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THE Ombudsman yesterday said the Capas, Tarlac Regional Trial Court has exclusive jurisdiction over cases filed against dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo, adding “the warrant of arrest issued by the Senate cannot be superior to the warrant issued by the RTC.”
COTABATO CITY — More than a hundred marginalized residents of Sulu availed of surgical procedures facilitated for free by physicians as part of the Kasama MOH sa Kalusugan Program of the Bangsamoro health ministry.
The exclusion of Sulu from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will impact the upcoming 2025 elections. But as of now, the elections are expected to proceed, pending any further guidance from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
MANILA, Philippines — Accused human trafficker and sex offender pastor Apollo Quiboloy, along with his four co-accused, will remain at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center despite a court order for their transfer to other detention facilities in Quezon City.
Cyber Bay Corp. [CYBER suspended] [link] disclosed that it received notice of the Supreme Court’s denial of CYBER’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s April 2022 decision that set CYBER’s reimbursement amount from its claim with the Philippine Reclamation Authority at approximately P0.7 billion. CYBER had been building its business plan around an award amount of at least P1.0 billion, and said that the final claim amount is “significantly lower than expected and considerably less than the Corporation’s deficit of P11.4 billion.” CYBER has been suspended from trading since June 18, 2021, after its external auditor issued a disclaimer of opinion on its 2020 financial statements.
Senate Majority Leader Francis 'Tol' Tolentino is standing firm in his position that only the Senate has a valid arrest warrant against former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) will conduct oral arguments on Jan. 14, 2025 on consolidated petitions questioning the transfer of “excess” funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and other government-owned and controlled corporations to the national treasury.