His experience as a trial lawyer helped human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno shrugged off the insults hurled at him by President Duterte in the past. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) On...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Thursday, Dec. 16, passed on third and final reading a bill requiring the registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards for telecommunications us in the country. Under Senate Bill 2395 or the SIM Card Registration Act, new SIM card buyers will have to present a...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced delays in paying suppliers and merchants in Ilocos region that participated in the government’s voucher system, which provided fertilizer subsidy to rice farmers. A statement from the DA revealed that as much as P100-million worth of fertilizer...
The Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration law will boost e-commerce and financial technology (fintech) growth in the country, restricting criminal and fraudulent acts using mobile SIM cards. *media** "It will associate the mobile number with a subscriber, hurdling the...
New trailer highlights returning stars of the continuing prequel saga of “Fantastic Beasts” movies. The film, officially titled “Fantastic Beasts 3: Secrets of Dumbledore,” is a run-up to the impending face to face between the most powerful wizards of the age, which is Albus Dumbledore and...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s tax evasion case is not a crime that puts in question his morality so he could be not disqualified from seeking the highest post in the country, his camp believed. Citing an opinion piece wrote by US-based Law Dean and Filipino Lawyer...
The Commission on Audit has upheld the decision of two state-run firms engaged in power management and distribution to spend US$ 2.69 million (approximately P134.5 million) in hiring foreign and local lawyers, together with expert witnesses, for legal representation in the arbitration proceedings...
Top legal experts in the country, as well as deans of different colleges of law, asked fellow lawyers and the public to elect human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno to the Senate, espousing his respect for basic human rights and qualities that will uplift the Filipinos’ plight. Human...
The dean and professors of the Far Eastern University (FEU) Law welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling that two portions of the Anti-Terrorism Act are unconstitutional. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Supreme Court declared a portion of Section 4 and a portion of Section 25 as unconstitutional. Section 4...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that the Supreme Court will resolve all concerns raised against the controversial Anti-Terror Law that some critics said will lead to more red-tagging of government critics. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo noted the advisory from the...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Tuesday, Dec. 7 reiterated its call to junk the Anti-Terror Law, more than a year after it took effect, saying that it is a threat to free speech. (File Photo / National Union of Journalists of the Philippines) The Department of Justice...
The University of Santo Tomas Law Alumni Foundation Inc. (USLTAFI), through the UST Faculty of Civil Law, has conferred the Award of Distinction to Speaker Lord Allan Velasco for his outstanding accomplishments as graduate of the university. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco receives Award of Distinction...
