Reelectionist Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said he is determined to refile the bill seeking to reimpose death penalty for high-level drug traffickers should he win in the upcoming midterm elections. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (MB File Photo) The former Philippine...
Vice President Sara Duterte had a curt response to the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) recommendation to file sedition and grave threats charges against her. Vice President Sara Duterte (Santi San Juan/MANILA BULLETIN) “As expected,” her office quoted her as saying when...
Death penalty by firing squad for public officials convicted of corruption will not eradicate corruption in the country, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. Instead, the CHR proposed a more holistic solution that is rooted in human rights. The CHR's statement was issued after House Bill No....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday, Jan. 22, that it has no record of a passport and biometric records for self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato even as a New York Times article revealed he left the country. Former Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato testifies...
Zamboanga 1st district Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso (Facebook) Showing his disdain for corrupt government officials, Zamboanga 1st district Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso has filed a measure that seeks to impose death by firing squad as penalty for corrupt public...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac (middle) discusses the number of Filipinos on death row abroad and efforts to expand opportunities for Filipino workers during the "Kapihan sa Manila Hotel" forum on Jan. 17, 2025. With him are the hosts, former senator, Atty. Joey...
The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution banning the death penalty across the world. The Philippines was among the 130 countries that favored the global moratorium on death penalty; while 32 voted against. Twenty-two countries abstained in the...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (Facebook) A plea for sympathy. That's how Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman described Vice President Sara Duterte's recent outbursts, which included her...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President Sara Duterte's recent admission of contacting an assassin to kill President Marcos and other top officials has led to Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre's filing of...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (MANILA BULLETIN) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre argued that the alleged “credible threat” to Vice President Sara Duterte’s life was nothing more than a figment of her...
Vice President Sara Duterte plans to reject the security detail that will be assigned to her by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) even as she said there are death threats against her, her family, and the staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Vice President Sara Duterte holds a...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte only reminded the military of its constitutional duty to protect the people, contrary to Malacañang's understanding that he aims to inflict hate or revenge. Former president Rodrigo Duterte and former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo (File...
