FRANCISCO BACKS SUPREME COURT RULING IN DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT CASE SLAMS HOUSE FOR “GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION”

Veteran constitutional litigator Atty. Ernesto B. Francisco, Jr., the petitioner in the landmark Francisco v. House of Representatives case, has come out in strong defense of the Supreme Court’s recent 13–0 decision halting the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Francisco, whose 2003 case remains the leading jurisprudence on the constitutional limits of impeachment proceedings, said the ruling in Duterte v. House of Representatives (G.R. No. 278353) is legally sound and consistent with precedent. “There is nothing inconsistent between the two rulings. The Supreme Court simply responded to…

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LEGAL LUMINARY ATTY. NILO DIVINA JOINS MUSEO DEL GALEÓN BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Atty. Nilo T. Divina (left), Founder and Managing Partner of DivinaLaw, with Museo del Galeón Executive Director Manuel L. Quezon III (right) during the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement at the DivinaLaw office in Makati City. MAKATI CITY, Philippines —Esteemed legal luminary and law firm founder, Atty. Nilo T. Divina has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Museo del Galeón, Inc., bringing with him decades of distinguished legal experience and a longstanding dedication to nation-building and public service. Atty. Divina, who is widely recognized for his…

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Eldar’s mega birthday bash, naghatid ng mega surprises sa EK

Si Mr. Nico Mamon, Division Head ng Organization Development and Corporate Planning (ODCP) at Integrated Marketing ng Enchanted Kingdom (EK), habang inaanunsyo ang iba pang paghahanda sa 30th anniversary ng EK sa October 18 at 19, 2025. Mula sa isang linggo pagbuhos ng ulan, tila inulan din ng blessings ang ginanap na Eldar’s Mega Birthday Bash noong August 2, 2025. Maganda ang panahon at walang pag-ulan kaya naman ang selebrasyon ay in-enjoy ng pami-pamilya lalo na ng mga bata. Si Eldar the Wizard ang cute at beloved character simula nang magbukas ang…

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SM Supermalls Opens Mall-Based Voter Registration for 2025 BSKE

Done and empowered! Successful registrants pose after completing the voter registration process at SM City CDO Uptown. With the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) happening this December, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) partners once again with SM Supermalls to bring voter registration closer to the people. From August 1 to 10, 2025, 35 SM malls and 11 more SM establishments nationwide will serve as official satellite registration hubs, allowing voters to register, update, or reactivate their voter records easily and conveniently inside the malls they already know and…

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2 NPA PATAY SA ENGKUWENTRO

DALAWANG kasapi ng New People’s Army ang napaslang ng mga tauhan ng Philippine Army 2nd Infantry Division sa magkahiwalay na insidente nitong nakalipas na linggo sa Quezon at Occidental Mindoro. Ayon sa ibinahaging ulat na isinumite sa tanggapan ni 2ND ID Commander, Major General Ramon Zagala, nakasagupa ng kanyang mga tauhan ang grupo ng rebeldeng NPA sa Barangay Maguibuay sa Tagkawayan, Quezon. “Initial reports disclosed that one NPA died during the encounter and three high-powered firearms were confiscated,” ayon pa sa report. Dahil ang Tagkawayan umano ay matatagpuan sa boundary…

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P476K SHABU NASABAT SA CAVITE BUY-BUST

CAVITE – Tinatayang halos kalahating milyong pisong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu ang nasamsam sa isang umano’y tulak na nasa listahan ng high value individual (HVI) ng pulisya, sa isinagawang buy-bust operation sa Dasmariñas City noong Sabado ng madaling araw. Ayon sa ulat, nagsagawa ng buy-bust operation ang pinagsamang pwersa ng Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) at Dasmariñas Component City Police Station sa Brgy. Datu Esmael Dasmarinas City, Cavite bandang alas-4:00 ng madalang araw na nagresulta sa pagkakaaresto sa suspek na si alyas “Jonaid”. Nasamsam sa suspek ang humigit kumulang na…

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P25-M SHABU NADISKUBRE SA PARCEL SA PAMPANGA

UMABOT sa 5.062 gramo ng hinihinalang shabu na tinatayang P25,310,000.00 ang halaga, ang nadiskubre sa isang parcel sa Clark Freeport Zone sa Mabalacat, Pampanga noong Hulyo 30, 2025 Ayon kay National Bureau Investigation (NBI) Director Jaime Santiago, sa pakikipagtulungan ng Clark International Airport at Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, ininspeksyon ang nasabing parcel na nagpositibo sa ilegal na droga. Bunsod nito, agad nakipag-ugnayan ang NBI – Pampanga District Office sa mga miyembro ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Bureau of Customs at Philippine National Police (PNP) para suriin ang nasabing…

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Sa isyu ng impeachment KAMARA DESERVE DUE PROCESS – SOLON

IGINIIT ni Senador Loren Legarda na dapat bigyan din muna ng pagkakataon ang Kamara na gamitin ang lahat ng legal remedy kaugnay sa impeachment case laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte bago tuluyang magdesisyon ang Senado. “Ang aking view, we should not decide prematurely until the House of Representatives has exhausted all legal remedies. So, due process must be observed regardless of where we stand on the issue in the pursuit of accountability and justice, truth and fairness must not be forgotten,” diin ni Legarda. Gayunman, nilinaw ng senador na…

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KAPANGYARIHAN NG KAMARA PAHIHINAIN NG SENADO

TILA inamin ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso na mababalewala ang kanilang papel at kapangyarihan sa ilalim ng saligang batas sa magiging aksyon umano ng Senado sa impeachment case laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte. Ginawa ni Atty. Princess Abante ang pahayag dahil sa report na sa Miyerkoles, Agosto 6, ay pagbobotohan ng Senado ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema na nagbasura sa Impeachment case laban kay Duterte. “Any premature action—such as a Senate vote effectively abandoning the impeachment trial—may be interpreted as a disregard of due process. Worse, it may be…

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