His experience as a trial lawyer helped human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno shrugged off the insults hurled at him by President Duterte in the past. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) On...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday said he is saddened by President Duterte’s decision to withdraw from the senatorial race in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Go issued the statement after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) confirmed that the President formally withdrew his...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has reiterated his position that those behind the thousands of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) must be held accountable as he condemned the killing of Pampanga-based journalist Jesus Malabanan. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Chel Diokno...
Senatorial aspirant and Sorsogon governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the province is joining the rest of the world in celebrating the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day as declared by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness on the need for strong, equitable and resilient health systems...
Top legal experts in the country, as well as deans of different colleges of law, asked fellow lawyers and the public to elect human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno to the Senate, espousing his respect for basic human rights and qualities that will uplift the Filipinos’ plight. Human...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has included former Public Works and Highways and senatorial candidate Mark Villar in his senatorial slate for the upcoming 2022 elections. Marcos Jr. confirmed Villar's inclusion in the UniTeam ticket after the former Cabinet member joined him...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Tuesday, Dec. 7, visited the Aeta community in Pampanga and conveyed his hopes to represent their needs and improve their living conditions if he gets into the Senate’s Magic 12 in the 2022 elections. Human rights lawyer...
Instead of making vaccination compulsory for employees, senatorial aspirant and labor leader Sonny Matula on Sunday, Nov. 28, asked the government to consider incentivizing vaccine recipients. Labor leader and senatorial aspirant Sonny Matula is the special guest during the radio show of Vice...
House Deputy Speaker and 1SAGIP Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta defended on Saturday, Nov. 27 the placement of his political advertisement at ABS-CBN, erstwhile broadcast network giant which he helped close down through the rejection of its legislative franchise application. Rep. Rodante...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima said that the issue in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should be part of the top five platforms of presidential and senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections. The senator mentioned that this would prove their priority to protect national interests over their own....
Instead of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a senatorial aspirant said he intends to create the Pandemic Management Council that is science and technology-driven. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) That would be one of...
Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis ”Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday vowed to refile the bill that would make it mandatory for all government officials and employees to sign a written permission or waiver in favor of the Office of the Ombudsman to look into their bank deposits here...
