The Supreme Court affirmed the Commission on Elections’ dismissal of the vote-buying complaint filed right after Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Vice Mayor Gian Sotto won in the 13 May 2019 polls. The SC ruling likewise also cleared the alleged vote-buying charges of then congressional candidate Elizabeth Delarmente and television host Willie Revillame. To
WITH less than 30 days left before the May 9 elections, more members of Congress and local executives are expected “to flee and jump off their sinking ships.” In a statement, Anakalusugan Rep. Michael T. Defensor said they expect politicians who are still supporting other presidential and vice-presidential candidates to…
MAYORAL hopeful Michael T. Defensor has dared Mayor Joy Belmonte on a debate on the issues concerning the “future” of Quezon City. Defensor issued the challenged over the weekend as Belmonte raised the closure of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. during the Serbisyo sa Bayan Party’s (SBP) proclamation rally and his distribution…
THE regional wage board in the National Capital Region (NCR) said it is now tapping the Department of Energy (DOE) in its review of a wage petition filed in 2019. Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) Chairman Sarah B. Mirasol said they will be conducting the formal…
SEEING ripple effects of sanctions against Russia, Anakalusugan Rep. Michael T. Defensor is asking the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to extend financial aid to families of Filipino workers in the former Soviet Republic. According to Defensor, “the global sanctions are bound to hit Russia’s banking system very hard, possibly…