The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) intensified its investigation into alleged irregularities involving flood control infrastructure projects in 2026, with 209 complaints undergoing fact-finding investigation and four cases already filed before the courts, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said on...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it is investigating contractors involved in the reported earthballing of trees along Roxas Boulevard to determine whether environmental rules and permit conditions were violated. Recently, a social media video about the reported...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, June 12, expressed support for calls seeking justice for student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili while questioning Ateneo 's response following their deaths. In an interview in Davao City, Duterte described Baterbonia as a promising athlete...
Malacañang said that the tragic deaths of Ateneo athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili should be investigated immediately. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said a prompt investigation is indeed necessary, considering that the reported training resulted...
A thorough investigation into the garbage-dumping incident outside the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Davao City will be conducted, Malacañang said. "Nakausap po mismo natin si Secretary Jonvic Remulla ngayong araw dahil kasama po siya sa meeting kanina,...
A man was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly threatening to release private videos of his former girlfriend online unless she resumed communicating and having sexual relations with him. The NBI said operatives of its Anti-Human Trafficking Division (NBI-AHTRAD)...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that one of its directors was arrested for extortion by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in an entrapment operation. The commission said the NBI and SEC coordinated in the arrest of the unnamed SEC director for allegedly extorting...
The DNA Analysis Laboratory of the Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and Manila HealthTek Inc. have signed a commercial licensing agreement for the production of a locally developed sexual assault investigation kit designed to support the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is tracking three motorcycle riders who were allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident at the corner C.P. Garcia Avenue and Masinsinan Street in Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City, at 3:51 a.m. on May 16. Initial investigation showed that the 58-year-old...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, May 15, appealed to the Office of the Ombudsman to also consider placing National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag under preventive suspension. In a Facebook live, Cayetano questioned the narratives being relayed to President...
After days of sheltering inside the Senate amid fears of arrest linked to the arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa quietly slipped out of the Senate complex early Thursday, May 14, hours after the confusion and gunfire that erupted between Senate...
Senator Imee Marcos filed a resolution on Thursday, May 14, directing the appropriate Senate Committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the incidents that took place within or in the immediate vicinity of the Senate premises from May 11 to May 13. Senate Resolution No. 396 seeks...
