Supreme Court junks petition vs Maharlika bill
The Supreme Court, convened as a whole, has junked the petition of progressive groups to void President Marcos’ certifying as urgent the proposed legislation creating the Maharlika Investment Fund.
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The Supreme Court, convened as a whole, has junked the petition of progressive groups to void President Marcos’ certifying as urgent the proposed legislation creating the Maharlika Investment Fund.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Makabayan bloc to declare the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill unconstitutional after "failing to establish the existence of an actual case or controversy."
Detained former senator Leila de Lima has scored another legal victory after she was acquitted in one of the two remaining drug charges filed against her during the Duterte administration.
This is at least the second time that Lorraine Badoy misled information about the 2015 Supreme Court ruling.
Union leader Alex Dolorosa, who organized call center agents in the Philippines, was murdered in late April, causing outrage in the country.