DFA: China’s foreign ministry ‘mischaracterized’ resupply deal
BY GERARD NAVAL and VICTOR REYES
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BY GERARD NAVAL and VICTOR REYES
THE Supreme Court (SC) has denied a bid by former Senate president and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile to stop proceedings in his plunder case before the Sandiganbayan and to limit the prosecution’s presentation of evidence.
FORMER senator Leila De Lima yesterday tagged former President Rodrigo Duterte as the mastermind of the thousands of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) under his administration’s war on illegal drugs.
SEN. Robin Padilla yesterday said there is no bad blood between him and Senate majority leader Francis Tolentino, whom he had asked to resign as a member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino days after he formally over as party president.
THE Commission on Audit (COA) has denied a P12.39 million compensation claim filed by a property owner against the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for lack of jurisdiction.
THE Puerto Princesa City Water District (PPCWD) has informed the Commission on Audit that it is working with the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to come up with alternative activities to promote the rehabilitation and reformation of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) after the plan to hire them as laborers and watershed watchmen did not pan out.
REP. Rodante Marcoleta (SAGIP PL) has urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to ensure that strong legal protection mechanisms are in place for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who get involved in labor issues in their host countries.
MORE than 5.1 million registered voters have been deactivated ahead of the May 2025 national and local polls, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).