BI issues departure order vs. Jinggoy, public works officials accused of corruption
Immigration officers in airports and seaports all over the country are then ordered to prevent the said officials from traveling abroad.
‘Good luck,’ Marcos says of Duterte’s candidacy announcement
Castro said that President Marcos did not say anything more and that she could not say if he meant it or was being sarcastic.
Bong Go denies Bong Go (2)
The Duterte gofer is now trying to wiggle his way out of the gordian knot that ties Go and Duterte, along with the perpetual Senate AWOL Ronald de la Rosa, by asking “why on earth was I ever dragged into this mess?”
Presidential bid is a desperate attempt to shield herself from accountability
“The Makabayan bloc stands with the Filipino people in demanding that Vice President Sara Duterte be held accountable, that the impeachment trial proceed with integrity and fairness, and that no public official—no matter how powerful or politically ambitious—be allowed to escape justice by hiding behind a future candidacy.”
Scrap the VAT; tax the rich
“It is an insult to every taxpayer that we pay VAT on a can of sardines or a liter of oil, only to watch billions vanish into substandard projects and ‘ghost’ infrastructure.”
Did anti-Marcos impeachment solons celebrate too early?
The opposition lawmakers said the information bolsters earlier testimonies by undersecretary Bernardo as well as revelations by former legislator and erstwhile Marcos ally Elizalde Co about Marcos’ receipt of billions in kickbacks.
Tyranny of their truth
By dismissing the impeachment complaint filed by Bayan Muna against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the House of Representatives is serving notice to all and sundry that impeachment as a process of political rebuke and demand for accountability among erring public officials is dead.
Restore integrity of impeachment
Leonen’s decision makes it harder for the Lower House to pass muster any impeachment complaint inasmuch as it requires the complainants to provide the respondents not only with copies of the allegations but also all the opportunities to contest all of them at the committee of justice and the plenary.
Explainer: How Philippine President Marcos escaped impeachment and what happens next Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr dodged the impeachment bullet on Wednesday
“The protests will continue,” said Bayan, noting: “On February 25, the 40th anniversary of the People Power uprising that first ousted the Marcos family in 1986, big anti-corruption rallies will be held across the Philippines and abroad.”
Congress’ committee on justice rendered the impeachment process a myth in seeking for accountability
“Impeachment is the only accountability mechanism left for the people under the Constitution against impeachable officials. Dismissing an impeachment complaint in the procedural stage on the ground that its allegations are mere allegations, then impeachment becomes an impossible dream for the people to hold top officials to account.”