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Under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 10592, heinous crime convicts are now excluded from earning time allowance grants, according to Justice secretary Menardo Guevarra. BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS

GCTA law’s revised rules exclude convicted heinous criminals

MANILA – Prisoners who were convicted for heinous crimes are now excluded from earning time allowance grants, under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of...
“Dinagdag lang ‘yung 53 projects so that there can be some cosmetic and so they can say that things are moving,” says Minority House Leader Sen. Franklin Drilon. FILE PHOTO

Rampant recycling of narcotics proves drug war failure – Drilon

MANILA – Opposition Sen. Franklin Drilon said the admission of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on the rampant recycling of illegal drugs only showed that...
Three Senate committees agree on the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next year to the second Monday of May 2023. ABS-CBN NEWS

Senate panels approve reset of barangay, SK polls

MANILA – Three Senate committees agreed on the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, which was supposed to be held on May 2020. Senate...
The increasing number of foreign sex workers in the country has been alarming, according to Sen. Leila de Lima, as she urged authorities to intensify its crackdown against human trafficking syndicates. ABS-CBN NEWS

Rising number of foreign sex workers alarming – de Lima

MANILA – The increasing number of foreign sex workers in the country has been alarming, according to Sen. Leila de Lima, as she urged authorities to...
Presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte on Sunday denied influencing the appointment of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao officials amid rumors circulating that she has been given a hand in the selection. INTERAKSYON

Sara Duterte denies having role in BARMM selection

MANILA – Presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte denied influencing the appointment of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) officials. Sara on Sunday said...
Vice President Leni Robredo. ABS-CBN NEWS

VP Leni: I need to speak up

MANILA – Vice President Leni Robredo chided on Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo after the latter criticized her for “not knowing” President Rodrigo Duterte’s policy on China. ...
President Rodrigo Duterte sacks Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission executive director Jose Antonio Goitia for his alleged involvement in corruption. FILE PHOTO

Duterte sacks Pasig River agency chief for ‘corruption’

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte sacked Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) executive director Jose Antonio Goitia for his alleged involvement in corruption. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said sacking...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon calls 1PACMAN party-list Rep. Mikee Romero’s accusations as “misplaced and baseless.” IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Give DOJ more control over BuCor, Drilon says

MANILA – Sen. Franklin Drilon is mulling to file a law that will give the Department of Justice (DOJ) more control over Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)...
“The problem with my friend Vice President Leni Robredo is the inability of her political advisers to comprehend the complexities of our current situation with China. She may want to change them with some erudite intellectuals knowledgeable in geopolitics and in the art of diplomacy,” says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. PCOO

Panelo: VP Leni can’t ‘comprehend’ situation with China

MANILA – Malacañang berated Vice President Leni Robredo for her penchant of finding fault on President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter’s statement over the West Philippines...
“So setting aside all the legal infirmities there, even if it was allowed, corruption was present. Sabihin ko lang sa inyo. And everybody will go – will have to go. Alam nila ‘yan,” says President Rodrigo Duterte.

Duterte to sack Bucor execs in GCTA mess

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said he will fire all the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials and personnel involved in the early release of heinous crime...