Politics

Judges group endorses Marquez for SC post

MANILA -- The Philippine Judges Association (PJA) expressed its support for the nomination of Court Administrator Midas Marquez as Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice. In a letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte dated...

Comelec lawyers to handle poll body’s defense in VP recount case

MANILA -- The law department of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will take charge of the poll body's defense in the ongoing electoral protest case for the May 2016 vice presidential race...

2019 polls will push through: Palace

MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday assured the Filipino people that the mid-term elections will push through in 2019, as scheduled. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the assurance after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s political...

Localized peace talks with Reds more practical: Lacson

MANILA -- Following the breakdown of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF), Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said localized peace initiatives with communist rebels is the way...

PCOO aims for widespread youth vigilance vs. disinformation

MANILA -- As the country's future, the youth in the long run are expected to gain extensive knowledge and vigilance against disinformation, with the Presidential Communications Operations Office's (PCOO) continuous "Dismantle Disinformation"...

Duterte: ‘I only apologize to God’

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has apologized to his “all-forgiving” God but noted that he was not saying sorry to any Church or religious leader. Duterte made his apology in a closed-door...

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