Sandiganbayan chief judge named
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday appointed Geraldine Faith A. Econg as the new head judge of the Philippines’ anti-graft court.Ms. Econg, 57, served nearly nine years as associate justice of the Sandiganbayan, heading the special court’s
Sandiganbayan clears ex-VP Binay, son of graft over P1.3-B school building
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court acquitted former Vice-President (VP) Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. and ex-Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. of graft charges in connection to the P1.3-billion Makati City Science High School contract, granting their dismissal
ARTA, CoA urged to probe PhilHealth
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASA LAWMAKER on Thursday urged the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Commission on Audit (CoA) to investigate what he described as management “inefficiencies” of state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).The government should conduct “special audits” on PhilHealth to
Public support for VP ouster should press Congress to act, impeachment lawyer says
PHILIPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORA WEDNESDAY survey result showing that four in 10 Filipinos are in favor of ousting Vice-President (VP) Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio should press the Philippine Congress to unseat her, according to a lawyer of impeachment complainants.In a statement
Bill eyes interest-free loans for MSMEs
BW FILE PHOTOA BILL seeking to promote the growth of Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing them with interest-free loans was filed at the House of Representatives last month.House Bill (HB) No. 11212, filed by Zamboanga City