Sen. Risa Hotiveros said that the gunshots and chaos at the Senate building on Wednesday evening were “a historic low for our country”. “We need to get to the bottom of this. The Filipino people deserve a full, independent, and unobstructed accounting. There should be no cover-up, ” said Hontiveros, at a press conference at […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not interfere in the leadership change in the Senate or in its handling of the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, as such matters fall within the chamber’s authority, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said on Tuesday. On Monday, Sen. Alan Cayetano was installed as the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV and Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla differed over whether local law enforcers can enforce the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant to arrest Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. Trillanes said the secretary initially created a supposedly 10,000-strong task force to locate and apprehend dela Rosa […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — As Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa escaped arrest related to a case filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his alleged role in the previous administration’s deadly drug crackdown, some pointed to the apprehension of two opposition senators inside the Senate during Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency. Last year, when Duterte was brought […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa pleaded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday to protect every Filipino against extrajudicial rendition, reminding him that it is his moral obligation, and not just his constitutional mandate. “Sir BBM, I am not angry with you, and I also know that you do not have any personal […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry L. Ridon on Monday said the House plenary vote on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte is for truth, accountability and justice. In a statement, Ridon, who is a member of the House committee on justice and chairman of the House committee on public accounts, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) has not monitored any destabilization activities related to the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said on Monday. “Right now, involving active-duty members, we have not monitored anything, and that is all we are focusing on,” Teodoro told reporters after attending […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The ongoing impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte only seeks to ensure that the country’s highest officials remain accountable to the public, a church leader said on Friday. “Impeachment is not persecution,” Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo said in a statement, noting that the proceedings are a “constitutional and democratic process” […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda affirmed that heritage is more than a memory; it is the strength that sustains Filipino families today as they face rising costs and uncertainty in their daily lives. She stressed that this message is reflected in the observance of National Heritage Month every May, which carries the theme “Roots […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday outlined food security, energy stability, and the protection of Southeast Asian nationals as top priorities for the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, as the Philippines assumes its chairship this year. In a video message ahead of the summit here, Marcos emphasized the need for stronger […]
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