Senior Deputy Speaker and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently shared to the public a little-known and discussed fact about President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.,which according to her proves that the latter "believes in justice and principle".
Senior Deputy Speaker Glor
MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) has turned down the appeal of Maria Ressa, chief executive officer of online news portal Rappler, and a former writer in connection with their conviction for cyber libel by a Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) two years ago. The decision written by Associate Justice Roberto Quiroz and a copy of which was obtained by the Philippine News Agency on Friday modified the lower court's sentence imposed on Ressa and former writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. to an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from six months and one day to six years, eight months and 20 days. The CA quoted Supreme Court precedents that "this case comes at a time when the credibility of journalists is needed more than ever, when their tried-and-tested practice of adhering to their own code of ethics becomes more necessary, so that their truth may provide a stronger bulwark against the recklessness in social media. Respondents, then, should have been more circumspect in what the
Marcos Jr. has yet to complete his list of cabinet members but several of those identified have been found to be from the family’s bailiwick, the Ilocos region, or linked to his father's appointees.
Outgoing Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar turned over pertinent agency documents to incoming PCOO Secretary lawyer Rose Beatrix 'Trixie' Cruz-Angeles on Wednesday, June 29.
Outgoing Communications Secretary Martin Andanar and Communications Secretary-d
PRESIDENTIAL aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. received a warm welcome from tens of thousands in two key Metro Manila cities Mandaluyong and Quezon City as he continued to dominate pre-election surveys. On Monday afternoon, a big crowd welcomed the former senator at the Amoranto Stadium in QC, where he proceeded after…