CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the disqualification case filed against Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro. In its Nov. 4, 2025 decision, the poll body’s First Division said the petition was dismissed after the complainant, Katrina Kowalik, failed to submit several...
DAGUPAN CITY - Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap said Tuesday that she will appeal the Commission on Elections ruling disqualifying her. She said that her mandate comes directly from the people. Yap appealed to the public and election officials to uphold the will of the voters. She said she is ready...
A petition seeking to disqualify Senator Erwin Tulfo is now pending before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET). The issue was disclosed by the SET during the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing of SET’s proposed budget for 2026. SET Deputy Secretary Eleanor Francisco -Anunciacion did not...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso directed the Manila Police District (MPD) to strictly enforce curfew hours for minors in the nation’s capital following a slew of violence that erupted in parts of the city during the conduct of anti-corruption rallies on Sunday, Sept. 21....
An investigation by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) into a former Highway Patrol Group (HPG) official accused of accepting a P7-million bribe has the full cooperation of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the...
Three officials of the Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were dismissed from service and permanently banned from holding government posts over irregularities in flood control projects. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the penalty also...
The Department of Health (DOH) launched on Friday, Aug. 29 a nationwide simultaneous active case-finding campaign for tuberculosis (TB), in line with the observance of National Lung Month and National TB Day. The campaign was conducted in various areas, offering free chest X-rays, sputum collection...
The Philippine Embassy in The Hague confirmed that 11 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) filed labor abuse complaints against their Amsterdam-based employer for “harsh working conditions” that require them to work for 17 hours daily. In a statement, the embassy assured its “steadfast support...
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairperson and retired judge Felix Reyes has denied allegations of case fixing in favor of businessman Atong Ang, challenging whistleblower Julie “Dondon” Patidongan (alias Totoy) to present proof linking him to the high-profile case of the missing...
A special criminal court martial has been officially convened by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to hear the case of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) major general who is accused of rape by his two junior officers, military officials confirmed Tuesday, June 17. AFP Chief, General Romeo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police have filed frustrated murder charges against the suspect in the shooting of barangay councilor Jake Fabian here recently. Zamboanga City Police Office Assistant Director for Operations Police Lt. Col. Paul Andrew Cortez identified the suspect as a certain Alvin. Cortez...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Benguet Rep. Eric Go Yap is eyeing cases against those involved in the multi-disqualification charges filed before the Commission on Elections against him. Seven disqualification cases have been filed against Yap. These were lodged by Cresencio Akia, Danny S. Montes,...
