House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has been reelected as representative of the lone legislative district of Marinduque province for a third consecutive term.
A victorious House Speaker Lord Alan Velasco (2nd from left) get his arms raised during his proclamation on May 10, 2022 (Photo from Offic
Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec) MANILA - Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia on Thursday said he will inhibit from cases which he handled prior to being named as an official of the poll body. In a phone interview, Garcia said this is to protect the integrity of the commission. "Of course, that's an ethical consideration. You don't need someone to file anything or convince you. Of course, there is a previous relationship with clients, you have to inhibit and do not participate. Because somehow your decision or action will be given color," he added. Garcia, a veteran election lawyer, said he made this decision on his own and that no one forced or encouraged him to do it. "Voluntary and from the very beginning, I said immediately that I'm going to inhibit from all cases that I handle. Although I don't handle any (cases) presently, I have previous relationships with parties (s
Deputy Speaker Prospero A. Pichay Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the disqualification case against Deputy Speaker Rep. Prospero A. Pichay Jr. of Surigao del Sur for his congressional bid in the upcoming May 2022 elections. In a resolution rendered on February 15 and was released to media on Wednesday, the Comelec's former First Division dismissed the petition filed in November last year to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of Pichay filed by his opponent, Construction Workers' Solidarity Party-list Rep. Romeo Momo. In the resolution, the Comelec dismissed Momo's petition which had erroneously asserted Pichay was disqualified from reelection on the basis of his conviction in an Ombudsman case related to his term as Local Water Utilities Administration Chair during the Arroyo presidency. Pichay, in his defense, said similar petitions were filed by Momo against him in previous elections and were repeatedly denied by the Comel
LEADERS of the country’s top business organizations have pushed for congressional amendments to the 85-year-old Public Service Act (PSA). Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have already passed on third reading their respective bills seeking to amend the PSA, otherwise known as Commonwealth Act 146. In a joint…