Benigno “Noynoy” C. Aquino III was finally proclaimed by Congress as the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines. His proclamation came after 8 days of canvassing by a joint congressional committee. Aquino obtained a total of 15,208,678 votes, while his nearest rival, former president Joseph Estrada, got 9,487,837 votes or a difference of [...]
In a 9-1-3 decision, the Supreme Court declared yesterday that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo can appoint the next Chief Justice upon retirement of Chief Justice Reynato Puno on May 17, 2010. The Decision stemmed from the question on whether an incumbent President can appoint Chief Justice Puno’s successor, considering that Section 15, Article VII (Executive [...]
PROCLAMATION NO. 1959 Proclamation No. 1959 PROCLAIMING A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN AREAS WHEREAS, Proclamation 1946 was issued on 24 November 2009 declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and the City [...]
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