Opposition senators to Duterte: Arrest encroachers, drug lords, not critics

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:46:16 +0000

Instead of arresting critics, President Rodrigo Duterte should arrest foreign encroachers and bigtime drug lords, opposition senators said.

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News Briefs: April 4, 2019

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 21:20:08 +0000

Ressa pleads not guilty to 4 tax evasion cases Rappler executive editor and CEO Maria Ressa pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to four tax evasion cases during her arraignment in the Court of Tax Appeals. The court’s First Division also allowed Ressa to travel to Italy and the United States for speaking engagements and set […]

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Acierto accusations deserve probe – Lacson, opposition

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:22:19 +0000

Acierto accusations deserve probe – Lacson, opposition

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said authorities should not gloss over the disturbing allegations of dismissed Police Senior Supt. Eduardo Acierto, who claimed he was implicated in the smuggling into the country of “shabu” (crystal meth) worth P11 billion after he told Malacañang that two Chinese nationals often seen with President Rodrigo Duterte were into the illegal drug trade.

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