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,…

SC allows GMA to visit Makati clinic for 4 days

05/05/2016

THE Supreme Court (SC) yesterday has allowed former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to undergo dental procedures at a clinic in Makati. In its resolution, the high court said Arroyo is allowed to undergo dental…

SC upholds nullification of Naga power plant sale

Marites Villamor Ilano 04/13/2016

THE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld its decision to nullify the sale of the 153.1-megawatt Naga power plant complex in southern Cebu to its current operator SPC Power Corp. The High Court, in a notice issued on…

Trapo freebies

Editorial 03/23/2016

Aside from scoring a major court victory against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the Supreme Court, Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) chairman and senatorial candidate Richard Gordon also scored some political brownie points when he dropped…

Election doomsday scenario

03/13/2016

The Supreme Court order on the Commission on Elections to issue voters receipts from their automated vote-counting machines or precinct count optical scanners (PCOS) could not have come at a worse time with a month and weeks…

Castro told: Resign

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/12/2016

Nakakahiya (Shameful!)” This was how former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima described Cebu City Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro as she urged her to step down and save the prosecution service from shame. “If I were her…

Cleared to run

03/11/2016

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow Sen. Grace Poe to run for the presidency was not just the boost she needed for her candidacy, it also laid to rest for now any uncertainty that her disqualification from…

Comelec chief says voter receipts to slow down count

Apple Ta-as 03/09/2016

THE recent Supreme Court ruling that required the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to print the voter receipts will slow down the counting of votes, a top local election official said yesterday. “The printing of ballot receipts will…

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