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MANILA, Philippines — In a surprise move, President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Saturday that he was retiring from politics, and his longtime aide, Sen. Bong Go, took his place as the administration’s vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections.

House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Sunday, Oct. 3, called for the centralized procurement of petroleum in the country to protect consumers from oil price hikes. Zarate also urged fellow House leaders to prioritize the passage of House Bill 4712 to provide for

EVIDENCE. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group members bring boxes of evidence against communist terrorist groups to the Department of Justice on Friday (Oct. 1, 2021). Parents whose children were recruited by the New People's Army and former rebel leaders filed cases against Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison, Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago, and other communist terrorist group leaders for violating anti-trafficking and child abuse laws. MANILA - T...

The paper says the inability, or unwillingness, on the government's part to address the killing of public interest only further weakens the justice system.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“We hope this is the beginning of the end to impunity. No one should be invincible and infallible. There is always a time for everything.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Rights organizations welcomed the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court’s authorization to commence with the investigation on drug-related killings in…

“Based on the listings of the projects, apparently there were sports facilities, swimming pools, cruise sport, convention center, museum, and I do not know what this is, a ‘bat cave,’ were the products of the P10.3 billion,” Gaite said during the House committee on appropriations’ hearing on the proposed P686.11 billion budget of the DPWH for 2022.

A member of the House Committee on Appropriations on Sunday asked the national government to make a full accounting of $4 billion foreign loans for Covid-19 pandemic response. Citing the National Expenditure Program (NEP) annexes of the proposed P5.024-trillion 2022 budget, BHW Rep. Angelica Natasha Co said the national government…

The House of Representatives is eyeing Sept. 30 as the target date for the passage of the proposed P5.024 trillion national budget for 2022. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday, Aug. 26 said the Lower House should work swiftly and smoothly to pursue this goal in ord

House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and former Rep. Neri Colmenares on Saturday, August 21 urged the Commission on Audit and the Office of the Ombudsman to follow the money trail in the form of the tens of billions of pesos in government savings. Money Zarate a

At least P2 billion, allotted for the purchase of COVID-19 supplies, was saved and would be reverted to the national treasury.