KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte – The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared Mayor Rommel Arnado here of grave coercion charges filed against him by a family who said that he forced them to leave their land in 2013. KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte Mayor Rommel Arnado (center) speaks in a press conference Friday,...
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 Supreme Court (SC) showed its "balanced" views and "modesty" when it recognized the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) mandate to determine power rates, a former House of Representatives member said. (Kai Gradert/ Unsplash) “The SC decision balances industry stakeholders’ interests. It...
Present and former lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc ripped apart the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision that favored the implementation of the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) power price hikes. ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate (photos from congress,gov.ph)...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States made history on Thursday as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Justice Stephen G. Breyer (Retired) administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, while her husband Patrick Jackson...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change. Climate activists, including members of...
Senator-elect Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, June 29 took his oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the Supreme Court. Returning Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero takes his oath as Senator Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The oath-taking was administered by Supreme Court...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, June 29, hailed the decision of the Supreme Court upholding the poll body's resolution dismissing the petitions to disqualify and cancel the certificate of candidacy of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
CEBU CITY -- President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is "very glad" with the Supreme Court (SC) decision junking the disqualification and cancellation of Certificate of Candidacy cases against him. Gracing the mass oath-taking of winning members of One Cebu party at the Marco Polo Hotel...
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. welcomed on Tuesday night, June 28 the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to junk the disqualification cases filed against the former Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer in the May 9, 2022 polls. President-elect Bongbong Marcos...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shredded five decades of constitutional protections and prompted several right-leaning states to impose immediate bans. Abortion rights activists rally outside of the US Supreme...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence. Shooting range owner John Deloca...
