Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 29 criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s move to disengage from the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying it is a mistake. Hontiveros made the remark after the President expressed his disappointment at the ICC’s decision to...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs can start its independent probe into the series of political killings happening in the country, including that of the case of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, chairman of the said panel, made this...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) is investigating complaints of extortion perpetrated by some private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs). LTO-7 Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec said some PMVICs have been accused of intentionally failing inspections to...
The progressive Makabayan bloc on Thursday, March 16, has called for an investigation by the House of Representatives into the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro that has already affected the livelihood of nearby communities, reached as far as Palawan, and impacted 1.4 million hectares of the Verde...
The conviction of a dismissed Caloocan policeman for the murders of teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” De Guzman is a “partial victory,” at least, for the victims in the brutal drug war killings during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “While laudable, it...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, March 6, filed a resolution calling on the Senate to conduct an investigation on the series of political killings happening in the Philippines. Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution No. 518 following the assassination of incumbent Negros Oriental Governor Roel...
CEBU CITY – A regional special investigation task group was created to solve the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo on Saturday morning, March 4. PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo during the presidential campaign last year. (President Marcos FB) The...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the administrative orders issued by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that have led to an “excessive” rise in port fees. In filing Senate Resolution No. 484, Hontiveros specifically mentioned the AOs pertaining...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s opposition to the continuation of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC's) probe into the alleged crimes against humanity committed during former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. In filing Senate Resolution No....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The ad hoc committee of the city council chaired by Councilor James Judith II has finished the committee report on the reinvestigation of the special Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) “ayuda” (assistance) in this city after almost six months of investigation. JUDITH...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) created to probe the ambush of Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal "Bombit" Alonto Adiong Jr. on Friday, Feb. 17, in Maguing, Lanao del Sur is moving forward with its investigation. LANAO del Sur Gov. Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. (left) with...
Let Filipinos, not the International Criminal Court (ICC), judge former president Rodrigo Duterte in his campaign against illegal drugs, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said on Monday, February 20. Go stressed this after he thanked former President and now House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
