No exceptions nor excuses
‘The rule of law loses its meaning when exemptions are made for the powerful, the influential, and the politically connected.’
DT · · 3 min read
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‘The rule of law loses its meaning when exemptions are made for the powerful, the influential, and the politically connected.’
DT · · 3 min read
The prosecution team and the counsels for Vice President Sara Duterte in her upcoming impeachment trial agreed that three months or until September is a tight…
Edjen Oliquino2 min read
The Senate impeachment court may spend the rest of the week marking documentary evidence in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, as…
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 2 min read
A legal spokesperson of the House Prosecution team said that there were a total of 51 common witnesses listed during the first day of the pre-trial conference…
Jerod Orcullo · · 3 min read
“That’s not true. That’s fake news.”
Jerod Orcullo · · 3 min read
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) said it served 271,631 individuals through various assistance programs over the past year in its efforts in healthcare,…
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 2 min read
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has denied allegations that he acted as an intermediary to bribe International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators,…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
Through horse-trading maneuvers, it would attempt to woo the allegiance of the Villar siblings and perhaps even Sen. Loren Legarda, who appears to be among the…
Atty. Edward P. Chico · · 2 min read
For a lawyer who once stood at the center of partisan battles, Barry Gutierrez now finds himself in a different role: interpreter, critic and educator.
Chito Lozada · · 4 min read
Vice President Sara Duterte visited communities affected by the recent earthquake in Davao Occidental and Sarangani Province on Sunday, 21 June.
Neil Alcober · · 1 min read
Twenty-four overseas Filipino workers who were detained, without charges, for nine months in Russia have safely returned to the Philippines after being…
Edjen Oliquino · · 1 min read
Even constitutionalists have conflicting opinions on the number of votes needed for the Senate impeachment court to convict Vice President Sara Duterte,…
Alvin Murcia · · 2 min read
Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the number of senators required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in an impeachment trial could…
Alvin Murcia · · 1 min read
Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo has credited President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for what she described as an aggressive housing campaign, saying the national…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read
The lead prosecutor in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte argued Friday that the constitutional two-thirds vote required for conviction…
Carl Magadia · · 1 min read
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled a new round of status conferences in the crimes against humanity case against former Philippine President…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
Russia signed the Rome Statute in 2000 but never ratified it to become a member of the ICC, and in 2016 it finally withdrew its signature.
DT · · 3 min read
Reports that Senator Chiz Escudero may preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte drew strong opposition from a multisectoral…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read