DESPITE A hundred days in Malacañang – June 30 to October 8 – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has yet to show that he has re
“Walang preno kung bumatikos. Malalim at makatwirang komentaryo. Magingat ang mga pulitikong gumagawa ng kalokohan at baka matamaan kayo ng (machine gun
New Bilibid Prison MANILA - The Department of Justice is going to prioritize the decongestion of jails under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the national penitentiary New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano said Wednesday at the Laging Handa briefing that the department is holding a series of meetings this week to finalize its proposed 2023 budget. "Ang gusto unahin ni (DOJ) Sec. (Jesus) Remulla ay itong decongestion ho ng Bureau of Corrections (Sec. Remulla wants to prioritize the decongestion at the Bureau of Corrections)," Clavano said. He said Remulla wanted to immediately address the 330 percent congestion rate at the NBP as he also sought to transfer its maximum security in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro and minimum security at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija. The national penitentiary was originally put up in the late 1930s to decongest the Old Bilibid Prison which dates back to 1865 and which was later turned into the Manila City J
‘Cha-Cha’, anyone? Philippine Congress squares off with Duterte on constitutional changes
Proposed amendments would allow for more foreign investment in the country as it attempts to lift itself out of a coronavirus-induced slump
But some fear the charter changes are a pretext for strengthening the hand of President Rodrigo Duterte