House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon described as "irregular" and "improper" the alleged request of Vice President Sara Duterte 's subordinates for the Commission on Audit (COA) to temper its actions on the audit of confidential funds. Ridon was referring to COA auditor...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) officials purportedly asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to issue a less formal “audit query” instead of an Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) over deficiencies in the agencies’ confidential fund submissions, a COA...
Yuchengco-led Maibarara Geothermal Inc. (MGI) is looking to unlock more geothermal resources along the boundary of Batangas and Laguna provinces after awarding an exploratory drilling contract to ThermaPrime Drilling Corp. (TDC). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Wednesday,...
In the prevailing, highly volatile political climate—exacerbated by maritime bullying in the West Philippine Sea that creates an air of uncertainty—it is only natural for foreign investors to take a risk-averse stance toward the country. Yes, Virginia, while the President has been going around...
After making her feature film debut in "Shadow Transit," UK-based singer, actress, producer, and humanitarian Qymira is taking on her biggest project yet. The multimedia artist will star in and executive produce "Lotus," an international action thriller that brings together Academy Award winner...
Lopez Holdings Corporation and subsidiary First Philippine Holdings Corporation have again moved back the dates for their respective annual stockholders’ meetings amid the ongoing dispute between a majority of the Lopez family and their cousin Federico “Piki” Lopez. According to Lopez...
For decades, a number of vehicle owners were at the mercy of some erring insurance agents over allegations of overpriced Compulsory Third Party Liability (CTPL). Well, not actually insurance agents alone since it was their alleged cohorts in the Land Transportation Office (LTO) who were allegedly...
The House prosecution panel 's decision on Tuesday, July 14 to trim down its list of witnesses for Article IV in the articles of impeachment is being seen as a positive development for impeachment trial respondent, Vice President Sara Duterte. This can be gleaned from the remarks of private...
Did the House prosecution panel just pull a fast one on the camp of impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte? This, after private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan told the Senate impeachment court under presiding officer Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero at past 7 p.m. Tuesday night, July 14 that...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, July 14, maintained that the impeachment complaint filed against her is not supported by credible evidence as the Senate impeachment court continued its fifth day of trial. In a statement released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte reiterated...
Week two of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial promises to be more emotionally-charged than the first, all because of one person. Lawyer Zuleika Lopez, chief-of-staff of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and arguably the closest aide of the respondent, is scheduled to...
The Senate Impeachment Court is set to hear this week the oral arguments on the requested subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), as well as documents coming from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and from other establishments...
