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...
Is 16 needed to convict?
VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment is undergoing pre-trial proceedings in the Senate. Trial proper is projected to begin in the first week of July.
This...
Reinforcing Gatchalian’s Senate control
YESTERDAY President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called Congress to a special session tomorrow, purportedly to act on key measures that were sidelined as a casualty...
Blue or Red Ribbon?
THE INTEGRATED Bar of the Philippines and other civic organizations have issued public statements declaring Sen. Win Gatchalian’s ascension as Senate President pro tempore,...
J Leonen challenges Bato to yield to police
THE SUPREME Court has published the individual opinions of the Justices who agreed with the majority to deny Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s bid...
Is Bato now a fugitive?
LAST WEEK the Supreme Court denied Sen. Bato Dela Rosa’s urgent motion for a temporary restraining order against his possible arrest by agents of...
Local warrant not needed vs Bato
ALAN Peter Cayetano, when he was Foreign Relations secretary, was the “principal architect” of the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Solicitor...