Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Tuesday urged the government to build more reform centers for children in conflict with the law as part of a review of the existing juvenile justice law. Bautista noted it has been two decades since the law had been enacted and it is “time we...
CEBU CITY—Bomb threats rocked the Hall of Justice buildings of the cities of Mandaue and Cebu on Wednesday afternoon, March 9. The separate bomb threats forced employees to evacuate as police scoured the buildings. The twin bomb threats turned out to be hoax as no explosives were found. The first...
‘Juvenile Justice,’ ‘All of Us Are Dead,’ 3 other K-dramas’ in Netflix weekly Global Top 10 chart Five Korean dramas have made it to Netflix’s weekly Global top 10 chart for the most watched shows and films on the platform. Netflix released its Global Top 10 chart for the period Feb. 28...
Malacañang said the Department of Justice's move to endorse 250 cases of drug war deaths for investigation does not reinforce the allegations of human rights violations in President Duterte's war on drugs. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Instead, it shows that the country has a mechanism for...
Vice-Presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan is confident that he has what it takes to fight corruption in government, citing his clean track record throughout his three terms in the Senate. Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (Screenshot from CNN Philippines Sports Desk Facebook...
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan assured the public that if he is elected as vice president, he will ensure that justice will be served in the government's controversial deal with pharmaceutical firm Pharmally. Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko”...
Malacañang on Wednesday, Feb. 23, congratulated lawyer Antonio T. Kho Jr. on his appointment as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Atty. Antonio T. Kho Jr. (Photo from Comelec website) "We wish Associate Justice Kho success in the Supreme Court," Cabinet secretary and acting presidential...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno said he would push for free legal aid in every barrio to provide ordinary citizens immediate access to legal assistance at no cost. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the CNN‘s “The Filipino Votes Senatorial Forum”...
Partido Reporma chairman and presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson refuted perennial accusations that he ran away from the law when he left the country in 2010 or about a month before an arrest warrant could be served against him. The arrest warrant, Lacson said was based on...
Joss Whedon recently denied ever threatening Gal Gadot’s career. The director recently addressed the allegation among others thrown at him. The “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” creator was interviewed by New York magazine Vulture wherein he denied that he ever threatened Gadot's career. “I...
THE LEGAL FRONT Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. (Part I) I shall soon return to the academe to teach law, a task that I have always loved. To my mind, teaching could be the best law-related activity – next only to law practice and to column writing – that a retired public servant can...
President Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 4, blamed vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan for the heightened criminality in the country because of a particular law the latter authored. Senator Francis Pangilinan and President Rodrigo Duterte (Senate/Malacañang photos) According to Duterte,...
