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The Commission on Elections committed grave abuse of discretion when it disqualified Smartmatic even before it submitted any bid for the 2025 elections, the Supreme Court said. In an en banc decision penned by Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez, the High Court ruled in favor of Smartmatic, but said its …
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High court junks Quiboloy appeal to stop arrest order
Apollo Quiboloy The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said it has required the Senate to comment on the petition filed by Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy seeking to stop the Upper Chamber from implementing its warrant of arrest against him. In resolution, SC spokesperson Camille Ting said …
Read More »Romualdo to ex-Speaker Alvarez: Free speech claim is ‘palusot’
Camiguin Rep. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo on Wednesday lauded the decision of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to investigate former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for his “seditious statement” in calling on the military to withdraw support from the Marcos administration. Alvarez claimed his call is part of his freedom of speech, which …
Read More »DOJ, Navy eye raps vs. Alvarez
Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez Probes to determine whether statements seditious, rebellious The Department of Justice and the Philippine Navy will investigate the statements of Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to determine whether the lawmaker can be held liable for sedition, inciting to sedition or rebellion for calling on the military …
Read More »House set to probe Rody-Xi ‘secret deal’ on Ayungin Shoal
The House of Representatives is set to investigate the alleged gentleman’s agreement between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese leader Xi Jinping surrounding the alleged “status quo” in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senator Hontiveros said in a previous report that she views the agreement as an act of treason, …
Read More »DFA ready to repatriate Filipinos amid Israel-Iran tension
Department of Foreign Affairs The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said it is ready to provide assistance for the possible repatriation of Filipinos amid the ongoing tension between Israel and Iran. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said no Filipinos have so far expressed interest in returning to the Philippines …
Read More »PBBM says inclusion of Japan in Balikatan exercises worth studying
Philippine Marines (L) meet their US counterparts after disembarking from a V-22 Osprey aircraft as part of the 11-day “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) annual joint US and Philippine military exercises at San Jose airport in Antique province on April 11, 2016. (Photo by AFP) (Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos said allowing Japanese forces …
Read More »No new EDCA bases—Marcos
MARCOS AT FOCAP. President Marcos grins as he answers questions from members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) after addressing them on the occasion of the group’s 50th anniversary on Monday. PCO Photo Balikatan exercises may be expanded to include Japan President Marcos said Monday the United …
Read More »China’s conditions hinder joint oil exploration in South China Sea
President Marcos said China’s continued push for its laws to govern the South China Sea hinders the possibility of a joint oil exploration between Manila and Beijing in the region. “We always come up against the same argument between China and the Philippines because when we say that we would …
Read More »PH-US-Japan bloc to ‘change dynamic’ in region – Marcos
BACK FROM SUMMIT. President Marcos walks beside Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Pablo Rustria Jr. (right) as he arrives at Villamor Air Base on Sunday morning from his successful trilateral summit with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Washington DC. PPA Photo PBBM banking on …
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