PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The triumphant uprisings in history demonstrate how ordinary citizens courageously claimed their civil liberties and demanded the right to decide their own destinies. ‘People Power’ liberations have in recent times taken place in other...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – A 38-year-old telecommunications company agent is seeking justice for her husband who was mauled to death in Barangay Victoria here Wednesday, June 22, depriving her of a loving spouse and father to their children. Shairine Joy del Rosario, of Barangay Victoria,...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has described as timely President Duterte's signing last month of a law that officially created the Office of Judiciary Marshals (OJM). Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash According to Villafuerte, the OJM will not only provide security to members of...
Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, June 14 slammed drug lord Herbert Colanggo for claiming he is being pressured to stop from testifying by her camp, saying all of his recent statements is “part of his stellar performance to grab the limelight from his fellow convicts as the...
As the Supreme Court of the Philippines marks its 121st anniversary today, June 11, it goes into high gear in implementing its strategic plan for judiciary innovations from 2022 to 2026. Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has vowed to “remold and transform the courts into consistently efficient...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, June 7 urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct a deeper, more comprehesinve and investigation into the alleged falsified death certificates of the people who were killed under Duterte’s “war on drugs.” De Lima, a staunch critic of the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Hr. vouched for the integrity of his fellow Cabinet member Menardo Guevarra as the Department of Justice (DOJ) worked on the case of detained outgoing Senator Leila de Lima. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday, June 5 maintained that the dismissal of the illegal drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Kerwin Espinosa only emphasized that she is innocent from all the trumped-up drug charges filed against her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, June 3 called on former Albuera Police Chief Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido to finally speak the truth about her innocence in relation to the trumped-up illegal drug charges filed against her. De Lima made the call after Marcelo Adorco, who earlier served as...
Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo will administer the oath of President-elect Bongbong Marcos on June 30, 2022. Incoming Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was confirmed to reporters Friday, June 3 by lawyer Vic Rodriguez, the designated...
On the last day of the 18th Congress’ third regular session Wednesday, June 1, the House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2605 expressing the House’s sensibilities towards climate justice, The adoption by the lower chamber was praised by Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane...
The camp of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos praised the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday afternoon, May 10 for junking the motions of consideration (MRs) filed by the petitioners of Marcos's poll disqualification (DQ) and cancellation of certificate of candidacy (COC) cases....