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IBP chief confident fair probe on sedition raps will clear him
July 23, 2019, 7:36 pm
MANILA -- Integrated Bar of the Philippines president Domingo Egon Cayosa on Tuesday said he is confident that an earnest investigation by authorities will clear him of the inciting to sedition charges filed by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG).… Read More
1st round of Senate panel chairmanships approved
July 23, 2019, 4:48 pm
MANILA -- The Senate on Tuesday approved the first round of committee chairmanships for the 18th Congress. A day after the opening of the first regular session of the 18th Congress, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri moved for the election of the chairpersons for 20 Senate committees. The… Read More
Senate opens first session of 18th Congress
July 22, 2019, 11:22 am
MANILA -- The Senate formally opened its first regular session under the 18th Congress on Monday. Senate President Vicente Sotto III banged the gavel at exactly 10 a.m. to signal the start of the session. All 22 senators were present except for Senator Manny Pacquiao, who is still in Las Vegas,… Read More
DOJ assures fair probe on raps vs. VP Leni, et al.
July 19, 2019, 4:24 pm
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured a fair and non-partisan investigation on the complaints filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) against Vice President Leni Robredo and several opposition figures over the "Ang Totoong Narcolist" videos. "I have said this before and I will… Read More
DOJ to probe raps vs. VP Leni, et al. over 'Bikoy' videos
July 19, 2019, 9:03 am
MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) will form a prosecution panel to handle the criminal complaints filed by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) represented by Police Lt. Col. Arnold Thomas Ibay in connection with the revelations made by Peter… Read More
Duterte recognizes need of Safe Spaces Act: Palace
July 16, 2019, 4:54 pm
MANILA -- As chief enforcer of laws, President Rodrigo Duterte will be the first to obey Republic Act 11313 or Safe Spaces Act which imposes heftier punishments against catcalling, wolf-whistling, and other forms of gender-based sexual harassment, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential… Read More
Napolcom holds orientation for Zambo Sur execs
July 12, 2019, 11:12 am
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur --The National Police Commission (Napolcom) held a seminar Thursday to orient police chiefs and newly-elected local chief executives on deputation and service-oriented policing system.Lawyer Pablito Abad, Napolcom-9 director, shared the concept of community… Read More
Ex-Senate sergeant-at-arms Balajadia dies at 75
July 7, 2019, 6:26 pm
MANILA -- Former Senate sergeant-at-arms Jose Balajadia Jr. passed away due to heart failure on Sunday. He was 75. Balajadia's son, Jet, confirmed the news to reporters. "Just to provide the correct information, my father passed away at 12:50 a.m. early this morning at the Baguio General… Read More
3 senators get 100% attendance during 17th Congress
June 28, 2019, 6:50 pm
MANILA -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III, along with two other senators, posted a perfect attendance during the 17th Congress. Records from the Senate Journal Service showed that aside from Sotto, Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Panfilo Lacson were present in all of the 229… Read More
Andanar hits 'desperate' detractors for using Netflix to hit PRRD
May 15, 2019, 12:25 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday night slammed detractors of President Rodrigo R. Duterte for allegedly criticizing him in a global scale through Netflix. "We find it desperate that, on the eve of the Philippine midterm elections,… Read More
Bikoy linked previous admin to drug trade in 2016: Sotto
May 8, 2019, 12:57 pm
MANILA -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday confirmed that Peter Joemel Advincula, who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos, was the same man who approached his office in 2016 linking the previous administration to the illegal drug trade. In a press… Read More
Court grants De Lima furlough to vote in Monday’s polls
May 7, 2019, 1:26 pm
MANILA -- The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has allowed jailed lawmaker Leila de Lima, who is facing charges of running a protection racket for jailed drug lords, to vote in next week's mid-term elections. In an order dated April 30 released on Tuesday, Branch 205 Presiding Judge… Read More
No need to prove oust-Duterte matrix
May 1, 2019, 4:39 pm
MANILA -- It is “totally unnecessary” to prove the legitimacy of the "oust-Duterte" matrix, which links journalists and lawyers to a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said on Wednesday. On April 22, a matrix was released by the Palace, which accused Rappler, Vera Files,… Read More
US reso condemning drug war ‘interference' to PH sovereignty
April 28, 2019, 5:30 pm
MANILA -- The resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco in the United States condemning the Duterte administration's war on drug is an "outrageous interference" with Philippine sovereignty, Malacañang said on Sunday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo slammed the US… Read More
AFP exec not eyeing top post but ending insurgency
April 13, 2019, 2:12 pm
MANILA – A ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday clarified that his goal is not to get the organization’s top post but to end the five decades-long communist insurgency."I began with my career when insurgency was at its peak in 1987. My only dream is to see… Read More
PH Senate rebukes US solons for ‘undue interference’
April 11, 2019, 2:08 pm
MANILA -- A resolution rebuking some members of the United States Congress for interfering with the country’s judicial process has been filed at the Senate. Senate President Vicente Sotto III, along with Senators Panfilo Lacson and Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II, filed late Wednesday… Read More
Guevarra to US solons: Journos, pols get equal treatment in PH
April 9, 2019, 4:41 pm
MANILA-- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday said the criticisms and the call of five American lawmakers to drop the charges against detained Senator Leila de Lima and journalist Maria Ressa were based on a faulty premise that their rights had been violated in the ongoing indictments… Read More
Mind your own business, Palace to 5 US senators
April 8, 2019, 4:31 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday told the five senators from the United States who recently filed a resolution condemning alleged human rights violations in the country to mind their own business. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo tagged the resolution, which also called for the release of… Read More
Save the gov't from yourself, Mayor Sara tells de Lima
March 25, 2019, 5:26 pm
MANILA -- Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte urged detained Senator Leila de Lima to draft a law on honesty to "save the government from all the de Limas of the world". In a statement Monday, Mayor Sara said she thought of writing a letter to de Lima thinking that the solon… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Mon. Mar. 25, 2019
March 25, 2019, 8:27 am
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