Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte on Tuesday defended P33 million worth of government contracts awarded to GenCorp Industries Inc. as he testified at the impeachment trial of his sister, Vice President Sara…
MANILA, Philippines — A priority bill seeking to create the Sierra Madre Mountain Range Authority (SMMRA) has cleared the committee level in the House of Representatives, according to a House statement issued on…
MANILA, Philippines — Manibela president Mar Valbuena said the LTO requested a dialogue and asked the group to temporarily halt its strike to allow them to discuss the concerns of jeepney drivers. “[LTO] Assistant…
The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the National Food Authority (NFA) for failing to meet the mandated rice buffer stock in 2025.
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court on Tuesday denied the House prosecution panel’s request to admit Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank records as evidence, with Presiding Officer Francis Escudero ruling…
SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — The province of Ilocos Norte recorded 115 new dengue cases in Morbidity Week 37 or mid-September, bringing the province’s total to 2,013 since January this year, according to the…
Impeachment court Reginald Tongol explains the suspension was due to the trial being 'aggressively ahead of schedule'
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Education Secretary Sonny Angara praised on Tuesday two teachers who were among the recipients of the 2026 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos awards…
The Ultra Lotto 6/58 prize is now over P344 million after there were no winners of the major lotto jackpot draws on September 29, 2026, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced on Tuesday.
SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — Police arrested the top municipal-level most wanted person in Cervantes town in this province on Tuesday, Sept. 29, as the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office (ISPPO) intensified…
Today’s headlines: Baste Duterte, Sara Duterte, EJ Obiena
The Senate impeachment court canceled the trial session on Wednesday to take a “strategic procedural pause,” according to the tribunal"s spokesperson on Tuesday night.
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday questioned Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon’s clarification that no Taguig project was among the 10 “conclusive” ghost projects identified…
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is set to launch a seven-point resilience agenda and an infrastructure development plan aimed at strengthening the country’s disaster preparedness and response…
The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged over P700 million worth of fuel subsidies that were not distributed to beneficiaries in its 2025 annual audit report for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) but 70% or P1.9…
MANILA, Philippines — The reason why supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte resort to personal attacks and sexist remarks when criticizing individuals linked to the prosecution panel is that they try to avoid…
MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the jackpots in the three major lotto games drawn Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was…
Senator Rodante Marcoleta"s defense team maintained that the money he admitted to receiving was part of his campaign contributions, but the prosecution argued that the lawmaker paid a tax that suggested otherwise.
MANILA, Philippines — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday was canceled, the Senate impeachment court has announced. In an advisory signed by clerk of court Atty. Renato Bantug, the next…
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the low percentage of completed classrooms for 2025, noting that only 2 percent of the 5,298 classrooms targeted to be built that year were actually…
A transport group has expressed its gratitude to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for taking decisive action to approve and implement the necessary fare adjustment for Transport Network…
The dozens of unverifiable beneficiaries of the senior high school voucher program resulted in an overpayment of P938,000, according to state auditors
MANILA, Philippines — A budget watchdog on Tuesday expressed concern that changes to the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 are already being negotiated behind closed doors, as it warned that any subsequent…
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday flagged alleged "palakasan," or patronage in National Housing Authority (NHA) housing projects, particularly for calamity and tragedy victims.
Lawyer Michael Poa, spokesperson for Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team, on Tuesday denied agreeing with Duterte's spokesperson Paolo Panelo, who described as a joke the Senate impeachment court's decision on…
MANILA, Philippines — Small businesses may seek an exemption from wage increase orders, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said Tuesday, Sept. 29. According to Dole, small retail or service establishments…
Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said he would not have let the city government to award P33 million worth of contracts to GenCorp.if he had known that Sara had a business interest in it.
Businessman Jaime T. Cruz also had close ties with former president Rodrigo Duterte, who once offered him the post of PhilHealth president and CEO
Gunmen fired three 40-millimeter grenade projectiles and assault rifles at a residential enclave in Sitio Pakistan in Mother Barangay Kalanganan here on Monday night, September 28, causing widespread panic among Moro…
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected Manila Rep. Giselle Maceda as head of the chamber’s health committee, a week after the post was vacated following the death of its previous chairman…
The Commission on Audit (COA) found that the Department of Education (DepEd) failed to build 66% of the classrooms funded from 2021 to 2025 under the Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF).
Rappler crunches the numbers and finds that both elections have been moved — either separately or jointly — at least 16 times since 1982
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raided houses in August supposedly owned by former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and his wife, Rowena, NBI Director Melvin Matibag confirmed on…
The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Department of Education"s (DepEd) overpayment of P938,000 in vouchers to students who had already dropped out or, in some cases, were deceased.
ILOILO CITY — Anti-narcotics operatives seized an estimated P3.37 million worth of suspected shabu and an illegal firearm in a major buy-bust operation that led to the arrest of eight individuals in Barangay Botongon…
ILAGAN, Isabela—Isabela province’s economy grew by 4.2 percent in 2025, which was slower than the 6.4-percent registered in 2024. The figure indicates a decrease of 2.2 percent. This is according to the 2025 Economic…
The Sandiganbayan Second Division has junked the government prosecutors" bid to discharge former Public Works chief Manuel Bonoan as an accused in the graft case over his alleged involvement in a flood control kickback…
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate ratified on Tuesday the bicameral conference committee report on establishing the National Specialty Center for Geriatric Health. Sponsored in the upper chamber by Sen. Risa Hontiveros…
Also present during the historic occasion were House Minority Floor Leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan and town officials. /mr
Combined agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and police personnel seized P20.4 million worth of shabu in an operation on Monday, September 28, in Barangay Pababag in the island Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi.
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