US Senate body wants de Lima critics barred
A SENATE committee in the United States has endorsed a bill barring Philippine officials involved in the “politically motivated imprisonment” of Senator Leila M. De Lima, a staunch critic of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s war on drugs.
Duterte to visit Russia next month
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte will explore trade and investment opportunities when he visits Russia next month, according to the Foreign Affairs department.
Police chief says ready to face drug charges
POLICE chief General Oscar D. Albayalde on Friday said he was ready to answer allegations at the Senate that he belonged to a group of rogue police officers connected to the illegal drug trade inside jails.
Ex-senator summoned to DoJ
GOVERNMENT prosecutors summoned former Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV after he was charged with kidnapping of a woman back in 2016.
Court junks Rappler plea in cyberlibel case
A MANILA trial court has rejected online news website Rappler’s plea to void testimonies given by a businessman who had accused it of cyberlibel damages.
Comelec adds 2.6m more voters
MORE than 2.6 million voters have been added to the list, the Commission on Elections said on Friday, two days before the registration deadline.
Duterte creates anti-child labor council
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed an order creating a council that will prevent, reduce and eliminate child labor.
Cities asked to hasten road clearing
THE Interior department has ordered local government units to hasten road-clearing operations.
Duterte tells Chinese investors to behave or die
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday promised Chinese businessmen a hard stance against corruption to ease business transactions, but told them to behave “or I will kill you.”
Gov’t lawyer says it backs free press despite Rappler ban
THE government’s top lawyer supports the ban of online news website Rappler from presidential events, saying it failed to present a “genuine issue on the alleged” abridgment of free press.”
Palace debunks talks on Scarborough Shoal
THE presidential palace yesterday dismissed a Supreme Court magistrate’s claim that China will have reclaimed the Scarborough Shoal by the time President Rodrigo R. Duterte finishes his term.
President still trusts his police chief
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte still trusts his police chief after reports of his alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade inside jails, his spokesman said yesterday.