Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped two other charges against Chief Justice Renato Corona in the third article of the impeachment complaint a day after Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile rejected a witness called to testify that Corona enjoyed free plane tickets from Philippine Airlines (PAL) while it was pursuing a case in the Supreme Court.
Catholic Church leaders have urged the people to mark the celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution on Saturday with gratitude to God for attaining freedom through “bloodless” means, but warned those using the event for personal motives and interests.
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday blamed the “fast break” mode the prosecutors used in crafting the impeachment complaint for the heckling they were getting from the Senate tribunal.
Revelations in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona have prompted the Senate to inquire into the central bank’s power to audit accounts of a politically exposed person (PEP), fearing this practice in totalitarian regimes infringed on the Filipino’s basic right to privacy.
What is a lawyer of the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (Palea) doing in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona?
Should Chief Justice Renato Corona be removed from office in connection with a “collegial” Supreme Court resolution allowing former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to seek medical treatment abroad last year?
For National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda, only one case came to mind when asked what could be the most likely motive behind the attempt on his life Tuesday night.
A guard’s logbook at an Antipolo City resort may be a key in tracking down fraternity leaders allegedly responsible for the death of San Beda College law student Marvin Reglos.
For many months after the road accident in February 2009 that killed Ateneo Grade School (AGS) student Julian Carlo Miguel “Amiel” Alcantara, his siblings “would rather snorkel in the open sea than walk in the city streets,” according to their father.
Out of a total crime volume of 48,310 in the National Capital Region in 2011, around 63 percent, or 30,610, were considered “cleared” or solved, according to the Philippine National Police.
The highest ranking officer in charge of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has ordered an inventory of tree plantations in the region in preparation for the possible issuance of permits to cut trees provided these were not from natural growth forests.
The man who allegedly shot and killed a forestry official in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, has been identified and charged with murder at the provincial prosecutor’s office on Tuesday.
Farm workers claiming ownership of a 500-hectare land inside Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac City denied provoking tension at the disputed property in Barangay Balite there on Monday.
