Martin Romualdez got trust ratings of 52 percent and 38 percent, respectively, in the latest Tugon ng Masa survey released by OCTA Research on Wednesday, Nov. 30. OCTA said Zubiri and Romualdez got the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 21 bared a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit and lure as many Filipinos to be part of a large-scale human trafficking scheme and investment fraud. Sen. Risa Hontiveros bares a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit Filipinos in a...
Senator Francis Tolentino, chairman of the Senate committee on justice and human rights, has issued a notice of public hearing to discuss the proposed naturalization of American basketball player Justin Donta Brownlee . This followed the referral of Senate Bill 1336 authored by Senator Juan Edgardo...
Members of fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), together with climate advocates and various marginalized sectors, are set to mount a local climate strike to reiterate their calls for climate justice. (Photo courtesy of Pamalakaya) “, Filipino...
Reforms in the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) can possibly be evident within the next four months, Senator Sonny Angara made the assurance on Thursday, November 10. At the continuation of the Senate’s debates on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, Angara said systemic changes in...
The House of Representatives Committee on Justice has approved a consolidated bill, which bats for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Seal of the Bureau of Immigration The Committee on Justice convened on Wednesday, Aug. 24 to deliberate on six bills that sought to modernize the...
