In a special session on Wednesday, the High Court voted 9-5-1 (denial-agreement-abstention) rejecting dela Rosa’s appeal, clearing the way for law enforcement agencies to arrest the fugitive senator.
While President Marcos’ personal wealth soared, IBON said his presidency has completed a stagflationary (stagnation and inflationary) hat trick: soaring prices, worsening jobs and slowing growth.
The Marcos government’s Economic Security Zone effectively grants extraordinary and extraterritorial foreign jurisdiction, operational control, and long-term legal privileges over a vast area of Philippine territory, ILPS-Philippines said.
Two University of the Philippines (UP) student parties joined growing calls for accountability from political leaders, demanding that Alan Peter Cayetano resign as Senate President following allegations he allowed fugitive Senator Ronald de la Rosa’s escape on Thursday.
The dismissal of charges against Community Empowerment Resource Network, Inc. (CERNET), its officers, and council members is a blow to the continuing weaponization of laws against activists and development organizations, NUPL said.
The Senate last year reached the same stage of senators putting on their trial court robes and taking their oaths as senator-judges before Duterte allies in the chamber successfully delayed and ultimately blocked the proceedings.
“The recent incident in which the Senate provided Sen. Dela Rosa with protective custody and later allowing him to escape to avoid arrest is sufficient grounds to deny the interim release,” NUPL’s Ephraim Cortez said.
Sitios Sinugmawan and Plaringding residents told mission participants that the six were indeed civilians as they have talked to them personally regarding agrarian issues in their areas. They confirmed that they were not carrying any kind of firearm at any point and time, the mission, conducted last May 13 and 14, revealed.
Energy authorities are asking the NGCP and the generators to explain why power plants keep on breaking down when demand is highest. The Department of Energy itself had been unable to explain why the country’s power generators fail to ensure stable and adequate supply despite earning billions annually.
By letting Bato escape, Cayetano gave the republic another black eye, rendering real Loren’s earlier opinion that Cayetano cannot be trusted. How will the Philippine government respond to such atrocious conduct? Perhaps by doubling efforts to hunt down de la Rosa and his new sidekick, Padilla.
