1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (306+ words) The Office of the Ombudsman is set to file on Monday plunder, graft and other criminal charges against Leyte Rep. and former Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez before the Sandiganbayan over his alleged involvement in the multibillion-peso flood control fiasco. The…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (350+ words) Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Monday presented the Department of Education’s (DepEd) proposed P975.96-billion budget for 2027 before the House Committee on Appropriations, while seeking an additional P145.19 billion to fund academic recovery and other critical programs. Under the proposed National Expenditure…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (365+ words) Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday accused authorities of harassing and intimidating her family, claiming that the presence of policemen near her mother and children was tantamount to “child abuse.” In a statement, Duterte said she was particularly alarmed by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (244+ words) Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Saturday rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that she was harassed by authorities while dealing with an arrest warrant over three counts of grave threats. Duterte posted P360,000 bail on Sept. 5 at the Quezon City Hall…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (372+ words) The spokesperson and adviser of the House prosecution panel on Saturday warned that foreign malign influence operations could exploit Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial and other divisive domestic controversies to deepen the political polarization among Filipinos. Former Surigao…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (263+ words) The Commission on Audit (COA) has completed nearly 50 fraud audit reports in relation to the alleged multibillion-peso flood control projects scandal and submitted them to the Office of the Ombudsman. COA Chairperson Gamaliel Asis Cordoba disclosed the information on Thursday…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) Former Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Michael Poa on Wednesday told the Senate impeachment court that paying informants for information did not necessarily lead to successful intelligence gathering. Poa testified as a hostile witness on the 21st day of Vice President…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) Testifying as a hostile witness on the 21st day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial, Poa made the admission as House prosecution counsel Benjamin Tolosa Jr. fielded questions over the liquidation of DepEd’s confidential funds. “Unang-una, hindi kailangan na…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has proposed a P51-million allocation for travel expenses next year, slightly lower than its allotment of P56 million for the same item this year. During Wednesday’s deliberations of the House committee on appropriations on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) Former Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Michael Poa has maintained that he was unaware of the rather unusual names appearing on the acknowledgment receipts used to account for the agency’s confidential fund expenses. On Day 21 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s…...