Windows26: Bersamin: PH won’t work with ICC on EJK probe

October 15, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering the Philippines' renewed refusal to cooperate with the ICC on EJK probes, plus doubts over China's sincerity in SCS talks.

Bersamin: PH won't work with ICC on EJK probe

The government is not interested in giving the International Criminal Court (ICC) access to findings of the ongoing House quad committee investigation into the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the bloody war on drugs of the Duterte administration.

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PH a 'lighthouse' in disaster risk reduction, says top UN official

Disaster risk reduction efforts in the Philippines serve as "a lighthouse to the rest of the [Asia-Pacific] region and the world," a United Nations official said on the eve of a major environmental conference today in Manila.

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Palace backs filing of case vs ex-Napolcom exec linked to Barayuga slay

Malacañang said on Monday it would support the filing of criminal charges against resigned Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo of the National Police Commission (Napolcom) amid allegations implicating him in the 2020 murder of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga and three Chinese drug convicts in 2016.

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Teodoro doubts Beijing's sincerity in talks on SCS code of conduct

The Philippines is looking forward to "good faith discussions" with China to a regional code of conduct in the South China Sea (SCS), but Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. says he doubts China's sincerity.

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PWD discount applies to group meal if consumed by cardholder

The 20-percent discount and value-added tax (VAT) exemption for persons with disabilities (PWDs) will apply to the total cost of a group meal only if it can be "clearly determined" that the food was exclusively consumed by just one PWD, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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EDITORIAL: Asean sees no evil, speaks no evil

By seeing and speaking no evil, Asean risks losing what's left of its credibility and relevance as its silence signals complicity in the acts of a dominant power. If Asean hopes to be a force for peace in the region, it must discard its cowardly stance disguised as the "Asean Way" and stand united against the neighborhood bully.

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INQside Look with senatorial aspirant Bam Aquino

On this episode of INQside Look, INQUIRER.net anchor Neil Mercado chats with Bam Aquino, who shares his plans and promises should he secure a seat in the upper chamber.

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