Search Result for “DE LIMA”
Why only 12 are elected every 3 years for the 24-member Senate?
March 21, 2019, 12:53 pm
MANILA -- If you are voting for the first time in this year’s mid-term polls, then you may be among those wondering why the country is electing only 12 members of the Senate every three years, but there are actually 24 senators in attendance during the opening of Congress on the fourth Monday of… Read More
Duterte critics could be making fake accounts: Palace
March 4, 2019, 7:20 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday dismissed the remark made by Marites Vitug, editor-at-large of online news site Rappler, claiming that “fake” social media accounts are behind continuous attacks against them. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo described Vitug’s claim as “fake news”… Read More
Albayalde orders probe on ambush of 2 gun-for-hire suspects
February 27, 2019, 6:00 pm
MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday ordered a probe on the killing of two-self confessed gun-for-hire suspects while onboard a police mobile on their way back to jail. "That will be investigated and I have already asked the IAS (Internal… Read More
UN Special Rapporteur report 'highly misplaced': Palace
February 19, 2019, 8:24 pm
MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday said the report of a United Nations (UN) special rapporteur raising concern over the situation of Filipina human rights defenders is "highly misplaced." "It is based on fake information supplied by partisan groups who are after political mileage believing they could… Read More
Treatment of de Lima more than humane: PNP
February 8, 2019, 9:31 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday reiterated its compliance with human rights protocols in handling the detention of Senator Leila de Lima. Chief Supt. Dennis Siervo, PNP Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO) head, said based on the results of the inspection of their team, de… Read More
De Lima ‘insensitive’ in blaming soldiers for Mindanao blasts
February 5, 2019, 11:25 am
MANILA -- Detained Senator Leila de Lima is “insensitive’ for blaming security forces for failing to prevent the bombings, which took place in Mindanao last month, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after de Lima questioned what the… Read More
De Lima refuses to enter plea on drug raps
February 1, 2019, 6:47 pm
MANILA -- Senator Leila de Lima on Friday declined to enter a plea on charges of conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading when she was still secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ). This prompted Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 Judge Amelia Fabros-Corpuz, who is handling de… Read More
Report listing PH as warzone 'fallacious, baseless': Palace
January 18, 2019, 12:25 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Friday slammed a recent report by a non-government organization based in the United States, which listed the Philippines as a "war zone in disguise", calling it "fallacious" and without factual basis. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the… Read More
I am serving, not campaigning: ex-SAP Go
January 12, 2019, 12:43 pm
MANILA -- Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said he is just keeping his promise to serve the people and President Rodrigo Duterte despite quitting from his government post. The former top presidential aide made the remark as he dismissed accusation… Read More
Senate passes measure simplifying adoption process
December 10, 2018, 2:23 pm
MANILA -- With 17 yes votes, no negative vote and no abstention, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading simplifying the adoption process of a child by allowing the rectification of simulated births through a simpler administrative proceeding. Senate Bill 2081, entitled "Simulated… Read More
Resolution supporting IPU pullout hurdles House panel
December 4, 2018, 4:19 pm
MANILA -- A House of Representatives' panel on Tuesday approved a resolution expressing the chamber's support for the proposed withdrawal of the Philippines' membership from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The House committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy, chaired by Ilocos… Read More
De Lima asks CA to block 13 convicts as prosecution witnesses
November 26, 2018, 12:20 pm
MANILA -- Senator Leila de Lima has filed a petition before the Court of Appeals (CA) to stop 13 prosecution witnesses from testifying, in connection with the drug charges filed against her before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC). In a 29-page petition dated Nov. 19, the defense counsels… Read More
Palace releases Honasan’s appointment paper as new DICT chief
November 22, 2018, 1:05 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday released the appointment paper of Senator Gregorio ‘Gringo’ Honasan II, two weeks after he accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to head the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Duterte signed Honasan’s appointment paper on… Read More
PNP awaits arrest order vs. Imelda
November 11, 2018, 10:11 am
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is ready to arrest former first lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos once an order is out following the Sandiganbayan's decision finding her guilty of seven counts of graft. “Nakahanda po ang PNP kung may kautusan na dadalhin sa Camp… Read More
No shortcuts in de Lima prosecution: Guevarra
November 7, 2018, 5:28 pm
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said he has yet to see the complaint filed against him and his predecessor, Vitaliano Aguirre III, by detained Senator Leila de Lima but denied that prosecutors violated rules covering state witnesses in going after the lawmaker, who is… Read More
De Lima slammed for 'misleading' views on infra projects
November 6, 2018, 12:00 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) slammed detained Senator Leila De Lima for her "misleading" views that the two key projects under the "Build, Build, Build" program of the Duterte administration would displace hundreds of… Read More
Palace hopes probe into 2 gov't infra projects not political
November 5, 2018, 11:28 am
MANILA -- Malacañang is counting on the Senate probe into two projects under the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program to be “truly in aid of legislation” and not another attempt to “attack” President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this… Read More
Ejercito files bill boosting fight vs. cancer
October 30, 2018, 2:41 pm
MANILA -- Significant steps have been taken in the fight against cancer with the passage of a bill seeking to institutionalize a national integrated cancer control program in the country. Senate Bill No. 1850, sponsored by Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito, is expected to pass on third and final… Read More
Pichay hits IPU for 'political partisanship'
October 24, 2018, 9:28 pm
MANILA -- House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay Jr. on Wednesday slammed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for "political partisanship" after it remained mum when former president and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo suffered from years of detention. Pichay said the group of… Read More
House leader supports PH withdrawal from IPU
October 24, 2018, 4:34 pm
MANILA -- Minority Leader Danilo Suarez has filed a resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives to the proposed withdrawal of the Philippines' membership from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Suarez filed House Bill 2270 on Tuesday following Speaker Gloria… Read More
