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1 month ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |Marlon Ramos
Malacañang on Friday described as “baseless” the charges in the impeachment complaint that former National Youth Commission Chair Ronald Cardema and his wife Ducielle tried to file against President Marcos. The Cardema couple tried to file complaint against Mr. Marcos for allowing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “illegal arrest and transfer” to The Hague.
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1 month ago | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |Marlon Ramos
BATANGAS CITY—Sen. Francis Tolentino on Saturday challenged the officials of a company, including its two Chinese incorporators, to appear at the resumption of the Senate investigation next week on the operations of “troll farms” allegedly funded by the Chinese Embassy in Manila.
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1 month ago | 
inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing |Marlon Ramos
MANILA, Philippines — There was no Chinese seizure of Sandy Cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea, contrary to China state media reports that it had taken over the sandbars, security officials said on Monday, accusing Beijing of “trying to shape the narrative” amid ongoing security and political developments in the country.
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1 month ago | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |Marlon Ramos
There will be “dire consequences” and a “clear and present danger” if Li Duan Wang, the Chinese national with alleged links to illegal offshore gaming hubs, is granted Philippine citizenship. This was how the President Marcos justified his decision to veto House Bill No. 8839 that sought to grant legislative naturalization to Li, Malacañang said on Friday.
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1 month ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |Marlon Ramos
There will be “dire consequences” and a “clear and present danger” if Li Duan Wang, the Chinese national with alleged links to illegal offshore gaming hubs, is granted Philippine citizenship. This was how the President Marcos justified his decision to veto House Bill No. 8839 that sought to grant legislative naturalization to Li, Malacañang said on Friday.
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2 months ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |Marlon Ramos
Citing executive privilege and the sub judice rule, Malacañang has disallowed members of the Cabinet and other officials from attending future hearings of the Senate foreign relations committee that is investigating the arrest of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte and his handover to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 11.
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2 months ago | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Julie M. Aurelio |Krixia Zhienelle Subingsubing |Marlon Ramos
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday turned down the House prosecution team’s latest call to have Vice President Sara Duterte summoned by the Senate and make her answer the impeachment complaint against her ahead of the actual trial. Escudero said the Senate could not act on the request since Congress was still on a break and that the public prosecutors themselves were aware of this.
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2 months ago | 
plus.inquirer.net | Marlon Ramos |Krixia Zhienelle Subingsubing |Julie M. Aurelio
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday turned down the House prosecution team’s latest call to have Vice President Sara Duterte summoned by the Senate and make her answer the impeachment complaint against her ahead of the actual trial. Escudero said the Senate could not act on the request since Congress was still on a break and that the public prosecutors themselves were aware of this.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Marlon Ramos |TIna Santos |Tina G. Santos
Where are Lyu Xun, Kong Xiangrui, Wang Shangle? The alleged owners of a POGO raided by authorities were allowed by Immigration agents to evade deportation to China, said a piqued Sen. Risa Hontiveros. Hontiveros said the three Chinese “never arrived in China” after the BI ordered their deportation following the raid conducted by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission. “What a shame, right?” Hontiveros said, raising her voice as she addressed BI chief legal officer Arvin Cesar Santos.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Marlon Ramos
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has taken steps to lower the energy rates in its franchise areas, the country’s biggest power distributor assured the Senate as it sought the chamber’s approval to extend its legislative franchise. Interpellated by Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday night, Sen.
