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Sotto reiterates Senate power to cite in contempt; Even SC recognizes it, he says

September 19, 2019

(Eagle News)–Even the Supreme Court recognizes the Senate’s power to cite in contempt. This was the reiteration of Senate President Tito Sotto on Thursday, Sept. 19, after three resource persons the Senate joint panel cited in contempt asked the Court of Appeals for help and filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. In filing the petition, Bureau of Corrections legal unit chief Fredric Anthony Santos, BuCor documents unit section Ramoncito Roque and New Bilibid […]

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UPDATED: Manila court junks petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Bryan Sy’s camp

June 11, 2019

(Eagle News)–A Manila court has junked the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by the camp of Bryan Sy, owner of WellMed Dialysis Center accused of processing PhilHealth benefits of deceased patients. In a three-page order, Branch 20 Judge Marivic Basili-Umali said the “singular function of a petition for habeas corpus” after all was “to inquire into the cause of detention of a person.” “That there is no probable cause for the warrantless arrest […]

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WellMed owner’s camp cries illegal arrest, files petition for writ of habeas corpus

June 11, 2019

(Eagle News)–The camp of an owner of the WellMed Dialysis Center, which has been accused of processing PhilHealth medical benefits of deceased patients, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The wife of Bryan Sy applied for the writ, a safeguard against warrantless arrests and illegal detention, before Branch 20 of the Manila Regional Trial Court a day after he was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation following reports of the […]

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