In its decision, the Sandiganbayan noted that while Corona may have been liable for negligence as he failed to indicate his assets in his SALN properly, these assets cannot be labeled as unexplained wealth because the former chief justice, his wife, and children have legally accumulated wealth over years of working.
The case is the last pending before the poll body against Marcos who won the presidential race by a landslide of 31,629,783 votes, or more than 16 million votes ahead of presidential candidate Leni Robredo.
PUBLiCUS noted that 71 percent of the respondents expressed confidence that the country is heading in the "right direction," while 65 percent are optimistic that the Philippine economy will improve by the fourth quarter of 2022.
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Friday highly commended” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on his first 100 days in office for effectively laying the groundwork for the administration’s programs. “Not many appreciate the importance of any administration’s first 100 days. It is at this time that an administration sets the trajectory of its governance...
MANILA – Lawyer Trixie Cruz-Angeles has stepped down from being Press Secretary, Malacañang confirmed Tuesday. Cruz-Angeles herself announced that she has tendered her resignation due to “health reasons.” “I tendered my resignation this morning, effective end of business hours today. Due to health reasons. It was a pleasure working with you,” she said in a statement....
“So, I hope I am clear here. It is not I who has the track record for murders, massacres, tortures, rape, and inhumanity but the terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF (National Democratic Front),” former Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy said.
MANILA – In his first 100 days as president, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. played the role of a “travelling salesman” by going on three foreign trips to lure foreign investors to do business in the Philippines. The trips included state visits to two Southeast Asian neighbours, Indonesia from Sept. 4 to 6; Singapore from Sept....
MANILA, 2022 October 2 – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “very sincere” with his intent to bring the Philippines “to greater heights,” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Tuesday. Speaking to select Palace reporters, Bersamin said he is “impressed” with Marcos’ work performance, noting that the Chief Executive keeps reminding his Cabinet to work harder...
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. received Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, in a courtesy call at Malacañan Palace on Thursday. State-run Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) uploaded a short video of the meeting between Marcos and Prince Faisal on its official Facebook page. Based on the...
MANILA- According to the Social Weather Stations (SWS), 88 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied, 5 percent were undecided, and 7 percent were dissatisfied with former Philippine President Duterte’s six-year term, based on the results of its June 26 to 29 survey, his final week in Malacañang. The resulting net satisfaction rating was +81 (percentage...