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MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said that he asked the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to investigate its legal department following its issuance of work visas to alleged "fake" corporations and sole proprietorships.
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez yesterday called for a motu proprio House investigation into reports that some senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are being denied discounts as provided under existing laws, as he reminded business establishments to comply with the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 9994, or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, and RA 10754, or the Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of PWDs.
MANILA, Philippines — Only if and when it gets formal correspondence or evidence from Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III or from others concerned will the Department of Justice (DOJ) pursue his call for an investigation on allegations of bribery in the signature campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution.
Plundering lawmakers must be shaking in their boots. They’re targeted in an anti-corruption petition circulating in chat groups of Philippine Military Academy graduates.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 15) — House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday ordered an investigation into reports on business establishments not properly granting discounts and privileges to persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens.
OPERATIVES of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested the leader of a Mindanao-based syndicate involved in the illegal drugs trade and gunrunning in Malabon City.
NEW YORK, United States — Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists Friday after a lawsuit he brought against them was dismissed.
MANILA, Philippines — Wireless giant Globe Telecom Inc. kept its foot on the pedal in terms of detecting fraud in 2023, quadrupling the number of SIMs it deactivated for their involvement in the distribution of spam messages.