Elements of grave threats
THIS SATURDAY, cameras were trained on Vice President Sara Duterte as she was posting bail with the regional trial court of Quezon City in...
Why drug suspects are acquitted
A BARANGAY official who refuses to accompany police operatives in the conduct of a buy-bust operation is fatal to the prosecution of a person...
Test case for plunder?
VICE President Sara Duterte stands in real danger of having her mug shots recorded in court dockets.
Last week, the Department of Justice announced that...
Hate speech in social media
IN ITS DECISION in Tolentino vs. Heydarian rendered a month ago, the Supreme Court, writing through Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, acknowledged the spread...
Revilla granted bail
THE MAJORITY resolution granting bail to former senator Bong Revilla Jr. was penned by Sandiganbayan Justice Fritz Bryn delos Santos, an appointee of President...
Big drop in infrastructure
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) is candid enough to admit that infrastructure spending stood only at P41.5 billion this April 2026.
This is...
Did Cayetano give Robin Padilla legal advice?
LAST FRIDAY Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Senator Robin Padilla has snubbed his office by choosing not to file a counter-affidavit to the complaint...
Impeachment is not a lawyer’s exclusive domain
THE IMPEACHMENT trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is off to a slow start as the defense is throwing objections left and right, stalling...
Where is the money?
AS OF press time the Sandiganbayan has denied the motions to quash in the criminal indictment for plunder against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, et al....
Where is Bato?
SENATOR Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa stands accused before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The ICC warrant for Dela Rosa’s arrest was signed in November last...