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SMNI files motion to inhibit NTC execs after perceived unfair bias. SMNI's legal counsel requests recusal of NTC officials from its case, citing violation of due process. The motion follows NTC's 30-day suspension order against SMNI, alleging franchise violations. SMNI questions the authority of the hearing officer and seeks until January 20 to file a responsive pleading. Meanwhile, legislator Migs Nograles proposed a resolution urging the NTC to suspend SMNI's operations, citing alleged franchise violations and dissemination of false information. Former president Rodrigo Duterte criticizes MTRCB's suspension of two SMNI programs, calling it a violation of his right to free expression.
MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that it has received the appointment papers of its five senior officials from Malacanang. In a message to reporters, lawyer Mico Clavano of the Office of the Secretary said the appointments of undersecretaries Deo Marco, Jose Cadiz Jr., Jesse Andres, Nicholas Ty, and Geronimo Sy were transmitted by the Palace on Tuesday afternoon. Marco was also an undersecretary during the term of then secretary and now Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra. He supervised a number of attached agencies, including the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) which has been named by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as one of the agency's problematic offices. Sy, meanwhile, was a senior prosecutor at the DOJ before being named as undersecretary while Ty was promoted after serving as an assistant secretary during the past administration. Andres previously served as chief of staff of former Vice President Noli de Castro. Andres, Sy, and Cadiz repl
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), the inter-agency group created to fight the recent proliferation of smishing and text spams in the country, has pushed for the setting up of a hub that will centralize complaints, including those filed with other agencies. The CICC is now