The Office for Transportation Security (OTS) has filed criminal charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Security Screening Officers (SSOs) accused of stealing from a foreign passenger while on duty. OTS Administrator Undersecretary Gilberto DC Cruz and Deputy Administrator Carlo Bala led...
The Sandiganbayan Second Division has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada over a graft case pending before the anti-graft court in relation to the alleged multi-million flood control kickback scheme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16, the...
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has underscored the need for policymakers to assess whether or not the current allocation of pass-through costs remains fair to consumers. Diokno did so as he backed calls from labor and consumer groups to have Congress review the Manila Electric Company...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, June 1 finally surrendered to authorities as he vowed not to yield to any threats seeking to undermine the leadership of newly-installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Speaking to the media before surrendering to officials of the Philippine...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber 1 has rejected the appeal filed by the defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte against the confirmation of charges against him. Citing two issues, Duterte 's defense team sought to appeal the confirmation decision on the...
Eight most wanted persons facing various criminal charges were arrested in a series of coordinated manhunt operations conducted by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) from May 12 to 14, 2026. QCPD said the simultaneous operations carried out by different police stations and special units led to...
The call to investigate the controversial pass-through charges on electricity bills in gaining traction in the House of Representatives. The latest solon to seek such congressional inquiry is Assistant Minority Leader Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal, who wants to find out...
Are the charges on electricity bills still fair? This was the question left by Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap on the minds of people following his privilege speech Wednesday night, May 7 at the House of Representatives. Yap, a member of the so-called power bloc in the 300-plus strong...
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is facing strong opposition from prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC), who have asked judges to reject his bid to appeal the confirmation of charges over alleged extrajudicial killings during his tenure as Davao City mayor and later as...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill that seeks to remove the value-added tax (VAT) on systems loss charges. Hontiveros noted that the VAT on systems loss charges are currently being passed on to electricity consumers’ monthly bills—a “double burden” on top of the “already absurd”...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has called out the Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN) over possible fake news and disinformation on the issue of the alleged bloated electricity bills at a time of great economic hardship for many Filipinos. "Rising electricity costs is a real concern which...
Ranking House of Representatives members are up in arms over the glut of pass-through charges on electricity bills that consumers have to pay. Such charges include the Senior Citizen Discount, Lifeline Rate discount for 4Ps beneficiaries, Feed-in Tariff Allowance, and Green Energy Auction Allowance...
