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SC strikes down NEA ruling on electric coop execs filing COCs

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that officers and directors of electric cooperatives do not automatically forfeit their positions when they file their certificates of candidac... Read More


CA reinstates raps vs. 2 implicated in 2013 Canada garbage importation

Philippines, Feb. 10 -- The Court of Appeals (CA) has nullified the acquittal and reinstated the criminal charges filed against two individuals over the illegal importation of toxic wastes from Canada... Read More


Ex-ARMM exec gets 112 years for corruption

Manila, Feb. 7 -- The Sandiganbayan has sentenced a former official of the defunct Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to up to 112 years imprisonment for 16 counts of corruption filed against... Read More


Ex-Agusan del Sur solon cleared in pork raps

Manila, Feb. 7 -- The Sandiganbayan has cleared a former congressman for the lone district of Agusan del Sur on charges for malversation, direct bribery and corruption for alleged anomalies in the use... Read More


BuCor cites gov't efforts to decongest prisons, improve penal system

Manila, Feb. 7 -- The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said Thursday the government is making inroads in addressing the decades-old problem of congestion in the country's prisons, and a more efficient pe... Read More


31 Leyte PDLs undergo pre-parole interview

Manila, Feb. 6 -- The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Wednesday said 31 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) got closer to freedom after undergoing a pre-parole interv... Read More


2 fake PAOCC agents nabbed for scamming ex-POGO workers

Manila, Feb. 6 -- Two travel agency employees who posed as Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) personnel were arrested for allegedly soliciting money from families of former Philippin... Read More


5 charged over P2.7-B shabu shipment from Pakistan

Manila, Feb. 6 -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said criminal charges have been filed against five individuals on Thursday in connection with an attempt to bring in more than 404 kg. of s... Read More


SC clarifies periods for filing VAT refund claims

Manila, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday clarified the prescriptive periods for filing value-added tax (VAT) refund claims with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (CIR). In a decision by the... Read More


SC directs Congress, Executive to comment on suit challenging GAA

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court has directed Congress and the Executive department to comment on petitions challenging the constitutionality of RA 12116 or the General Appropriations Act (GAA). D... Read More