Tag: Public Office

  • Senate Could Permanently Bar VP Sara Duterte from Office Despite Possible Resignation

    The Senate’s impeachment court has the authority to permanently prevent Vice President Sara Z. Duterte from holding any public office, even if she resigns before or during her trial, according to a House prosecutor. Rodge Gutierrez, a member of the House prosecution team, emphasized during a press conference that resignation does not void the impeachment…

  • President Marcos Jr. Dismisses Call for Drug Test, Questions Relevance to Public Office

    President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. firmly rejected a proposal from his former executive secretary, Vic Rodriguez, to take a hair follicle drug test. Speaking to reporters in Pasay City, Marcos questioned the relevance of such a test to his public role, stating, ‘No. Why should I do that? What is he saying about public trust,…

  • Marcos Jr. Dismisses Call for Drug Test, Questions Relevance to Public Office

    In a firm rebuttal, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has turned down a suggestion from his former executive secretary, Vic Rodriguez, to take a hair follicle drug test. Speaking to the press in Pasay City, Marcos questioned the relevance of such a test to his public role, stating, “No. Why should I do that? What…

  • Comelec Warns Negros Oriental Candidates: File SOCE or Face Permanent Ban from Public Office

    In a stern reminder to candidates in Negros Oriental, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) emphasized the importance of filing the Statement of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) post-election. Lionel Marco Castillano, the director of Comelec-Negros Island Region, highlighted during a Kapihan forum that failure to submit the SOCE within 30 days after the May 12 elections…