Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, Nov. 25 that they stand by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee after former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify the arrest orders issued against him. "The oversight powers of the senate are well-settled in law and...
The House Committee on Health, through the initiative of ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena 'Niña' Taduran, will investigate the questionable sale of two lots belonging to the Philippine Orthopedic Center to a couple at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a court ruling against it. The...
President Duterte has appointed Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez as the new Supreme Court (SC) associate justice, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea told Palace reporters on Tuesday, Nov. 16. (Jose Midas Marquez/Office of the Court Administrator) Marquez, who is the High Court’s...
Tiffany and Co. gets modern and street with its collaboration with skate brand Supreme. Photo from Tiffany and Co. Confirmed with a teaser starring skateboarder Sean Pablo, the six-piece collection pays homage to the luxury jeweler’s iconic “ Return to Tiffany ” collection in the 1960s. The...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, Nov. 3 said he respects the Supreme Court decision that junked his petition questioning government’s failure to accord him due process as it investigated allegations of misuse of the Priority Development Assistance...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged all of the country’s governors, mayors and barangay captains to prioritize the people’s access to potable water especially in waterless communities and isolated areas still largely dependent on well and spring water sources. DILG...
If the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Supreme Court (SC) find former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s prior conviction of tax evasion as a crime of moral turpitude, that will put an end to his aspirations of returning the family name to Malacañang, former Supreme Court...
Nueva Ecija Third District Rep. Rosanna “Ria” V. Vergara on Tuesday, Oct. 26 hailed the recent Supreme Court ruling that rejected doubts about her citizenship, declaring that she is a Filipino citizen. Nueva Ecija Rep. Ria Vergara Vergara, chairperson of the House Committee on Ethics and...
President Duterte gave rare words of praise to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on late Monday night, Oct. 25, particularly after the panel decided to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) the legality of his order to ban executive branch officials from attending their hearings. President Rodrigo...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday said she will file a motion for reconsideration asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to approve the reclamation project of around 530 hectares of the Manila Bay coastline along Las Piñas and Parañaque. Villar said she will appeal for the SC...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, Oct. 20 dared the executives and the legal counsel of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation to challenge the Senate blue ribbon committee’s partial report before the Supreme Court. Gordon had earlier disclosed the partial findings of the blue ribbon panel which...
The ongoing Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings are "oversight" hearings in nature and does not entail mandatory appearance of resource persons from the executive department. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque makes a presentation before President Duterte during "Talk to the People" public...
