Abante to Imee Marcos: Isn’t it ‘more hypocritical’ to block ICC entry?
The government asks China to honor the arbitral tribunal’s ruling on the West Philippine Sea, but refuses to follow the Supreme Court’s 15-0 decision on the ICC.
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Remulla wants OSG to stop engaging with ICC on drug war probe
While Malacanang continued to remain silent, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he will advise Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra to stop engaging with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its rejection of the government’s appeal to stop the resumption of the investigation on the Philippines’ war on drugs
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Visitation policy stays; BuCor backtracks on suspension of Bilibid visits
In a now-deleted Facebook post on June 4, the Bureau of Corrections announced that visitations at the New Bilibid Prison were temporarily suspended until June 9, without citing any reason.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Patakaran sa pagbisita mananatili; BuCor binawi ang pagsususpinde ng pagbisita sa Bilibid
Binawi ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) ang naunang anunsyo na pansamantalang sinuspinde ang pagbisita sa New Bilibid Prison (NBP) maximum security compound sa Muntinlupa City mula Hunyo 2 hanggang 9.
Police abuse in UP prof’s arrest over Kasambahay Law
Defending the rights of those who have less in life does not justify breaching the rights of others, such as in the case of the UP professor and her former house helper.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon mali ang mga pinagsasabi tungkol sa mga kwalipikasyon ni Leonen bilang SC associate justice
Hindi totoo ang sinabi ng abogadong si Lorenzo "Larry" Gadon, isang loyalista ni Marcos, na si Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen ay "walang karanasan" sa paglilitis, at sa gayon ay "hindi kwalipikado" para sa kanyang posisyon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Gadon makes wrong claim on Leonen’s qualifications as SC associate justice
Lawyer Lorenzo "Larry" Gadon, a self-confessed Marcos loyalist, wrongly claimed that Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen had "no experience" in litigation, and was thus "not qualified" for his position.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Mga kailangan mong malaman tungkol sa presidential pardon na ibinigay kay Pemberton
Noong Set. 7, ipinagkaloob ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang absolute pardon ay United States marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, na nahatulan sa kasong homicide at sinentensiyahan ng anim hanggang 10 taon na pagkabilanggo dahil sa pagpatay sa Pilipinong transgender na babae na si Jennifer Laude noong 2014.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What you need to know about Pemberton’s presidential pardon
On Sept. 7, President Rodrigo Duterte granted absolute pardon to United States marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was convicted of homicide and sentenced to six to 10 years in prison for killing Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude in 2014.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Malacañang bumaligtad sa pagpapalaya kay U.S. marine Pemberton
Sa loob lamang ng apat na araw, nagbago ang posisyon ng Palasyo mula sa pagtawag na "judicial overreach" ang desisyon ng lokal na korte na palayain ang si United States marine Joseph Scott Pemberton hanggang sa pagbibigay ng absolute pardon sa pagpatay noong 2014 sa Pilipinong transgender woman na si Jennifer Laude.
