Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday claimed the plunder case set to be filed against him was intended to keep him from participating in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement, Marcoleta criticized the impending case announced by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying"...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will ask the Sandiganbayan to discharge former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a respondent so he can testify as a state witness in several cases involving alleged anomalies in flood-control projects, Ombudsman Jesus...
The driver of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer Henry Alcantara told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, June 23, that he delivered sealed boxes, which he suspected contained money, from the Bulacan First District Engineering Office to individuals he identified as...
Vice President Sara Duterte said political attacks against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) did not prevent the agency from delivering services to Filipinos as it launched the 2026 PASIDUNGOG recognition program on Monday, June 22. The week-long virtual event honors individuals,...
Vice President Sara Duterte paid tribute to frontliners, fathers, disaster responders, and security personnel serving under the Office of the Vice President (OVP), while noting that political attacks against her have often overshadowed their hard work and sacrifices. In a Father’s Day message...
A youth group on Friday, June 19, questioned the delay in the filing of charges against Senator Joel Villanueva over his alleged involvement in a flood-control project controversy in Bulacan, despite earlier pronouncements from the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) that the case was already ripe for...
Doctors and lawyers on Thursday, June 18, urged the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to review its resolution dismissing plunder, graft and administrative complaints lodged against Executive Secretary and former Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto and then Philippine Health Insurance...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is now evaluating Bohol’s application to register the ube variety known as Kinampay as the country’s latest geographical indication (GI), which is seen to strengthen its market value amid growing global demand for ube. In a...
Borrowing costs in the Philippines surged to among the highest in the region in the first quarter of 2026, tracking heightened market anxieties over economic uncertainty and potential energy supply shocks triggered by the flare-up of the Middle East conflict nearly four months ago. According to the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) intensified its investigation into alleged irregularities involving flood control infrastructure projects in 2026, with 209 complaints undergoing fact-finding investigation and four cases already filed before the courts, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said on...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, June 11, sent relief supplies and deployed Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao earlier this week. In coordination with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
Members of the new Senate majority bloc have announced measures to support communities affected by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Monday, while also calling on minority senators to join their relief initiative. In a statement, the group expressed solidarity with...
