Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) operating at the Port of Melbourne in Australia, is set to complete Phase 3A of its expansion project in December. In a statement, ICTSI said the AU$235 million project is...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committees on Human Rights and on Justice have adopted during a joint hearing the three resolutions calling on the Philippine government to cooperate with the prosecutors of the...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa A high-ranking congressman--second only to Speaker Martin Romualdez--has asked for "parliamentary courtesy" from Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa regarding House resolutions that favor the entry of International Criminal Court (ICC)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra has told a House of Representatives joint panel hearing that President Marcos has the final say whether or not the Philippine government will...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has taken offense to being called "kenkoy" in connection with a resolution he filed wherein he sought government support for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) probe on the previous Duterte administration’s bloody war on illegal...
PARIS (AFP) -- International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Tuesday, Nov. 28, said that peace between Israel and the Palestinians was possible because they have lived in sporting "co-existence for decades." International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach (AFP) Bach said that the...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), as transaction advisor on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Public-Private partnership (NAIA PPP) Project, is recommending the extension of bid submission deadline by one month, to Jan. 29 2024. In a document, ADB said the extension up to Jan. 29, 2024...
Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra said the government could not be bound by the various resolutions filed by lawmakers who have urged the administration of President Marcos to cooperate with the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The House resolutions encouraging the...
Senators Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa and Imee Marcos on Tuesday, November 28 criticized Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ move to file a resolution calling on President Marcos' administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has not changed its stand against the investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on alleged crimes against humanity committed during the administration of then President Rodrigo R. Duterte. “Sa ngayon ito pa rin po ‘yung stand namin na wala pong...
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, November 28 said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has the legal authority to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) without having to seek the Senate’s concurrence. Drilon issued the statement in response to a notion...
While recognizing President Marcos as the chief architect of the country’s foreign policy, Vice President Sara Duterte is standing by her position of not allowing the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into her father’s war on drugs. (From right) Vice President Sara...
