Malacañang said Wednesday, Oct. 1, that it respects the Supreme Court’s decision that voided the Bangsamoro redistricting laws and consequently postponed the first parliamentary elections in the region. In a statement, the Office of the President said the ruling, issued on Sept. 30, ensures that...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Sept. 20, that the campaign and election periods for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will not be lifted. This was stated in a memorandum issued by Comelec Chairman George Erwin...
While President Marcos respects the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) over the implementation of the Bangsamoro Autonomy Act, he was also concerned over the delay it caused to the region 's election. Palace Press Officer and Communications...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia stated on Tuesday, September 16, that the poll body will examine the impact of the Supreme Court 's (SC) Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that halted the implementation of the Bangsamoro Autonomy Act (BAA) 77. BAA 77 reorganized...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said that it has already filed its comments on the motion of reconsideration filed by the House of Representatives to seek the Supreme Court’s (SC) reversal of its earlier ruling to junk the impeachment case. This was confirmed by Atty. Michael...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is getting ready to face another impeachment complaint against her by February next year. Lawyer Michael Poa, one of the 16-member defense team for the Vice President, mentioned the “big possibility” that another impeachment complaint will be...
After the Supreme Court nullified the impeachment case against her, Vice President Sara Duterte claimed on Monday, Aug. 11, that she has always been ready to face the accusations against her in the “proper forum” but not before members of the House of Representatives. The Vice President, on...
Aside from Vice President Sara Duterte’s Philippine-based lawyers, another lawyer cheered for her straight from The Hague, Netherlands. The Vice President admitted that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, was elated upon hearing that the SC ruled as unconstitutional the impeachment...
While the Supreme Court (SC) declared the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional, it did not say there was no wrongdoing, President Marcos said. In a post-State Visit press briefing in India on Friday, Aug. 8, Marcos pointed out that the SC ruling has no...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, August 8 defended the Senate against criticisms saying it was the Supreme Court that “killed” the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and not the Upper Chamber. This after the Senate received flak for voting in favor of archiving the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate is standing by the provisions of the Constitution and rule of law when it voted in favor of heeding the Supreme Court’s decision on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. Escudero made this clear when he explained his...
While the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte acknowledged the Senate’s decision to archive the impeachment case, it maintained that its “focus” is on responding to the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the House of Representatives. “The Defense Team acknowledges the Senate’s...
