
Calls grow to reform partylist system
A reform of the Supreme Court’s ruling on partylist representation was recently proposed, as marginalized groups and sectors continue to struggle to secure…
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A reform of the Supreme Court’s ruling on partylist representation was recently proposed, as marginalized groups and sectors continue to struggle to secure…
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The Court of Appeals has overturned the 2023 acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima and her former aide Ronnie Dayan in a drug trafficking case.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the disqualification case filed against senatorial bet Camille Villar over alleged vote buying.
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A French court on Monday found seven people guilty of bullying the chief choreographer of last year's Paris Olympics opening ceremony online, handing down…
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A businessman has been cleared by the Supreme Court (SC) in a P150 million loan case after the justices ruled that even notarized documents can be invalidated…
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Taking an economist’s perspective, there is an incentive for increased political activity at the local government unit level.
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‘Continuing with the Makati City Subway Project under the JVA with the Makati City Government was rendered no longer economically and operationally feasible…
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‘Any action that affects the mandate of a duly elected official must go through the proper channels and be in line with the Constitution and the Omnibus…
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Former Bacolod City Mayor Luzviminda Valdez and her assistant were sentenced to up to 42 years in prison after being found guilty by the Sandiganbayan of…
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The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday disclosed that a private supplier implicated in a P3.25- million fertilizer scam from 2004 pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of…
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The Sandiganbayan has rejected a request from a former mayor in Pampanga province to be placed under hospital or house arrest.
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The Sandiganbayan turned down a plea of a former Pampanga municipal mayor, indicted for graft for deliberately refusing to issue a permit to a trader who sued…
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But a line drawn must be held. The MMDA must prove it deserves this exclusive mandate. It must deliver fairness, not just fines; logic, not just law. And that…
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The Sandiganbayan has rejected the pleas of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official Napoleon Anas and businesswoman…
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The Sandiganbayan on Monday acquitted a former executive of a non-governmental organization (NGO) accused of receiving the lion’s share of P5-million pork…
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The Sandiganbayan on Monday acquitted a former executive of a non-governmental organization (NGO) accused of receiving the lion’s share of P5 million in pork…
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The US Supreme Court on Saturday paused the Trump administration's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law.
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Washington, United States — A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market,…
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