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3 weeks ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Jeannette Andrade |Julie M. Aurelio |Krixia Zhienelle Subingsubing
Two leaders of the House of Representatives said on Thursday that the addition of the legal prowess of former Sen. Leila de Lima and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno to the panel of prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would strengthen their team. De Lima and Diokno, the first nominees respectively of the party list groups Mamamayang Liberal and Akbayan, are likely to be soon proclaimed as new House members following their parties’ victories in the midterm elections.
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2 months ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos |Jeannette Andrade
Parents and schools could be held liable over violent incidents involving minors, particularly the stabbing of a 14-year-old girl inside a Parañaque City school, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday. “Under the civil code, they face civil liability. This means they can be charged and also penalized over this incident,” Gatchalian said in an interview on radio dzBB.
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2 months ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |Jeannette Andrade
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, 101, carries on — he’s just warned OFWs against their “zero remittance week” plan in support of Duterte. Enrile said Congress might retaliate by canceling or suspending the tax privileges of OFWs who would take part in the “zero remittance week” from March 28 to April 4.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Jeannette Andrade |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
MANILA, Philippines — Impeachment prosecutors at the House of Representatives are expected to subpoena Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank and other financial records to boost the case against her and secure a conviction, once the Senate convenes as a court.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Jeannette Andrade |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
Once the Senate convenes as an impeachment court, House prosecutors plan to subpoena VP Sara Duterte’s bank and other financial records to boost the case against her and secure a conviction. The bank secrecy law provides an exception for impeachment cases and the House prosecutors “intend to use all legal means to secure relevant documents.”Ex-Sen.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Jeannette Andrade |Krixia Zhienelle Subingsubing |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
The Senate of the next Congress following the midterm elections will decide the fate of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte in a trial after the chamber adjourned without convening as an impeachment court, according to Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero. “The [trial] will likely extend into the 20th Congress. The decision will be rendered during the 20th Congress, that’s almost certain,” Escudero said during the Kapihan sa Senado forum on Thursday.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos |Krixia Zhienelle Subingsubing |Jeannette Andrade
The current Senate has adjourned without convening as an impeachment court, so it’s almost certain that the next Senate following the May elections will have to conduct the trial of VP Sara Duterte. Senate president Francis Escudero says the trial could start in June, but the decision could be rendered during the next Congress.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Alden M. Monzon |Jeannette Andrade
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s biggest business group, on Monday expressed its opposition to the P200 legislated wage hike being pushed in Congress, marking the latest blowback from the private sector after the Employers Confederation of the Philippines earlier objected to the proposal.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Alden M. Monzon |Jeannette Andrade
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s biggest business group, on Monday expressed its opposition to the P200 legislated wage hike being pushed in Congress, marking the latest blowback from the private sector after the Employers Confederation of the Philippines earlier objected to the proposal.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Alden M. Monzon |Jeannette Andrade |Jerome Aning
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed on Wednesday that the House of Representatives would speed up deliberations on a bill raising the daily minimum wage, saying it should strike a balance between the workers’ needs and employers’ interests.
