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Ex-Iloilo rep Niel Tupas Jr indicted for graft over PDAF scam
(UPDATED) Former Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr, a member of the Liberal Party, says his signatures were forged
Former Iloilo governor Tupas dies
3RD UPDATE Iloilo 5th District Representative Niel Tupas Jr says his father had multiple organ failure due to prostate cancer
Former Iloilo governor Tupas to be charged for graft
The Ombudsman says former Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas Sr allegedly paid Green Core Geothermal Incorporated P4 million for electricity that the provincial government did not consume
House probes judiciary fund despite SC snub
When we tackled amendments to the Sandiganbayan law the justices came here There is no reason for them not to cooperate when it is now the fund of the judiciary in question
JBC member to Jardeleza: Why go to SC?
I thought that he would ventilate his arguments first before the Judicial and Bar Council says Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr
House vs SC? Aquino allies target judicial fund
Proposed bills require the Supreme Court to remit the Judiciary Development Fund to the National Treasury and allow Congress to decide how it will be used
‘It's not an instruction to impeach’ – Tupas
The chairman of the House committee on justice says he doesn t interpret the President s speech as a go signal for his committee to go after Supreme Court justices
Palace: No role in Congress' plan to review judiciary fund
After the Supreme Court declares unconstitutional parts of Malacañang s spending program administration solons prepare to scrutinize the Judiciary Development Fund
Desire vs necessity: Solons weigh in on Blatche naturalization bill
As House Bill 3783 seeks to naturalize NBA center Andray Blatche for the FIBA World Cup politicians argue its merit
Rival NGOs beat Napoles in House 'pork barrel'
Napoles may be the poster queen of pork barrel, but she does not have a monopoly of the PDAF of House members
JBC defers shortlisting Sandiganbayan top post
Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr requests for the postponement until after congress has resumed to resolve the matter of representation
Iloilo politics runs in the family
Frenemies get a whole new meaning in Iloilo politics
In Iloilo, politics is addition
A loyal Liberal Party member gives up his ambition to return to the Capitol to make way for the alliance of 3 political families
'Freedom flame' for LP members, singer, journalist
A German foundation awards 11 individuals politicians cabinet members a journalist and a performer for their roles in allowing Filipinos to better experience freedom
How the JBC defied Malacañang
Up until the last minute on August 13 when the JBC voted to disqualify De Lima there were moves to pressure the council into voting otherwise
De Lima once opposed move to relax JBC rules
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima once opposed a proposal to relax rules on disqualifying aspirants to the judiciary
How JBC's 5 votes can change the game
A majority vote is enough to suspend the rules of the Judicial and Bar Council
JBC's baptism of fire and legal woes
Changes and challenges beset the current Judicial and Bar Council which starts grilling Tuesday the nominees for chief justice
SC verdict doesn't fix JBC problem
The Supreme Court rules that Congress should only have one representative in the Judicial and Bar Council but this doesn t address the council s inherent problems
Tupas to question SC ruling on JBC composition
Rep Niel Tupas Jr says the Supreme Court decision on the Judicial and Bar Council favors insiders in the judiciary and weakens the mechanism of check and balance in the body
JBC to interview CJ candidates starting July 24
The public interviews will be aired live by media
SC to JBC: Explain 2 reps from Congress
The JBC has to defend why it has two representatives from Congress Iloilo Rep Niel Tupas and Sen Francis Escudero
Corona prosecutors closely watching CJ selection
Quimbo says they are tempted to participate in the selection process but the CoronaTrial showed them that the position is so holy it should be insulated from politics
'We weren't there for blood' - Tupas #CoronaTrial
Reflections of Niel Tupas Jr one month after Corona s conviction
CJ applicants asked to submit bank waivers
UPDATED The Judicial and Bar Council sets the deadline for application on June 18
Rappler Newscast | May 28, 2012
Oral arguments for the prosecution invoke principles of greatness rule of law the country s future and the character of a Chief Justice | Defense counsel s closing arguments focus on legal arguments saying mistakes the chief justice made in his SALN were done in good faith | Rappler Exclusive: Former monetary board officials say Corona admitted to illegal trading of dollars in his testimony in the impeachment court
Replay: Day 43 (click here for more clips)
The defense and prosecution panels delivered their closing arguments Watch day 43 in full length
Day 43: wRap
Rappler s Ayee Macaraig recaps day 43 of the Corona Trial where the defense and the prosecution delivered their closing arguments
'Lying, dishonesty and deception of highest order'
UPDATED Lead prosecutor Niel Tupas asks the impeachment court to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona
Miriam: In case of conviction, how to determine penalty?
Senator judge Miriam Defensor Santiago asks the presiding officer and the rest of the members of the impeachment how to determine the penalty for the Chief Justice in case of conviction
Enrile to Cuevas: Will you elevate result of proceedings to SC?
Enrile asks defense panel if they will take the result of the impeachment proceedings up to the Supreme Court
Day 43: Interview with prosecution's Quimbo
Rep Miro Quimbo gives us a preview of the prosecution s closing arguments
Rappler Newscast | May 23, 2012
Renato Corona is a no show on day 41 A Basa daughter says Corona used his influence to win his wife’s libel cases And Dean Tony La Viña says Corona fails to live up to the rigor of truth
Who will cross examine Corona? 5 candidates
Prosecution says they will definitely ask the Chief Justice about his dollar accounts
Defense: Corona will bare it all
Chief Justice Renato Corona s lawyers say he will bear all once he takes the witness stand in his own impeachment trial
Corona trial rewriting Enrile story?
A look at Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile s role in the Corona trial and what this could mean for his enduring story
Basa-Guidote keeps Corona trial in suspense
Basa Guidote is the cliffhanger as the impeachment trial goes on break with unresolved questions on Corona s bank deposits
Tiangco a whistleblower? Sour-graping, say peers
Navotas Rep Tobias Tiangco testifies that Palace used pork to impeach the Chief Justice
Mrs Corona vs Basas in impeachment trial?
The prosecution is considering presenting Mrs Corona s relatives as rebuttal witnesses
#CoronaTrial Day 26 with video highlights
Highlights of Day 26 of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona
The prosecution’s original sin
If the prosecution seemed unprepared for the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona it s because in reality it was
Prosecution: We're done
Prosecution rests case on day 25 says it is confident with evidence submitted
#CoronaTrial: Day 25 with video highlights
Highlights of Day 25 of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona
#CoronaTrial: Day 24 with video highlights
Highlights of Day 24 of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona
Vote paves way for 2nd impeachment
38 solons say there s probable cause to impeach SC Associate Justice Mariano Del Castillo
Miriam and the prosecution: a love-hate relationship
Sen Miriam Defensor Santiago s mood meter on the prosecution shifts from angry to happy
#CoronaTrial: Day 19
Day 19: Revelations: bank accounts closed on day Corona was impeached at the House; PSBank branch manager tells court Rep Jorge Banal went to their bank with the questioned Annex A
#CoronaTrial: Day 18
Day 18: Discussion on the documents from PSBank related to the accounts of Chief Justice Corona; Also discussion on the fake documents of the prosecution
Lingua Corona: Impeachment Lingo 101
After 4 weeks of trial Rappler puts together an impeachment lexicon for your honors counsels witnesses viewers and well dummies
