Etika

Humiling ang komite ng etika ng Senado kay Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa na magkomento sa panukalang baguhin ang panuntunan ng kapulungan sa absenteeism kaugnay ng reklamo laban sa kanya. Inanunsyo ito ni Sen. JV Ejercito pagkatapos suriin ng panel ang siyam na nakabinbing kaso. Nagmula ang reklamo sa alegasyon na patuloy na tumatanggap ng sahod si Dela Rosa kahit maraming absent sa plenary sessions.

April 25, 2026 Iniulat ng 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 Iniulat ng AI

Nagtaas ng pag-aalala ang isang digital ethics advocate sa isang tila coordinated troll attack sa isang online news report noong weekend tungkol sa posibleng pagpapalit kay ICT Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda. Sa loob ng isang oras pagkatapos mag-publish, lumitaw ang mga suspicious accounts na nag-declare ng 'fake news'. Tumugon si Aguda na hindi niya kilala ang kritiko at ang kanyang mandato ay linisin ang internet ng 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 Iniulat ng 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.