President Rodrigo Duterte advised the wife of Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista to settle their marital problems in private even when she came to him with documents alleging that the poll body chief amassed unexplained wealth amounting to almost P1 billion.
Aha! P4.8 billion found, P20.2 billion more to go.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday (August 7) said Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairman Chito Gascon may be impeached for supposedly protecting the human rights of criminals instead of victims.
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday said the accusations being hurled at Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair Andres Bautista by his estranged wife Patricia deserved to be investigated by at least five agencies.
Valenzuela Rep. Wes Gatchalian and Majority Leader Rudy Farinas are blaming the Bureau of Customs and the National Bureau of Investigation for bungling the seizure of P6.4 billion worth of shabu inside a warehouse in Valenzuela City.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday said common sense and basic humanity dictated that lives were more important than profit.
Southeast Asian lawmakers on Monday urged Malaysia to halt a crackdown on migrant workers that has seen more than 6,000 foreigners detained and sparked alarm among rights groups.
President Rodrigo Duterte saw the area where soldiers have been battling the Maute group for close to three months now when he visited Marawi City for the second time on August 4.
The United States, Australia and Japan on Monday denounced Beijing’s island-building and militarisation of the South China Sea, in contrast to the increasingly tepid response from Southeast Asian nations over the festering issue.
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday (August 7) practically confirmed that “DDS” was an inexistent media entity as he tried to explain why pro-administration blogger Bruce Rivera was accredited to cover the ASEAN events in the country.
