Ethics

The Senate committee on ethics has asked Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to comment on a proposal to amend the chamber’s rules on absenteeism following a complaint against him. Sen. JV Ejercito announced the move after the panel reviewed nine pending dockets. The complaint stems from allegations that Dela Rosa continues to receive salary despite notable absences from plenary sessions.

April 25, 2026 Reported by AI

Almost two months after unveiling a proposed rule on March 5 to let the attorney general review ethics complaints against DOJ attorneys before state bar action, the Justice Department faces intensifying debate. With Pam Bondi out as attorney general and Todd Blanche acting in the role, officials cite rising politically motivated filings—citing cases involving Bondi, Ed Martin and Drew Ensign—while critics decry it as undermining state oversight and the McDade-Murtha Amendment.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that let Boulder and Boulder County pursue state-law tort claims against ExxonMobil and Suncor over alleged climate-change harms, a case with potential implications for similar lawsuits around the country.

March 17, 2026 Reported by AI

A digital ethics advocate raised concerns over an apparent coordinated troll attack on an online news report over the weekend about the imminent replacement of ICT Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda. Suspicious accounts appeared in the comments within an hour, dismissing the article as 'fake news'. Aguda responded that he does not know the critic and his mandate is to clean the internet of harmful content.

The U.S. Justice Department has proposed a regulation that would require state bar authorities to pause investigative steps against current or former DOJ attorneys for alleged ethics violations tied to their federal duties while the department conducts its own review. The proposal, published as a notice of proposed rulemaking on March 5, 2026, cites the McDade Amendment as its legal basis and says the change is needed amid what it describes as increasingly politicized bar complaints.

March 04, 2026 Reported by AI

The House of Representatives has approved a formal ethics probe into Quezon City 4th District Rep. Bong Suntay following his lewd remarks about actress Anne Curtis during a justice committee hearing on impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Lawmakers condemned the comments as degrading to women and in violation of the Bawal Bastos law prohibiting catcalling and sexual harassment.