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(Eagle News)—-The P95.3 billion worth of items vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte from the national budget were “unconstitutional,” the Palace said on Tuesday, April 16. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the provisions vetoed by the President were in the first place “the so-called insertions, riders,” or they were not part of the program of the Department of Public Works and Highways. He said those vetoed were also “unprogrammed.” “Remember the decision of the Supreme […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Tuesday, Dec. 4, urged the military to back up its recommendation to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time with “hard and justifiable facts,” even as he expressed fears about such an extension in the first place. In a statement, Pangilinan said prolonging martial law in Mindanao for a third time could “affect the campaigning of opposition candidates and those not allied with the administration.” He added […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a provision in the country’s anti-drugs law that prohibits drug suspects from striking plea agreements. The decision is in favor of Salvador Estipona, Jr., who had asked the High Court to junk the provision, after his motion for a plea bargain was junked two times by the Legazpi City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 3. Estipona had argued the accused of “other heinous crimes such as murder, some acts […]
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said that from the start, the government’s negotiation with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is unconstitutional.
According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, the Bangsamoro Basic Law is not unconstitutional.
