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Senate President Chiz Escudero said he will consult with fellow senators on how to proceed with the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs to ensure that the probe is fair and impartial. Varying opinions have emerged as to which committee of the Senate should handle the drug war investigation, including those from two […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to order the creation of an independent fact-finding commission to investigate the extrajudicial killings associated with the previous administration’s controversial war on drugs. “We urge the President to form a panel – similar to the Agrava Fact-Finding Board – that will probe […]
Senator Chiz Escudero expressed concern that an announcement made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding its preparation for a legal briefing for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on “possible legal options” should the International Criminal Court (ICC) decide to arrest his predecessor, would exacerbate the tension between the Marcoses and the Dutertes. “What I don’t […]
Representatives Paolo Duterte (1st District, Davao City) and Eric Yap (Lone District, Benguet) have sought the passage of a measure that would categorically exclude persons convicted of heinous crimes from availing themselves of the benefits of the law that cuts prison time for inmates with good behavior. Duterte and Yap said the enactment of their proposed […]
Senator Bong Go has welcomed and expressed willingness to support a proposed Senate resolution defending former president Rodrigo Duterte against the probe of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor into the country’s drug war during his administration. “I thank Sen. Robinhood Padilla for his Proposed Senate Resolution No. 488 defending former president Rodrigo […]
A lawmaker asked President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law a measure seeking to make producers and their distributors responsible for proper management and disposal of their plastic packaging waste. Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte said the measure, which has been ratified by both chambers of Congress and transmitted to Malacañang for President Duterte’s […]
On top of the incentives provided by the law, Senator Bong Go confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte will award additional incentives to some 400 athletes and their coaches who won medals in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Go, who chairs the Committee on Sports, recognized the Filipino athletes’ dedication, reassuring them […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has welcomed the enactment of laws establishing five more protected areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), which brings to 112 the total number of legislated protected areas nationwide. President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11684 or the Mt. Arayat Protected […]
Senator Dick Gordon has welcomed the signing of Senate Bill (SB) 2376, which sets the term of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to a maximum of three years. Gordon, one of the primary authors and co-sponsor of the bill, made an emphasis on the continuity and stability in […]
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of a landmark law, which would ensure accessible education and related services for learners with disabilities. Republic Act No. 11650 titled “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive Education Act,” provides that all public and private schools shall ensure […]