(1st UPDATE) The Avelino ruling of 1949 says 12 senators are enough to create a quorum

Jinky Luistro rose from being a 19th Congress neophyte with an uncommon political surname, to a breakout star leading the prosecution team in a high-stakes trial

Jinky Luistro rose from being a 19th Congress neophyte with an uncommon political surname, to a breakout star leading the prosecution team in a high-stakes trial

Estrada was acquitted in his past two plunder cases related to jueteng operations and the pork barrel scam. What will happen this time around?

In a meeting where the family war surfaced only in three sentences, Beaver Lopez’s brief cameo landed like the rift in miniature: present, unresolved, and choosing, on Thursday afternoon at least, not to speak.

State-funded biofertilizer production faltered. A private company has since obtained exclusive rights to scale Bio-N production.

'I do not want Mindanao to be continuously associated with an individual who's facing a lot of charges,' says Adiong

Many Muslims in Mindanao who dedicated themselves to jihad are supposed to reap the rewards of the peace process. But breaches of trust between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front threaten the fulfillment of peaceful lives they were promised.

Here's a compilation of information that shows how Mabanta is connected to both the Duterte and Marcos camps

The SC ruling on Carandang's dismissal affirms that the president has no power to discipline a deputy ombudsman – an official of an independent constitutional body

'Previous AMLC leaderships should be made to account for this failure to flag Duterte transactions over the course of several years,' says Representative Terry Ridon

Arresting is one thing, sending Co back to the Philippines is another. What are the options available for the Philippine government?

A person should not be arrested if his/her violation is punishable by a fine only, and minors cannot be arrested for curfew violations, law experts and jurisprudence say

The system is sophisticated, politically-connected, and is able to innovate once exposed and pursued

Parents whose children have type 1 diabetes appeal for more government support as they deal with steep costs

Type 1 diabetes is distinct from the more common type 2 diabetes that many Filipinos know of. It also usually appears in children, and they have to manage the condition — for life.

To understand the current quarrel of the Lopez cousins, it helps to translate the Enrique Razon infra deals with the Lopez group's First Gen in plain language

Seen from a distance, the real argument between the Lopez cousins is not just about this ₱2-billion check, but about how clearly the family will set the limits of its risk the next time a president turns on them

The president may declare a national emergency to activate government's reserved powers. Congress may do the same by passing a law and granting the president 'special powers' as what happened with the Bayanihan Act during the pandemic.

When Sonny Belmonte was speaker, his chamber also tried to pass an anti-dynasty bill, but backed down when he realized it would be hollow. The present-day House appears intent on passing one anyway.

By process, it's the prosecutors who decide whether a case can be filed with courts or not. But how much evidence is needed?

'I'm very excited to go home at ikwento sa mga nanay kung ano ang itsura ng due process, na pinagkait sa amin ng mahabang panahon,' says Sheerah Escudero, sister of a Duterte drug war victim

Under the rules, the ICC may cooperate with any country like the Philippines – regardless if the state is an ICC member or not

Not one, but a trail of sources show a common meaning of the word neutralization – to kill

Human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares says Kaufman’s entire statement is not legal but political, which ‘feeds the narrative of Duterte supporters…’

'Nothing much has changed,' says Damaso Magbual, a 1986 Namfrel national council member. So we have to learn, he adds, to grow and mature for democracy.

Amid public uproar over the arrest of a driver involved in a recent deadly LRT incident, lawmakers and public officials seek changes in police traffic rules to avoid automatic arrests of motorists

From being Duterte's acting Cabinet secretary, Matibag is now Marcos' NBI director

Lack of accountability and justice and Duterte's influence are among the reasons why an ICC trial is more appropriate for the EJK cases

Tim Ho Wan's global CEO Yeong Sheng Lee says the dimsum chain wants to expand globally without compromising quality and authenticity