Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo will administer the oath of President-elect Bongbong Marcos on June 30, 2022. Incoming Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was confirmed to reporters Friday, June 3 by lawyer Vic Rodriguez, the designated...
On the last day of the 18th Congress’ third regular session Wednesday, June 1, the House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2605 expressing the House’s sensibilities towards climate justice, The adoption by the lower chamber was praised by Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane...
The camp of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos praised the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday afternoon, May 10 for junking the motions of consideration (MRs) filed by the petitioners of Marcos's poll disqualification (DQ) and cancellation of certificate of candidacy (COC) cases....
The Bangsamoro region’s pillars - the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Central Committee of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) - have endorsed the re-election bid of Senator.Joel Villanueva. In their official statement, the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) should fast track its investigations on the retraction of two key witnesses who initially implicated Senator Leila de Lima in the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP). “Sen. De Lima is being persecuted by...
A cop approaches activists outside Camp Delgado, the regional headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Iloilo City. The April 30 protest calling for justice in the April 2020 killing of activist Jory Porquia was dispersed by cops. (Justice for Jory Porquia Facebook) ILOILO CITY --...
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) endorsed for the first time its presidential bet on Saturday, Apr. 23, and backed the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo in a "historic and very special" gathering in Maguindanao. The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of MILF,...
Re-electionist Senator Leila De Lima on Thursday called on Filipinos to take the time to reflect and pray for justice and peace to happen in the country and abroad. De Lima made the call in her Lenten message this Holy Week, saying this solemn occasion should be a time for people to renew and...
Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio has disputed the claim that the heirs of the late President Ferdinand Marcos cannot be compelled to pay the now P203-billion unpaid estate tax. Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (1Sambayan/Facebook) "Marcos heirs are liable...
Aspiring president Senator Manny Pacquiao believes that justice reform is needed to address the slow justice system in the country. During the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) election forum on Friday, March 25, Pacquiao said that proper reform be done by increasing the budget...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on on Thursday, March 24, that Balanga City in Bataan was established as the country’s newest “Justice Zone.’’ DILG Sec. Eduardo Año said this will pave the way for closer coordination among the different justice sector...
“The Adam Project” debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly Global Top 10 chart of the most watched films and shows from March 7 to 13. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner and Walker Scobell, “The Adam Project” grabbed the No. 1 spot on the top 10 English films chart with...
