Day: September 16, 2024

Manila: Lawyer Romulo Macalintal has filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the validity of a resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) which allows public officials to continue holding office even after being nominated as a party-list representative. In a 28-page petition, the election lawyer asked the SC to declare unconstitutional Section 11, Rule II of Comelec Resolution No. 11045 dated Aug. 28, 2024 which, among others, provides that ‘public officials who accepts a nomination as a party-list representative may continue to hold office even after acceptance of their nomination.’ Macalintal’s suit argued that the rule is

Manila: Officials and lawyers of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) may face charges for obstruction of justice for allegedly assisting their leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, evade arrest, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. ‘Definitely from their side, there are identified KOJC officers and legal representatives who have been very vocal from the start that Pastor Quibioloy was not inside the KOJC compound,’ PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said at a press briefing held at Camp Crame in Quezon City. Quiboloy went into hiding after he was ordered arrested by a Pasig City court for the non-bailable offense

LEGAZPI CITY – The acting mayor here assured residents on Monday that the delivery of services would be unhampered, as Mayor Geraldine Rosal started serving her one-year suspension. Vice Mayor Oscar Robert Cristobal took over Rosal’s post after the Office of the Ombudsman ordered the latter’s suspension, which was enforced by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial office last week. In an interview, Cristobal said he would continue programs and projects intended for the people. “Starting today, I scheduled meetings with the different departments to give me a presentation on how their offices, what their programs

Manila: The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 282 in Valenzuela City granted on Monday the request of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality to allow dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to appear in the continuation of its inquiry into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Acting on the request of the Senate committee and recognizing its power to conduct inquiries in aid of legislation, Guo (a.k.a Guo Hua Ping) was given permission to testify in Tuesday’s hearing which will start 9 a.m., according to the order signed by presiding judge Elena Amigo-Amano. The Valenzuela

Manila: A House leader on Monday cited the government’s fiscal strategies to keep the country’s debt manageable, reduce poverty incidence and improve tax collection efficiency. During the plenary debates on the proposed PHP6.352 trillion 2025 national budget, House Appropriations Committee senior vice chair and Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo allayed concerns over the rising national debt, which stands at PHP15.69 trillion, noting that the government is on track to reduce its debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio from the current 60.9 percent to 56.3 percent by 2028. She explained that the key to managing debt is ensuring borrowed funds