NUPL Asserts Senate’s Constitutional Mandate to Determine Impeachment Trial Rules
National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) President Atty. Ephraim Cortez stated that the Senate holds exclusive authority to establish its internal rules and determine...
Youth Group Demands Progression of Local Leadership Through Scheduled BSKE
Liberal Youth Northern Mindanao Chairman Andre Josol urged the government to proceed with the scheduled Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to allow a...
Liberal Youth Northern Mindanao Rejects Cost-Saving Rationale for BSKE Postponement
Liberal Youth Northern Mindanao Chairman Andre Josol criticized arguments citing fiscal austerity as a justification to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE),...
PMCJ Mindanao Urges Use of Public Funds for Agus-Pulangi Rehabilitation
Pat Jared Pangantihon of PMCJ Mindanao criticized the Department of Finance for favoring Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) over national funding options for the repair of...
Climate and Church Coalitions Oppose Concession of Agus-Pulangi Hydro Complex**
The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) Mindanao and local church organizations called on the national government to directly fund the rehabilitation of the...
Jurisprudence of Amicus Curiae Justices Critical in VP Impeachment Proceedings
Liceo de Cagayan University College of Law professor Atty. Samson So Tan emphasized that both prosecution and defense teams must closely analyze the past...
Supreme Court Final Arbiter in Senate Impeachment Voting Threshold Debate
Atty. Samson So Tan of Liceo de Cagayan University College of Law clarified that while interpretations vary on whether 16 votes or a lower...
Church Leader Calls BSKE Delay a Betrayal of Democratic Process
Lay theologian Wilson Amad condemned attempts to delay the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), calling the move an evasion of democratic accountability aimed...
Lay Theologian Criticizes Proposed BSKE Postponement as Term Extension
Lay theologian Wilson Amad strongly criticized legislative proposals to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), attributing the push to political self-interest and...
New York City Elevates Security to Highest Level for 25th 9/11 Anniversary Observance
New York City authorities raised security protocols to maximum alert levels ahead of the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11 terrorist attacks amid...