Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla (left) says negotiations are underway with purported protectors of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. “We know where he is, but there are negotiations now with his protectors and I think we’ll get to him soon,” Remulla says.

Torreon challenges Remulla claim of talks with Dela Rosa ‘protectors’

MANILA — The camp of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has challenged Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla to substantiate his claim that the government is...
The House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio on May 11 by a 257-25-9 vote. The articles of impeachment accuse her of culpable violation of the Constitution, graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust, bribery and other high crimes.

VP Sara’s defense invokes right vs forced testimony

MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio cannot be compelled to testify in her own impeachment trial, her defense asserted Tuesday, invoking her constitutional protection...
Torre. Photo courtesy of MMDA

Torre goes on leave as EDSA busway controversy deepens

MANILA — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III went on leave Tuesday as scrutiny intensified over his use of the...
The mugshot of former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. PNP

Romualdez seeks hospital detention while facing P7.4-B plunder case

MANILA — Former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to remain under detention at Cardinal Santos Medical Center...
Philippine Statistics Authority’s Assistant National Statistician Marizza Grande takes her oath before the Senate impeachment court on the 22nd day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio at the Senate in Pasay City. SPPA POOL/LINO SANTOS

PSA: 1,685 confidential fund payees have no civil registry records

MANILA — Nearly two-thirds of the names listed as recipients of confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of...
Photo courtesy of Joan Bondoc/PNA

PNP orders verification of threats vs VP Sara, family

MANILA — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered police units to verify Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s claims of...
Former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has consistently denied plunder allegations. He maintains that the witnesses’ recantations had weakened the accusations against him and insisted there is no credible evidence linking him to the alleged kickback operation.

Ombudsman files P7.4-billion plunder case vs Romualdez

MANILA — The Office of the Ombudsman on Monday filed a P7.4-billion plunder case against Leyte congressman and former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez...
Vice President Sara Duterte arrives at the Quezon City Hall of Justice on Saturday, September 5, 2026, to post bail following an arrest warrant issued by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98. INQUIRER PHOTO/GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

Sara avoids arrest, posts P360K bail in threats case

MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio surrendered to a Quezon City court and posted a total of P360,000 bail on Saturday, effectively lifting an...
There appears to be a “systemic blueprint” for bid manipulation within the Department of Public Works and Highways, says Batangas 1st District’s Cong. Leandro Legarda Leviste. He has accused a party-list lawmaker of “pre-ordering” billions of pesos’ worth of DPWH projects months before the 2025 national budget was approved.

NBI eyes trafficking case vs Leviste over alleged ‘honey trap’

MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is preparing qualified human trafficking complaints against Batangas 1st District’s Cong. Leandro Leviste and six others...
“To date, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has not reported to the Philippine National Police any threat to her life or to the safety of her family, including the threats she said date back to 2023,” says Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the national police.

PNP: No verified threat vs Sara, family

MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has found no verified threat against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio or her family, saying she has also...