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1 week 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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2 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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1 month ago | 
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.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Dexter Cabalza |Marlon Ramos
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday warned that some 60,000 motorcycle taxi drivers—known in the industry simply as “riders”—risk losing their livelihood if Congress fails to pass the long-delayed law legalizing their operations. Thousands of motorcycle taxis are now allowed in the streets because of a pilot test approved by Congress in June 2019 to determine their reliability and safety as a means of public transport.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
plus.inquirer.net | Marlon Ramos |Dexter Cabalza
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday warned that some 60,000 motorcycle taxi drivers—known in the industry simply as “riders”—risk losing their livelihood if Congress fails to pass the long-delayed law legalizing their operations. Thousands of motorcycle taxis are now allowed in the streets because of a pilot test approved by Congress in June 2019 to determine their reliability and safety as a means of public transport.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
globalnation.inquirer.net | Marlon Ramos
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed on Monday during a video call to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face of rising tensions in Asia’s waters. Biden, who is stepping down later this month, also praised Marcos for taking diplomatic actions against China’s “aggressive and coercive activities” in the West Philippine Sea.
