No surgery set for Romualdez as court weighs hospital detention
MANILA — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez has no surgery or invasive medical procedure scheduled, his doctors told the Sandiganbayan, sharpening the dispute over...
Sara to appeal dismissal of perjury case vs Madriaga
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio will appeal the dismissal of her perjury complaint against self-proclaimed former aide Ramil Madriaga, accusing prosecutors of ignoring...
P10.156-billion Palace spending plan breezes through House panel despite minority protest
MANILA — The House committee on appropriations abruptly ended scrutiny of the Office of the President’s proposed P10.156-billion budget for 2027 in under an...
PBBM declares 2027 holidays, adds 4 non-working days
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has added four special non-working days to the Philippines’ 2027 holiday calendar, giving Filipinos additional breaks for...
Sandiganbayan orders Romualdez jail transfer
MANILA — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is set to be placed under the custody of the Quezon City Jail after the Sandiganbayan ordered...
BI confirms Cayetano siblings Alan Peter and Pia have left PH
MANILA — Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano have left the Philippines without any legal impediment to their departure, the Bureau of Immigration...
PNP vows ‘relentless’ hunt for Bato; 91 guns still unaccounted for
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed Thursday to relentlessly pursue Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa as authorities seek to enforce an International...
Poverty-based targeting may overlook vulnerable older Filipinos — studies
MANILA – Many older Filipinos who are not officially classified as poor remain economically vulnerable. This suggests that poverty rates alone may fail to...
Ombudsman seeks gov’t doctors’ assessment of Romualdez health; Request to remain confined at hospital...
MANILA — Government prosecutors will ask a team of state physicians to independently assess former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District’s Cong. Martin Romualdez’s...
DOE files supplemental estafa raps vs Leviste over 1,380-MW projects
MANILA — The Department of Energy (DOE) has filed a supplemental estafa complaint against Batangas’ Cong. Leandro Leviste and two former Solar Philippines executives...