

Duterte has right to defend himself vs Ombudsman – solons
President Rodrigo Duterte guests for the second time in Erwin Tulfo’s program, “Sa Totoo Lang,” which aired live on Tuesday, Sept. 19,...


Lawmaker wants CHR officers to be impeachable
MANILA - Officers of the Commission on Human Rights should also be impeachable, according to the deputy minority leader of the House of...


'CHR didn't defend OFWs, sue embassies': Minority solons defend 'yes' vote
MANILA - Three minority lawmakers denied that there was "bloc voting" in favor of slashing the Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) budget...


House tackles federalism measure
The House of Representatives has begun discussing an 83-page working draft of the “Philippine Federal Constitution,” which its proponents...


Solon: House-judiciary tussle drowning out real issue on Ilocos Norte tax misuse
The House committee on good government and public accountability on Thursday lamented that the tussle between Congress and the judiciary...
‘Let the law run its course’
Mighty Corp., an aggressive player in the local tobacco market holding a 24-percent market share, is headed for a big fight after...
Railroaded cigarette tax bill slammed
Health groups yesterday lambasted members of the Lower House who railroaded a bill aimed at retaining the two-tier excise tax system for...
Lawmakers rush to defend fresh two-tier tax on cigarettes
A bill filed before the House of Representatives is seeking to keep the two-tiered tax system for tobacco, a move said to be supported by...


Ronnie tells on Leila
TELLING VIBER MESSAGES Hannah Mae, daughter of Ronnie Dayan, shows lawmakers a purported Viber message from Sen. Leila de Lima on Oct. 1...