Detained Senator Leila de Lima said Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino could be under intense pressure or threat to testify against her on the drug proliferation inside the national penitentiary.
The Liberal Party (LP) has only itself to blame for the exodus of its members since it didn’t expend political capital to push for the passage of controversial but important bills during its heyday, the Aquino administration, De La Salle University College of Liberal Arts dean Julio Teehankee said.
The government’s decision to shun around $280 million in grants from the European Union (EU) is nothing short of a “drastic” move considering that the bloc has increased the aid it provided to the Philippines since 2015, De La Salle University (DLSU) political science professor Richard Heydarian said.
The Charter of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) allows its officials to receive allowances and honoraria exceeding more than 50 percent of their salaries.
Navy Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand Marcelino may decide to disclose details on the conversation he had with Senator Leila De Lima when the latter visited him in Camp Crame when she was still Justice Secretary.
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Senator Franklin Drilon on Friday expressed serious concern over the economic backlash of the decision of the government to reject developmental aid from the European Union.
Duterte galit na galit sa mga oligarchs
Solicitor General Jose Calida said the Commission on Audit cannot dictate what his office should when it comes to receiving allowances and honoraria.
President Rodrigo Duterte can no longer wait for Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año to retire in October before assuming his post as Interior Secretary.
