Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 23:00:09 +0000
Former Optical Media Board (OMB) chair Ronald Naldo “Ronnie” Ricketts has appealed to the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division to reverse his conviction and declare him innocent in his graft case involving confiscated VCDs and DVD.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 21:20:08 +0000
Ressa pleads not guilty to 4 tax evasion cases Rappler executive editor and CEO Maria Ressa pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to four tax evasion cases during her arraignment in the Court of Tax Appeals. The court’s First Division also allowed Ressa to travel to Italy and the United States for speaking engagements and set […]
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 20:58:43 +0000
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft charges against Alan A. Javellana, former president of the now defunct National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor), and seven other officials of the agency in the Sandiganbayan’s Third Division in connection with the allegedly irregular purchase of some P99.9 million in postharvest equipment and facilities.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 20:53:49 +0000
Malacañang has dared those who accuse Chinese businessman Michael Yang of involvement in the illegal drug trade to file charges in court.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:58:53 +0000
The brother of detained opposition Sen. Leila de Lima has urged the international community to continue supporting calls for the immediate release of his sister, who had spent more than two years in a detention center in a police camp.
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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:28:32 +0000
With barely two months left before voters head to the polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is doubling efforts to protect the integrity of the ballot, taking social media platforms as partners in taking down posts that would undermine the legitimacy of election results in May.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:00:48 +0000
Let seniors vote in malls, Comelec urged The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should devise measures to ensure that senior citizens would be able to cast their votes on May 13, such as assigning them the most convenient rooms in voting precincts, or even allowing them to vote inside the mall. Senior Citizen Rep. Francisco […]
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:58:35 +0000
President Duterte has admitted that the government cannot completely eradicate the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) in the last three years of his term.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 20:51:08 +0000
Do not vote for candidates who belong to political dynasties in the coming May 13 elections.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:00:50 +0000
SC eases chain of custody rule on seized drugs The Supreme Court has allowed law enforcers not to strictly observe the chain of custody rule on seized illegal drugs under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, so long as the courts are convinced that the evidence is not tampered with. The high tribunal eased […]
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