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After almost 8 hours, the House of Representatives impeached Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez early Tuesday at 12:15 AM in a 212-46 vote with four abstentions. The lawmakers approved the articles of impeachment on March 22, 2011 to bring Gutierrez to trial at the Upper House (Senate) for her alleged betrayal of public trust.
Below is Ombudsman Gutierrez’s press statement on the impeachment rap against her.
Continue Reading →We are deeply saddened by the turn of events. We condole with the family of the late Secretary Angelo Reyes. It is tragic that what started out as an investigation in aid of legislation has led to his apparent suicide. Death is not a graceful exit to such a distinguished officer as Secretary Reyes. A more honorable way would have been to come out with the truth and win back the admiration of his fellow soldiers. This is now the challenge the other generals are facing.
Continue Reading →Human Rights Watch’s deputy director for Asia Elaine Pearson said this today about extrjudicial abuses and the justice promises of the Aquino adminsitration:
President Aquino came into office with a mandate to abolish abusive forces and pursue justice for serious abuses. He made impassioned promises, but [...]
Continue Reading →Two theories seek to explain the events of August 23rd, but just how valid are they?
Amid the humiliation and recriminations following the botched operation to rescue the Hong Kong tourists held hostage on board a bus hijacked by a disgruntled ex-cop at Rizal Park, there are two theories often cited as to why it ended the way it did.
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- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
- There's too much fun in the Philippines
There’s too much fun in the Philippines
A certain pizza place we shall now disguise behind the name Norwich Pizza had been acquired by a large food conglomerate we shall call Bumblebee Food Corporation for purposes of…
- Pseudo-trial
Pseudo-trial
What happens when social media takesover the justice system?
As per the Julian Assange case in Britain where the WikiLeaks founder may find out about his fate through the social networking…
- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
