Two SC justices want Marcos poll protest dismissed

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 10/15/2019

MANILA, Philippines–Two Supreme Court (SC) associate justices favor for the dismissal of the electoral protest of former senator Bongbong Marcos, high court sources said. SC spokesperson Atty. Brian Keith Hosaka said Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and…

PET resets deliberation on Marcos poll protest to Oct 15 – source

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 10/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has deferred anew its action on the results of the examination of ballots from three pilot provinces cited by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in…

PhilHealth scam whistleblowers arrested

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 10/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines–Two whistleblowers in the PhilHealth “ghost claims” scam were arrested by the Quezon City Police after losing the benefit of the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP). Atty. Harry Roque said Edwin Roberto and Leizel de Leon,…

Top lawyers revive old group to fight Duterte policies

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 09/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — To protect civil liberties and people’s rights, top lawyers, law organizations and law students have convened for the revival of a legal initiative to protect the civil liberties and constitutional rights of the public…

2 more convicts in Chiong sisters’ rape-slay surrender

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 09/18/2019

  MANILA, Philippines – The two other convicts in the Chiong sisters rape-slay case prematurely released because of good conduct time allowance have surrendered, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said Wednesday. Based on initial information provided to the…

Chiong sisters slay case: 4th released convict, Aznar expected to yield

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 09/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The fourth convict in the Chiong sisters rape-slay case has also been released on the basis of good conduct time allowance, Justice Undersecretary and Department of Justice (DOJ) Spokesperson Markk Perete said Monday. Perete,…

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