Coconut farmers’ groups seek review of SC ruling vs UCPB

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:38:35 +0000

Three big coconut farmers’ groups on Tuesday supported the appeal by an industry leader for the Supreme Court to review a controversial decision that ruled against United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) in a P1.43-billion real estate mortgage case.

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Diokno on Andaya’s SC petition: ‘It’s good’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 07:15:30 +0000

Diokno on Andaya's SC petition: ‘It’s good’

DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno has welcomed House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s petition for mandamus filed before the Supreme Court.

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Andaya asks SC to order Diokno to release govt workers’ pay hike

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:51:14 +0000

MAJORITY Leader Rolando Andaya of the House of Representatives on Monday asked the Supreme Court to order the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to implement the fourth tranche of…READ

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Palace blames Congress for stalled pay hike of state workers

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 06:39:33 +0000

Palace blames Congress for stalled pay hike of state workers

It is Congress, not the executive department, that is holding hostage the scheduled increase in the salary of state workers.

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Andaya to ask SC for mandamus on stalled salary hike

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 01:46:26 +0000

Andaya to ask SC for mandamus on stalled salary hike

MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. is set to file today a petition for mandamus before the Supreme Court to compel Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to release the fourth and last tranche of salary increase for state workers under the Salary Standardization Law (SSL). Andaya’s office said they would file the petition […]

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SC: No violation of press freedom in arrest of journalists in Manila Peninsula siege

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 11:23:31 +0000

The government is well within its power to strictly implement lawful orders and penalize those who violate them including the media, the SC has ruled.

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Guatemala court blocks president’s expulsion of UN team

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:38:04 +0000

Guatemala court blocks president's expulsion of UN team

Guatemala’s Supreme Court has ruled to block President Jimmy Morales’ decision to unilaterally end a U.N. anti-corruption commission.

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SC sets oral arguments on Jan 22-23 for petition to junk third extension of martial law

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:30:28 +0000

THE Supreme Court set oral arguments on January 22 and 23 for the petition of seven opposition lawmakers to junk the third extension of the imposition of martial law in Mindanao,…READ

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Petition at SC vs martial law cites AFP intel report

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 23:21:11 +0000

Petition at SC vs martial law cites AFP intel report

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said this as he countered President Duterte’s claim that “rebellion persists in Mindanao” to justify martial law.

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