DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to attend the Oct. 22 hearing regarding his administration’s war on illegal drugs following a recent invitation from the House of Representatives quad committee (quad-comm). DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) However, a source, speaking anonymously...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings in Palo, Leyte on Oct. 20, 2024. (Courtesy of Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration / Facebook) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. led the commemoration of the 80 th...
Senators have chosen the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to lead the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, October 20. Escudero said Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is poised to...
The Philippines said on Thursday, Oct. 17, that it condemns any actions that endanger the lives of United Nations peacekeepers. The country's statement came following a report from United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that Israeli forces fired at their peacekeepers'...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, it would be better if the Senate's parallel probe on Rodrigo Duterte's controversial drug war would not be led by the ex-president's close allies Senators Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go. In a chance interview on Thursday, Oct. 17,...
Former vice presidential spokesman and lawyer Barry Gutierrez can’t help but be amused by Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa’s plan to conduct a Senate investigation on the war on drugs because he himself is being implicated into the previous administration’s deadly campaign. (From left) Senator...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) The killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa while in detention was a direct result of the alleged cash reward allotted for eliminating suspects during the bloody drug war of the previous...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB) Will Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa be investigating himself? Such was the question--and apprehension--of Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas and Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan...
Reinvestigating the high-profile killings at the height of the previous administration's war on drugs indicates that the Marcos administration "places the highest importance" on justice and rule of law in the country. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin In a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) The Makabayan coalition has reiterated its call to the Marcos administration to allow the Philippines to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation into the alleged...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, a parallel investigation in the Senate on the previous Duterte administration's drug war is a "good idea". Pimentel said in a text message on Tuesday, Oct. 15, that while this was "optional", it was a good idea to him "because it will give us...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (left) and former President Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook) Following the revelation of an alleged drug war reward system, ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has renewed her call for former president Rodrigo...
