For Filipinos, the State of the Nation Address has long evolved into something far bigger than a constitutional obligation. Sure, it 's the President 's yearly report card to the nation, laying out achievements, promises, and plans for the months ahead. But if history is any indication,...
The Sandiganbayan has ordered Senator Rodante Marcoleta to explain why he should not be preventively suspended from office while facing plunder charges before the anti-graft court. In a two-page order dated July 22, the Sandiganbayan Third Division directed Marcoleta, through his counsel, to...
Half of Filipinos are not satisfied with the performance of President Marcos, Pulse Asia’s latest survey disclosed on Monday, July 20. On the other hand, the same survey revealed that Vice President Sara Duterte getting majority approval and trust rating amid the issues hurled against her that...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla has likened President Marcos’ anti-corruption message in his previous State of the Nation Address (SONA) to national hero Dr. Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, saying both awakened people to the need to confront wrongdoing. When...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is “very close” to filing plunder charges against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged irregularities in the national budget, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Friday, July 17. “We’re very close to filing the plunder...
DARAGA, Albay — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 13, said he is not thinking about any political plans for 2028, saying his priority is to fulfill his responsibilities at the DND and continue the military 's ongoing transformation. In an...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Saturday, July 11, told politicians to choose between doing business and serving in government, saying public officials should stop engaging in government contracting amid the Office of the Ombudsman’s continuing conflict-of-interest...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's assertion that government officials are consumed by politics is utterly false. Thus, said solon-prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon on Friday, July 10, even as the tit-for-tat between the two parties in Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered an independent medical examination of detained Senator Rodante Marcoleta by the director of the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) or his authorized representative to determine whether there is still an imperative need...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday, July 10, questioned why Senator Rodante Marcoleta was allowed to receive visitors at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital despite doctors recommending that he be isolated after being diagnosed with mild pneumonia. During the hearing on...
After Vice President Sara Duterte urged government officials to stop politicking and focus on peace, order, and development , Malacañang fired back, saying she should instead tell her own allies to stop engaging in political maneuvering. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that his request to repeatedly leave detention to serve as a senator-judge would defeat the purpose of preventive detention. In a...
