The impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte are increasingly being framed not just as a political battle, but as a defining constitutional test, following a new petition-in-intervention filed before the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Lawyers and Mindanao-based leaders...
Vice President Sara Duterte has taken her legal battle to the Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines, with her defense team confirming the filing of a petition questioning ongoing proceedings at the House of Representatives of the Philippines. In a statement released on Wednesday, April 8,...
The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) has dismissed the quo warranto petition filed against Senator Erwin Tulfo that sought his removal from the Upper Chamber. In the resolution promulgated on March 2, 2026, the petition was dismissed for being insufficient in form. The petition was filed by Berteni...
Lung cancer patients and health advocates have launched a nationwide petition urging the government to institutionalize a PhilHealth Z Benefit Package for lung cancer, saying thousands of Filipino families continue to face delayed diagnosis and costly treatment due to the absence of a dedicated...
A broad coalition of church groups, environmental advocates, fisherfolk organizations, youth groups, and civil society organizations has formally petitioned President Marcos to stop proposed reclamation projects in Manila Bay, warning that the developments could worsen flooding, trigger...
CEBU CITY – An online petition has been launched to save hundreds of trees in Poro town, Camotes, Cebu from being chopped down. THESE trees in Poro town, Camotes, Cebu may be cut to give way to a road-widening project. An online petition has been launched to save them. (Santo Nino Parish Poro)...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. expressed support for the creation of a team that will deal with the decentralization of the functions of the national government agencies (NGA) and devolve them to the local government units (LGUs)....
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is already processing wage hike petitions for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Tuesday, April 5. In a statement, DOLE-NCR Regional Director Sara Buena Mirasol said...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, March 23, welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc for allowing the resumption of some of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) Covid-19 response initiatives. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) “We thank the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the disqualification case filed against Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Prospero “Butch” Pichay of the Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party, the solon's camp told House reporters via a statement Wednesday,...
The junking of the three petitions seeking to disqualify Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’s presidential candidacy is a welcome development for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, she told the press on Friday, Feb. 10. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio at campaign sortie in Nueva Vizcaya...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has thrown her support behind Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, saying she has the prerogative to call out her fellow commissioner, Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio, on the delayed release of the decision on presidential aspirant Ferdinand...
