The Office of the Vice President (OVP) still has legal remedies available if the Commission on Audit (COA) upholds a Notice of Disallowance involving its funds, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said. Poa explained the process during a press briefing following the 15th day of Vice President...
Defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte pressed a Commission on Audit (COA) witness on Wednesday, August 12, over intelligence and surveillance activities cited by the Office of the Vice President (OVP). During the impeachment trial, defense counsel Kristine Ferrer presented...
One of the key legal issues raised during the August 6 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was the defense 's opposition to the prosecution 's request for the Senate impeachment court to take judicial notice of the House of Representatives ' committee hearings and...
Stressing that the impeachment tribunal itself had imposed clear limitations on its rulings, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 5, said it would comply with the decisions of the Senate impeachment court despite objecting to several motions during the proceedings....
Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been castigated for their failure to arrest three top wanted persons in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic” Remulla admitted on Monday, May 11. He is referring to former...
Three human trafficking victims have asked the police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to help them in seeking the issuance of Interpol Red Notice against a foreign businessman who is facing criminal charges that also include illegal recruitment before a local court. In a...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) said it will conduct a compliance review and issue a notice of violation for any identified non-compliance following a trash slide at a sanitary landfill in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal on...
A court in Pasig City announced the cancellation of the passports of former Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque, Lucky 99 Representative Cassandra Ong, and three other individuals amid human trafficking charges filed against them as the probe continues on the alleged illegal activities...
Malacañang bared that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will request the Interpol to issue a "blue notice" for Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co to locate his whereabouts. "Latest from DOJ—they will request for blue notice," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Basilan province experienced a massive power outage on Wednesday, July 16, after the National Power Corp. (NPC) disconnected electricity to the Basilan Electric Cooperative (Baselco) due to failure to pay its P46-million debt. The order was contained in a letter dated July 14...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its notice of disallowance (ND) on the P4 million paid by the province of Iloilo for "excessive" electricity consumption from December 2009 to April 2010. However, the COA granted the petitions of two provincial officials to exdlude them from liability in...
While the Marcos administration used 99 percent of funds allocated last year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) only used around two-thirds of their funds. DBM data showed that the national government’s notice of...
