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Zubiri dismisses Senate coup rumor

Rumors of a leadership coup has been spreading in the Senate, which Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has dismissed as a ploy to discredit the chamber......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

PIRMA head faces Senate contempt raps

The People’s Initiative for Reform, Modernization and Action or PIRMA must divulge to the Senate the names of donors who funded the television ad bashing EDSA people power or face criminal charges, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros warned yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

Senator confident Senate-House impasse to settle soon

Senate President Pro-Tempore Loren Legarda expressed confidence that the impasse between the Senate and the House of Representatives over efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution will soon be settled......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 11th, 2024

‘Why we need to amend the restrictive economic provisions’

In today’s column, I will publish the full text of the testimony I submitted to the Senate subcommittee on the Joint Resolution of both Houses No.6, which was convened on Feb. 5, 2024 at the Senate Session Hall, Senate of the Philippines......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Amid House-Senate rift, Romualdez seeks common ground on Cha-cha with Zubiri

After the Senate delivered a scathing rejection of the ongoing People’s Initiative (PI) campaign to amend the Charter, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reached out to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri to express the lower chamber's support for an alternative PI led by the upper chamber......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

Senate, House joint resolution on Cha-Cha now suspended, says Pimentel

After a strongly worded manifesto, the Senate hits the brakes on charter change until they can ascertain the 'real agenda,' says Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Senate says ‘people’s initiative’ exploits democratic process

The Senate issued a manifesto condemning the “people’s initiative” to amend provisions of the 1987 Constitution, which they said will undermine the power of the Senate. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Pia becomes 1st woman to head Senate Blue Ribbon

Sen. Pia Cayetano has been elected as chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, becoming the first woman to head the panel in Senate history......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

Netherlands: 3 hostages freed in ongoing crisis in Dutch town

In Ede, Netherlands, a tense standoff at a nightclub ended peacefully as Dutch police detained a man who had held four people hostage. The suspect,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsMar 30th, 2024

DOJ: 8 inmates freed on good conduct

Another batch of eight inmates has been released under the good conduct time allowance as part of the Department of Justice efforts to decongest penal and prison facilities......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Filmmaker Jade Castro, friends freed after arson complaint trashed

The 'Endo' and 'Zombadings' director and his friends had been accused of burning down a modern jeepney in Quezon Province.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

DILG, PNP preparing for Teves return

Both the Department of Justice and the Philippine National Police are making preparations to secure the detention of expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. once he arrives from East Timor where he was arrested on Thursday after months in hiding......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 23rd, 2024

Court of Appeals revives 2 cases against Kerwin Espinosa

Espinosa walked free from detention last year after posting bail in his remaining criminal cases, sources tell Rappler.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

PRO-Davao awaiting order from Senate’s sgt-at-arms to arrest Pastor Quiboloy

THE Police Regional Office-Davao (PRO-Davao) has confirmed that they have not deployed law enforcers to arrest Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a long-time religious fugitive in the country as they are awaiting a direct signal from the Office of Sergeant-at-Arms (Osaa) in the Senate......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Honoring a Philippine Human Rights Icon - Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Human rights lawyer and former senator Rene Saguisag holds a copy of a book about the martial law period in the Philippines while describing his ordeal in detention, Manila, September 26, 2018. 2018 Bullit Marquez-AP Photo The Philippines on April 23 lost a human rights stalwart. Rene Saguisag, a human rights lawyer and former senator, defended victims of abuses during the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorsh.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Private hospital accused of illegal detention

A private hospital in Valenzuela City is in hot water for allegedly detaining relatives of patients who are not able to settle their bills......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 3rd, 2024

Teves gets 15 more days in Timor-Leste

The detention of expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. in East Timor has been extended by a local court for 15 days following a trial on March 23, Teves’ lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Expelled solon Teves eyes political asylum; detention extended

The legal team of expelled lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. is looking to exhaust all legal remedies possible, including political asylum in Timor-Leste, Teves' lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 24th, 2024

4 Makati employees sue Taguig city government

Four employees of the local government of Makati filed charges of illegal detention and grave coercion against the Taguig city government yesterday in connection with the locking of the disputed Makati Park and Garden on March 3......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

TIMELINE: The arrest and detention of director Jade Castro, companions

In this timeline, Rappler lists down all the events and developments in the Jade Castro case.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 24th, 2024