Former Senator Leila de Lima (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Former Senator Leila de Lima said she felt “vindicated” after retired Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido retracted his 2016 Senate testimony wherein he implicated De Lima in the illegal...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22, that the Senate's parallel probe on former President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody drug war will begin on Monday, Oct. 28. Pimentel will be presiding over a motu propio investigation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Toto Lozano/Presidential Photo) Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, a staunch ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte, says members of...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is willing to attend the House Quad Committee (QuadComm) hearing on the reported extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs during his term, his former spokesperson said. Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo (File...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to attend the Oct. 22 hearing regarding his administration’s war on illegal drugs following a recent invitation from the House of Representatives quad committee (quad-comm). DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) However, a source, speaking anonymously...
Senators have chosen the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to lead the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, October 20. Escudero said Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is poised to...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, it would be better if the Senate's parallel probe on Rodrigo Duterte's controversial drug war would not be led by the ex-president's close allies Senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go. In a chance interview on Thursday, Oct. 17,...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) The killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa while in detention was a direct result of the alleged cash reward allotted for eliminating suspects during the bloody drug war of the previous...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) The Makabayan coalition has reiterated its call to the Marcos administration to allow the Philippines to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation into the alleged...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, a parallel investigation in the Senate on the previous Duterte administration's drug war is a "good idea". Pimentel said in a text message on Tuesday, Oct. 15, that while this was "optional", it was a good idea to him "because it will give us...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (left) and former President Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook) Following the revelation of an alleged drug war reward system, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has renewed her call for former president Rodrigo...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (left), Royina Garma (Facebook) Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go has expressed willingness to attend the hearing of the House quad-committee (quad-comm) on the previous Duterte administration's war on...
