The Commission on Appointments (CA) has finally confirmed the promotion of the five Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) generals and flag officers and 85 Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials during a special session on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian,...
A police colonel, whose letter submitting himself to probe on alleged involvement of Philippine National Police (PNP) officers in illegal drugs-related activities was misconstrued as his courtesy resignation, was ordered reinstated by the Court of Appeals (CA). Ordered reinstated to his PNP post...
The new Senate leadership is considering calling for a special session in order to approve all pending legislative measures and solve the plight of a number of Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) generals and foreign service officers, whose confirmation before the Commission on Appointments (CA)...
The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the asset preservation order (APO) issued by the Manila trial court against the P15.5 million in bank accounts of a husband and wife and their two firms which were allegedly being used as “pass-through” accounts for proceeds in illegal drugs operation. In...
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Central Visayas runner Jhul Ian Cañalita shattered another Palaro record after breaking his own mark as he dominated the secondary boys’ 3,000-meter steeplechase event in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa on Wednesday, May 27, at the Datu Lipus...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Saturday, April 25, identified former House speaker Martin Romualdez as the lawmaker whose assets were ordered frozen by the Court of Appeals (CA). “Si former Speaker Martin Romualdez, na-freeze na ’yung kaniyang… May freeze order na (Former Speaker Martin...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Court of Appeals has dismissed the case against former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate, seven members of the Sangguniang Bayan, and six others for alleged misappropriation of public funds. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Ian Jay Arevalo, now deceased, husband of...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro, on Monday, March 23, defended President Marcos for appointing acting secretaries and not secretaries to lead several agencies of the government. Castro, in a press briefing, said the President "means no offense to the...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, March 17 scored President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. over the “increasingly rampant practice” of the President to appoint acting Cabinet secretaries. Marcos said this practice of the President, in effect, strips off the Commission on Appointments (CA) of...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, March 14, that the Commission on Appointments (CA) could be held liable for violating the law if it amends the minutes of its Feb. 4 hearing. This specific hearing included Sen. Rodante Marcoleta 's "give up the Kalayaan...
Former environment secretary Raphael Perpetuo “Popo” Lotilla on Wednesday, March 11, vowed to help bolster the ties between Manila and the Vatican City. This, after the Commission on Appointments (CA) approved Lotilla’s appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has formally objected to the proposed minutes of the February 4 hearing of the Commission on Appointments (CA), seeking to correct what he said were material mischaracterizations of his interpellation on issues surrounding the West Philippine Sea and the Kalayaan Island...
