DAVAO CITY – The arraignment of losing vice presidential candidate Prof. Walden Bello has been set for Jan. 26 here after the Regional Trial Court Branch 10 dismissed the motion to quash the cyber libel charges filed against him by former Davao City Information Officer Jefry Tupas. BELLO...
Vice President Sara Duterte has this to say over accusations by former Akbayan Partylist Rep. and vice presidential candidate Walden Bello that she was behind his arrest over libel charges: “Stop obsessing over me.” Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and former lawmaker Walden Bello (right)...
ILOILO CITY -- Cong. Raul “Boboy” Tupas has once again defeated his older brother Niel “Junjun” Tupas Jr. to remain the representative of Iloilo province’s Fifth District. Iloilo 5th District Rep. Raul Tupas (right) and brother Niel “Junjun” Tupas Jr. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin)...
ILOILO CITY – Seasoned political clans dominated the political landscape in Iloilo province, with the Defensor, Garin and Tupas clans maintaining their win streaks. Iloilo Governor Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr., Congressman Lorenz “Noy” Defensor and their mother Cosette after the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday expressed her disgust over reports the staff of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio was allowed to escape during an anti-drug operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in a beach resort in Davao de Oro recently. De Lima, a vocal...
Jefry Tupas, the former information officer of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, wasn't a "key personality" in the anti-illegal drug operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Presidential...
The controversial information officer of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who was sacked after his name was dragged into the drug raid in Davao de Oro, was not the target of the operation, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) clarified on Wednesday, Nov. 10. A Newsline Philippines report...
