House Panel Defends Aguirre’s Direct Examination To Witnesses

In regular circumstances, a resource person in a House inquiry is not allowed to do direct examination to his fellow resource person. House Committee on Justice chairman Rep. Reynaldo Umali defends the panel’s clearance to Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to do direct examination in the inquiry on the illegal drug trade inside … Read more

Senator Grace Poe A Natural-born Filipino Citizen, Says SC

Grace Poe

The question on the citizenship of Senator Grace Poe has been answered by the Supreme Court with its latest ruling that she is a natural-born Filipino. The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the petition for certiorari that was filed by Rizalito David, asking for Senator Grace Poe’s removal from the Philippine Senate because of the … Read more

Witnesses Who Maligned De Lima At House Inquiry Already Forgiven

De Lima forgives witnesses

Although she has not attended, not even heard about the Congressional inquiry, Sen. De Lima has already forgiven the witnesses presented to speak against her. Senator Leila de Lima was fast at forgiving those witnesses who were presented against her in the Congressional probe on the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) … Read more

Malacañan Palace Certain That Gordon Will Deliver An Excellent Job

Richard Gordon

After De Lima’s ouster from the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Malacañan is confident that her successor, Sen. Gordon, will deliver an excellent job. The Malacañan Palace expressed its confidence that Senator Richard Gordon will deliver an excellent job after being chosen by his fellow senators as the new chairman of the Senate … Read more

DOH: Confirmed Zika Cases in the Philippines Reaches 9

Department of Health confirmed six new Zika cases in the country, totalling to 9. The Department of Health expects more infections to be recorded in the coming days, after the confirmed cases reached 9. The patients range from 9 to 49 years old. On Tuesday, DOH said six more cases of Zika were reported this month … Read more

Kamara Summons More Persons to Face Next Hearing on NBP Drugs

The Lower House of the Philippine Congress summoned more individuals to be present during the next hearing on alleged illegal drug trade in the Bilibid. After the first day of the hearing of the House of Representatives committee on justice where six witnesses faced the lawmakers, more individuals were summoned for the next hearing regarding … Read more

DOJ Secretary: Duterte Had No Hand in House Probe on NBP

DOJ Secretary clarified President Duterte did not push the members of the Kamara to conduct investigation on illegal drugs trade in NBP. Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II answered the reactions of Senator Leila de Lima claiming that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is doing all they can do in order to put … Read more

No Assignments To Be Given To Pupils During Weekends – DepEd

No Assignments

The Department of Education has released a memorandum to all public elementary schools requiring teachers to give no assignments to be given to pupils during weekends. In portable document file (PDF) of the DepEd Memorandum No. 392, s. 2010, it said that students must not be given homework of assignments during weekends. This is for … Read more

New Bilibid Prison Convicts Are Now Allowed To Testify Against De Lima

New Bilibid Prison Convicts

New Bilibid Prison Convicts Are Now Allowed To Testify Against De Lima New Bilibid Prison convicts are now allowed to testify against Senator Leila De Lima as Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez granted their request. The convicts of NBP will testify against De Lima to have immunity from in connection with their testimony. On Tuesday (September 20, … Read more