‘Uphill battle’ against Marcos burial

Carmel Loise Matus 08/29/2016

While militant and civil society groups held yet another rally to protest the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, two Cebu-based martial law era activists believe the Supreme Court may…

Activists protest anew against Marcos burial at Libingan ng Mga Bayani

Carmel Loise Matus 08/29/2016

Nearly 100 people from youth and non-government organizations mounted another rally at the Capitol grounds at 5 pm Monday to voice their opposition to the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng…

SC allows Cordova to expropriate private lots

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/24/2016

THE municipality of Cordova can now continue with expropriation proceedings on private lots where they plan to construct a road access into their municipal roll on/roll-off (RO-RO) port. In a decision dated June 29, but received by…

Hero’s burial for a hero-maker

08/23/2016

“WE LIVE by symbols.” We make meaning through them — we are homo significans. The battle for the public meaning of the Libingan ng mga Bayani has now reached Padre Faura, threatening to become the first confrontation…

Digong’s martial law threat an exaggeration

08/11/2016

No reason to fear. That was the reaction of political analyst Prof. Clarita Carlos after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to declare martial law should the Supreme Court impede his anti-drug campaign. In an interview with Radyo Inquirer…

SC metes 6-month suspension from practice of law on Castro

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/23/2016

The Supreme Court has suspended Cebu City Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro from the practice of law for six months for forum shopping, or filing multiple cases involving the same parties and with essentially one relief sought,…

Castro suspended anew for six months

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/23/2016

THE Supreme Court suspended again for six months Cebu City Asst. Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro for filing two separate petitions for annulment of marriage in two courts in Cebu in 2000. Castro’s latest suspension stemmed from an…

Groups refute Marcos claim of cheating in Cebu

Carmel Loise Matus 07/03/2016

GROUPS opposed to vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said last week that his claims of “irregularities” in the May 9 automated elections are a “figment of his imagination.” Noel Tabasa, the spokesperson of the Anti-Bongbong…

Courts to segregate records of old cases

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/03/2016

COURT personnel will start segregating and extracting records of terminated cases that are five years old and above as well as old notarized documents and foreclosure of mortgage petitions this month. In a notice issued to the…

Sea dispute and road safety

Stephen D. Capillas 06/30/2016

Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio’s very detailed, yet condensed presentation of the West Philippine/South China Sea dispute in last Thursday’s National Press Forum sponsored by the Philippine Press Institute in Manila may be quite taxing, even boring…

SC uphold Comelec decision to extend SOCE deadline

06/29/2016

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed a petition that sought to nullify the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision extending the deadline for the filing of the statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) upon the request of…

Plan to re-bid opposed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/14/2016

While SPC Power Corp. believes the government will eventually re-bid the Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC), an Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) executive said the facility should not be placed on the auction block again. Jaime Jose Aboitiz,…

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