The development came as another senator is facing possible arrest in a flurry of indictments against senator-judges seen to likely favor Vice President Sara Duterte in her upcoming impeachment trial starting July 2
“We condemn the worsening militaristic and economic subservience of the Marcos Jr. administration to imperialist countries especially the US and its junior partner Japan,” JCHRP stated.
The massacre of trees show the shameless collusion of corrupt bureaucrats and big business interests in signing onerous contracts and the roll out of mega projects that cause massive harm and displacement to communities and environs,” BAYAN said.
The latest plunder case against the senator was based on revelations by DPWH assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez who revealed that Estrada maneuvered to allocate P355 million through insertions in the 2025 national budget – said to be the dirtiest budget ever – in exchange for a 30 per cent cut.
Among the issues raised in the conference was the Prosecution’s request that interpreters be secured for the trial in order for the proceedings be broadcast in Filipino and made more “accessible” to Filipinos.
The Commission said in its launch in Manila on Wednesday said that while the violence did not begin in 2016, the scale, persistence, and targeted killings in recent years have left thousands of families still seeking truth, justice and healing.
At least 17 party-list seats in the 20th Congress are in the hands of families whose members are already in the House or the Senate.
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) filed a petition for certiorari with the CA in Cebu City questioning Tacloban Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 45 Georgina Perez-Uy’s decision to deny their petition for bail last March 25.
The ICC’s Third Trial Chamber said the conference would discuss the commencement date of the trial and deadlines leading up to trial. It added that among the agenda would be discussions on the estimated volume of witnesses, documentary and other non-testimonial evidence to be relied upon at trial, among other concerns leading to the trial itself.
“Amid all these so-called development projects, why do we remain poor? Are these fires really accidental?” Pagkakaisa ng Mamamayan ng Tundo asks.
