A full-blown legal showdown is shaping up between actor-politician Alfred Vargas and actor Rob Sy. And it’s getting more intense by the day. At the center of the controversy: serious allegations of bullying involving their children during swimming activities. Vargas and his wife, Yasmine...
Stressing that the “bare minimum was easy enough to meet,” Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, April 15, strongly refuted allegations raised during the Committee on Justice hearing, which she described as a “mini trial,” as she defended her academic record and accused critics of...
Witness Ramil Madriaga didn 't hold back with his revelations about Vice President Sara Duterte during the House Committee on Justice 's impeachment hearing Tuesday, April 14, as he touched on her alleged academic struggles when she was in law school. Madriaga, in the 24-page...
There’s an equal reaction for every action, and in the case of a ride-hailing service driver who made inappropriate comment on social media after a selfie with actress Xyriel Manabat, the stake is his source of income. On Friday, April 10, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board...
The impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte are increasingly being framed not just as a political battle, but as a defining constitutional test, following a new petition-in-intervention filed before the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Lawyers and Mindanao-based leaders...
Vice President Sara Duterte has taken her legal battle to the Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines, with her defense team confirming the filing of a petition questioning ongoing proceedings at the House of Representatives of the Philippines. In a statement released on Wednesday, April 8,...
Stressing that the current fuel price crisis isn 't the Filipinos ' own doing, Cavite 2nd district Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla says the government must take it upon itself to provide the people with immediate relief. “Hindi kasalanan ng Pilipino ang krisis na ito, pero sila ang unang...
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives have filed measures seeking to repeal the much-panned Oil Industry Deregulation Act, as well as the imposition of a billionaire wealth tax amid successive and hefty fuel price hikes. Lodged by the militant solons at the legislative chamber were...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday, March 27 welcomed the successful drilling of the Camago-3 gas well, saying it a breakthrough for the Philippine’s energy security and local energy production. “This comes as a source of hope and opportunity, especially at a time when the conflict in West Asia...
A pop controversy has hit a high note in Rio de Janeiro—and it’s anything but harmonious. Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere has effectively declared a “no Roan zone,” vowing that Chappell Roan won’t be taking the stage at the city’s splashy music spectacle, Todo Mundo no Rio, anytime soon. The...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to ensure that any increase in power rates would be implemented on a staggered basis in light of the tensions happening in the Middle East. Gatchalian said doing so would protect consumers from sudden financial distress...
Erwin Tulfo has urged the Senate to review and strengthen the country’s anti-bullying law, citing the continued prevalence of harassment and intimidation in schools more than a decade after its enactment. In a privilege speech, Tulfo described bullying as a “silent but deep wound” in the...
