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Escudero: Impeachment neither purely criminal nor administrative

Manila, Sept. 23 -- The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday distinguished impeachment from ordinary criminal prosecution, describing the proceedings as sui generis while acknowledging that they shar... Read More


Pensioners to gain access to GSIS solar loan beginning Sept. 30

Manila, Sept. 23 -- Government retirees will gain access to the Government Service Insurance System's (GSIS) solar financing program beginning Sept. 30, one of the expanded benefits being highlighted ... Read More


Senate court drops fixed 16-vote threshold in VP trial

Manila, Sept. 23 -- The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday overturned its earlier ruling requiring 16 votes to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, adopting instead a formula that will count only s... Read More


Escudero lays procedural basis for possible SC threshold challenge

Manila, Sept. 23 -- Presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Wednesday placed on record the impeachment court's procedural basis for reopening its voting-threshold ruling, saying the explanation c... Read More


Senate court clears way for threshold vote, rejects Cayetano appeal

Manila, Sept. 23 -- The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday cleared the way for a vote on the disputed conviction threshold in Vice President Sara Duterte's trial after rejecting Senator-Judge Alan ... Read More


P2.16-B sales leave dividend trail unresolved in VP trial

Manila, Sept. 22 -- More than PHP2.15 billion in combined sales generated over several years by five companies examined in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial have yet to establish whether... Read More


Ex-Duterte envoy emerges as VP trial traces GenCorp control

Manila, Sept. 22 -- A businessman appointed by former president Rodrigo R. Duterte as special envoy to China surfaced Tuesday in the Senate impeachment court's effort to determine who ultimately contr... Read More


Hontiveros: 3 school shootings sharpen need for Sagip Bata law

Manila, Sept. 21 -- The latest campus attack in South Cotabato has added urgency to a Senate proposal giving law enforcers stronger tools to investigate online grooming and recruitment into violence, ... Read More


GSIS widens emergency loan aid to 318K members in 16 calamity areas

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has expanded its emergency loan assistance to nearly PHP8 billion, covering 317,721 members and pensioners in 16 areas affected by re... Read More


India emerges as possible Mindanao Railway funding partner

Manila, Sept. 18 -- India has emerged as a potential financing partner for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway Project as the government widens its search for foreign support to revive the planned rail ... Read More