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Go welcomes possible Senate ethics probe

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Updated as of Sep 02 06:09 PM

MANILA—Sen. Bong Go on Thursday welcomed a possible ethics investigation at the Senate amid allegations on questionable purchases by the Duterte administration of COVID-19 supplies. Read more »

House lawmakers junk impeachment raps vs SC's Leonen

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Updated as of Sep 01 07:56 PM

On May 27, members of the House justice committee found that Edwin Cordevilla, secretary-general of the Filipino League of Advocates for Good Government, lacked personal knowledge and authentic documents for his complaint. Read more »

2 naka-quarantine pinutulan umano ng tubig, kuryente

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Updated as of Aug 30 07:53 PM

Nang malaman umano ng may-ari na sa gusali niya naka-quarantine ang 2 empleyado, pinutulan daw ng supply ng kuryente at tubig ang kanilang opisina. Read more »

House panel approves report junking Leonen impeachment complaint

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 05:14 PM

MANILA — Members of the House of Representatives' justice panel on Thursday unanimously voted to approve the committee report junking the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. Read more »

Caloocan mayor, DepEd exec face graft complaint over gadgets

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Updated as of Jun 02 02:58 PM

A graft complaint was filed Wednesday against Caloocan Mayor Oscar Malapitan, Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua and 3 others over the purchase of P320 million worth of alleged substandard smart tablets for public school students. Read more »

House panel junks impeachment complaint vs Leonen

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Posted at May 27 10:56 PM

Philippine lawmakers in the House Justice Committee quickly disposed of an impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. Read more »

House justice panel junks impeachment raps vs SC's Leonen

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 12:10 AM

MANILA (3RD UPDATE)— The House Committee on Justice on Thursday unanimously dismissed the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen due to the complainant's lack of personal knowledge on the basis of his filing. Read more »

CHED's De Vera confirms OSG request for Leonen SALN from UP

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Posted at May 24 10:00 PM

Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera confirmed Monday that the Office of the Solicitor General asked the University of the Philippines' top policy-making body for a copy of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen's Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth. Read more »

Ex-justice Jardeleza: Why should a Supreme Court justice be above the law?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 12:48 PM

Retired magistrate Francis Jardeleza said this Monday following reports that a House panel would tackle this week the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen for the latter's supposed failure to file his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Read more »

SolGen asked UP for Leonen's SALN before impeach raps filing- report

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Posted at May 22 09:51 PM

In a report on Friday, UP Diliman's student publication said the university Board of Regents' "badly redacted" minutes revealed the development, a copy of which was published on the UP Gazette dated Nov. 26 last year.  Read more »

House lawmakers refer impeachment raps vs Leonen to Justice panel

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 09:58 PM

House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez said in a statement that the referral now shifts the focus of the impeachment process to the Justice panel.  Read more »

EU to hit Apple with antitrust charge this week: source

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 09:47 AM

EU antitrust regulators are set to charge iPhone maker Apple this week with blocking rivals on its App Store following a complaint by music streaming service Spotify, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Senate committee launches online complaint desk on LTO’s ‘poor, slow, unlawful’ services

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Posted at Feb 10 09:22 PM

The Senate panel’s chairperson, Sen. Richard Gordon, said in a statement that the online desk would cater to the public who have concerns on the “poor and unlawful services” from LTO.    Read more »

House leader: Leonen impeachment rap to wait until next year

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 03:12 PM

A House leader on Friday said the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen would have to wait until next year. Read more »

Grounds for impeachment vs Leonen 'wobbly,' ex-chief justice says

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Posted at Dec 16 10:23 AM

The impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen is unlikely to pass because its grounds are "wobbly," former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said Wednesday.   Read more »

Dismiss 'baseless' impeachment complaint vs Leonen, UP College of Law asks House

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 08:46 AM

Faculty members of the University of the Philippines College of Law expressed support for its former dean, now Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, as he faces an impeachment complaint, and called on the government to focus on more pressing issues. Read more »

Lawyers, judges, rights advocates rally behind Leonen, slam ‘baseless’ impeach rap

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Updated as of Dec 12 02:33 PM

More than a hundred of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen’s former colleagues and friends have expressed their statement of support for the magistrate, criticizing the impeachment complaint which they described as “baseless and unfounded.” Read more »

'Pointless fiasco': Opposition senators slam impeachment rap vs Leonen

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 06:39 PM

Opposition senators on Tuesday criticized the filing of an impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, calling the move a "pointless fiasco." Read more »

Marcos camp denies involvement in impeachment rap vs Justice Leonen

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 01:39 PM

MANILA - The Marcos camp has denied involvement in the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.   Read more »

Lawyer Gadon, of 'bobo' fame, claims he's more qualified than Justice Leonen

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Updated as of Dec 08 11:32 AM

A controversial lawyer facing several disbarment complaints on Tuesday claimed he was more qualified than Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the second youngest appointee to the high court.   Read more »