December 8, 2016 - POLITIKO

Next year na lang! Alvarez softens on death penalty deadline

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is now amenable to passing the bill on death penalty’s return in January 2017 .

Bantay 2017 Budget: Senate will work deligently, Sotto assures the public

Bantay 2017 Budget: Senate will work deligently, Senator Tito Sotto assures the public

The gloves are off: Robredo hits House for rushing passage of death penalty bill for Duterte

Vice President Leni Robredo has gone all out in criticizing one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s priority measures, three days after formally resigning from the Cabinet.

Fighting mode: Duterte is not condoning forceful take over of Malacanang

The Philippines’ firebrand President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not condone any unlawful take over of power from Malacanang amid the continuing threat from groups adverse to his barely six-month old administration.

Aguirre orders probe on cops involved in Mayor Espinosa’s death

In spite of President Rodrigo Duterte’s stubbornness not to jail policemen involved in the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa, a panel of prosecutors was still formed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct preliminary investigation against them.

Basta’t Marcos ‘bagyo’ kay Meyor? Reinstatement ni Col. Marcos, pinanindigan ni Duterte

Devanadera asks Sandiganbayan to dismiss graft case in P6-B PNCC loan mess

Former Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera has asked the Sandiganbayan First Division to dismiss the graft case against her in connection with the P6-billion loan mess of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC).

Palace says Duterte won’t intervene in NBI probe of Marcos, CIDG-8

While President Duterte backs his men, Communications Secretary Jose Ruperto Martin Andanar said on Friday (Dec. 8, 2016) that the chief executive will not be interfering with legal proceedings that may arise from wrongdoing of uniformed personnel under his watch.

Swellhead: Tulfo thinks Bato deserves censure for disrespecting Leila de Lima

Hard-hitting columnist Mon Tulfo isn’t a fan of Sen. Leila de Lima but even he thinks Police Chief Bato Dela Rosa went too far in his caustic exchange

Duterte on Mayor Espinosa and other narco-politikos: Do not feel sorry for them

President Rodrigo Duterte said narcopolitikos like the late Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa make the fight against illegal drugs almost impossible to overcome. Duterte said