For the position of chief presidential legal counsel (CPLC), President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. tapped none other than former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. Read more here: https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/17/enrile-to-become-palace-legal-counsel-guevarra-faustino-also-tapped/ Former...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said it will maintain a neutral stance on the intra-corporate dispute involving the hotel-casino Okada Manila in Parañaque City. Roderick R. Consolacion, Pagcor chief legal counsel, said the gaming regulator follows the law and court processes on...
Lente The Random Manual Audit (RMA) of the 2022 general elections is expected to finish in 45 days, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) said. “It will last for 45 days kasi medyo marami po yung positions na i-audit and kasama pa po doon yung partylist na marami po talagang kandidato...
Lente The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voting hours as some polling areas "still have queues of voters" and some experience "vote counting machine malfunctions." “LENTE believes that the long lines still in various...
Lente The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), an election watchdog, reminded Filipinos that distribution of sample ballots with names of candidates on election day is not allowed. Such an act is considered a form of campaigning, said LENTE. "Can flyers and sample ballots be given outside...
Lente The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), an election watchdog, asked the public to be on guard and report any irregularities with regards to conduct of general elections on Monday, May 9. "We call on the public to remain vigilant on irregularities and election offenses that would...
With its shared goal to condemn sexual harrasment and abuse, various women-led organizations, on Tuesday, April 12, publicly denounced the “black operations” that aims to destroy women candidates, their families, and supporters by spreading deep-fake and lewd photographs and videos. “The...
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, April 11, condemned the circulation of an alleged porn content linked to a member of her family and is studying legal options against those who fabricated them. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Although Robredo’s spokesman Barry...
Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) called on the youth on Monday, April 4 to refrain from using the term "fake news" to identify false information and instead use other terms such as "misinformation", "disinformation" or "malinformation". Lente Executive Director Ona Caritos...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) party chaired by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is looking into the implications of the data breach on Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor for the upcoming May 9 polls. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) speaking with...
The Random Manual Audit Committee (RMAC), through the Commission on Elections (Comelec), will conduct the source code review for the automated random selection program starting this month. Photo Lente FB In a Facebook post, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) said the review will start...
THE LEGAL FRONT Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. The nation must be happy that COVID-19 now appears to be on the wane. Still, our elation must be guarded as the transition may not at all be that easy; we should realize that a favorable outcome will largely depend on whether we can continue to...
