The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has rejected the "mastermind" tag in the flood control projects corruption scandal, as it denied the Ombudsman 's claim that the former House Speaker had any control over the national budget process. Lawyer Elaine Atienza, Romualdez 's...
The Quezon City government announced that a traffic slowdown is expected on major roads in Quezon City on Sunday, May 24, due to the convoy transport of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). The slow-moving convoy will travel from Plaridel, Bulacan, to the North...
The Quezon City government announced that the southbound inner lane of Mindanao Avenue Extension will be closed from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. starting Friday, May 22, to facilitate water service connection works for the Metro Manila Subway Project. The Quezon City Traffic and Transport Management...
BACOLOD CITY – A cat suffered severe burns after hot water was reportedly poured over the feline in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Bach Project PH, an animal welfare group, slammed the abuse. “No animal deserves to experience this kind of pain,” the group said while sharing the situation of...
Rico Blanco is clearly enjoying his acting era. After earning praise for his intense performance as a corrupt cop in the MMFF 2025 thriller “Manila’s Finest,” Rico is switching gears and trying something completely different. In “Project Baby,” the 53-year-old musician takes on his...
Today I give this space to Isabella Cuartero who covered Sue Ramirez in a recent movie event. Here is her report: Actress Sue Ramirez opened up about the next chapter of her life while discussing her upcoming film with OPM icon Rico Blanco. “Project Baby” follows Sandy Montecillo (Sue...
More than a decade after the World Bank approved financing for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, the flagship urban transport initiative remains far from achieving its original objectives, with only a short section of the corridor substantially completed before the loan expires in...
Actress Sue Ramirez has openly expressed her desire to become a mother, revealing in a recent interview that she is very much open to the idea of having a baby with her boyfriend, actor Dominic Roque . During the grand media conference for her upcoming film under Regal Entertainment, ironically...
The Philippines will repay until 2044 its biggest-ever loan from the World Bank, which will bankroll a sweeping agricultural transformation program aimed at boosting food production, modernizing farming systems, and strengthening climate resilience. Documents showed that Finance Secretary Frederick...
The World Bank has canceled part of the loans for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) while as project scope was pared down with only five months left before its financing closes. A May 8 restructuring paper seen by Manila Bulletin showed that the Washington-based multilateral lender, effective Jan....
The Third Division of the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, May 5, commenced trial in the malversation of public funds case against former senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. and six co-accused. Revilla’s co-accused include Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Monday, May 4, that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee should continue its investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects, stressing that there are still things to be uncovered. Sotto made the statement following plans by Senate...
