As the Supreme Court of the Philippines marks its 121st anniversary today, June 11, it goes into high gear in implementing its strategic plan for judiciary innovations from 2022 to 2026. Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has vowed to “remold and transform the courts into consistently efficient...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, June 7 urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct a deeper, more comprehesinve and investigation into the alleged falsified death certificates of the people who were killed under Duterte’s “war on drugs.” De Lima, a staunch critic of the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Hr. vouched for the integrity of his fellow Cabinet member Menardo Guevarra as the Department of Justice (DOJ) worked on the case of detained outgoing Senator Leila de Lima. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday, June 5 maintained that the dismissal of the illegal drug case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Kerwin Espinosa only emphasized that she is innocent from all the trumped-up drug charges filed against her. De Lima, a vocal critic of the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, June 3 called on former Albuera Police Chief Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido to finally speak the truth about her innocence in relation to the trumped-up illegal drug charges filed against her. De Lima made the call after Marcelo Adorco, who earlier served as...
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,...
