Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) On Nov. 13, 2024, former president Rodrigo Duterte subjected himself to a 13-hour grilling before the House quad-committee (quad-comm) that was investigating the alleged...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB, Malacan̈ang photo) Rodrigo Duterte's arrest by the International Police (Interpol) should start the process of healing in the...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (PPAB) Out of the members of the House "Young Guns" bloc, it's La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega who usually enjoys a good joke. But as far as former...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers isn't bothered one bit by the libel cases that certain vloggers have filed against him. However,...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua (left), Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (PPAB) The chairmen of two hard-hitting House panels are eager to get the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte started if only...
Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (left), Cassandra Ong (PPAB) House quad-committee (quad-comm) co-chairman Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez is facing an ethics complaint for allegedly blocking Cassandra...
Lawmakers have yet to pass a measure that will punish perpetrators behind extrajudicial killings (EJKs) as they are still finalizing its definition. For Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, one of the authors of the proposed Anti-Extrajudicial Killing Act, a killing is...
Police Col. Hector Grijaldo Jr. (left), Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Screenshot from livestream, PPAB) The entire Hector Grijaldo Jr. episode has taught the chairmen of the House quad-committee a valuable...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) told the House of Representatives that it will file next month criminal charges against the personalities behind the killing of retired police general and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga. During the House...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN, PPAB) The Duterte administration jailed nobody but "fall guys" during its bloody anti-illegal drug campaign while letting...
Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (left), Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. (PPAB) In a strange twist of events, two co-chairmen of the House quad-committee (quad-comm) volunteered to be resource persons of...
The House quad-committee (quad-comm) on Tuesday, Jan. 21, lifted its contempt and detention order on former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Wilkins Villanueva. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, lead committee chairman, approved Abang Lingkod Rep. Joseph Stephen...
