Comelec probes alleged vote buying for Cha-cha
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will look into reports of “vote buying” for a people’s initiative pushing for Charter change or Cha-cha.
Imee Marcos latest news
Military, defense asked to explain fuel shipment
SEN. Imee Marcos yesterday asked the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to explain a shipment of some 39 million gallons of fuel of the US Navy from Pearl Harbor to Subic in Zambales.
Press Release - Imee calls out "strike three" on PH-U.S. military transparency
Senator Imee Marcos demanded an explanation from the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the shipment of 39 million gallons of fuel of the U.S. Navy from Pearl Harbor to Subic.
EDITORIAL - Signature campaign
The last time a signature campaign was conducted for a people’s initiative to amend the Constitution, it was struck down by the Supreme Court, and the defense chief at the time described it as a “legally harebrained idea.” Avelino Cruz Jr., a topnotch lawyer in the private sector before he joined the government of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, subsequently quit the defense post in November 2006.
Retired general: Case filed by PNP won’t silence me
A RETIRED Army general described as harassment the case filed against him by PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr for allegedly spreading fake news on a supposed destabilization plot against the Marcos administration.
Press Release - Imee: Is power transmission in MIF's mandate too?
Senator Imee Marcos remains unconvinced that investing part of the Maharlika Fund in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) was the right way to solve power transmission problems nationwide.
Local chief executives call for charter change
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 9) — More government officials expressed support for the lower chamber’s plan to revive charter change talks as members of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) greenlit a resolution pushing for amendments to the 1987 Constitution.
Retired general charged for spreading false info
PNP CHIEF Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr yesterday filed charges against a retired Army general who said on social media that military and police generals were convincing President Marcos Jr to resign.