A legal advisor says Philippines has legal options in the WTO and ASEAN that would push Thailand to implement WTO's ruling on the cigarette tax case. However, conducting bilateral talks with Thailand as soon as possible is still considered the best diplomatic option.
It appears as if the EDCA is within legal coundaries in the Philippine Constitution, despite concerns that it was a violation of such.
The DQ cases filed against Presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte has been consolidated by Comelec following their review that the petitions address the same issues.
Former Philippine senator Francisco Tatad asked the Supreme Court Monday to remove any injunction against the disqualification case of 2016 presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe.
