High Court hits PAO chief over socmed posts

By Rey E. Requejo

THE Supreme Court has ordered Public Attorney's Office head Persida Acosta to explain why she should not be disciplined as a lawyer and held in contempt for her “unabated” social media posts and newspaper publications that “tended, directly or indirectly, to impede, obstruct, or degrade the administration of justice.”

The SC issued the show cause order as it denied PAO’s appeal to deleteSection 22 of Canon III of the Code of Professional Responsibility andAccountability (CPRA) which limits the invocation by PAO lawyers of the rule on conflict of interest.

The PAO earlier challenged before strengthen its relationships with likeminded countries to defend its territorial and economic rights in the West Philippine Sea, the latest commissioned Pulse Asia survey showed. Results of the survey, commissioned by international think tank Stratbase ADR

By Rio N. Araja, Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz

FACED with the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) plans to diversify the country’s water sources.

Undersecretary Carlos David, Water Resources Management Office head, urged the public to conserve water, noting that the Angat Dam in Bulacan is already below its minimum operating level at 178.8 meters or slightly below the 180 meters minimum.

He added DENR is also adopting short-term water supply augmentation programs, such as using water from Laguna Lake and reprocessing wastewater.

Rep. Elizaldy Co of Ako Bicol on Wednesday hailed the Congress, under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand G. Martin Romualdez, for taking proactive measures to address the water sup ply

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THE House of Representatives remains firmly committed to the effort of helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) grow to create joband income opportunities for the people,

Institute, were released at its forum, “The 7th Year of the Arbitral Victory: Defending the West Philippine Sea, the Indo-Pacific, and the Rules-Based Order.”

Pulse Asia conducted the survey from June 19-23, 2023, and asked 1,200 Filipinos nationwide whether or not they agree