The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the asset preservation order (APO) issued by the Manila trial court against the P15.5 million in bank accounts of a husband and wife and their two firms which were allegedly being used as “pass-through” accounts for proceeds in illegal drugs operation. In...
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Central Visayas runner Jhul Ian Cañalita shattered another Palaro record after breaking his own mark as he dominated the secondary boys’ 3,000-meter steeplechase event in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa on Wednesday, May 27, at the Datu Lipus...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Saturday, April 25, identified former House speaker Martin Romualdez as the lawmaker whose assets were ordered frozen by the Court of Appeals (CA). “Si former Speaker Martin Romualdez, na-freeze na ’yung kaniyang… May freeze order na (Former Speaker Martin...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Court of Appeals has dismissed the case against former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate, seven members of the Sangguniang Bayan, and six others for alleged misappropriation of public funds. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Ian Jay Arevalo, now deceased, husband of...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro, on Monday, March 23, defended President Marcos for appointing acting secretaries and not secretaries to lead several agencies of the government. Castro, in a press briefing, said the President "means no offense to the...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, March 17 scored President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. over the “increasingly rampant practice” of the President to appoint acting Cabinet secretaries. Marcos said this practice of the President, in effect, strips off the Commission on Appointments (CA) of...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, March 14, that the Commission on Appointments (CA) could be held liable for violating the law if it amends the minutes of its Feb. 4 hearing. This specific hearing included Sen. Rodante Marcoleta 's "give up the Kalayaan...
Former environment secretary Raphael Perpetuo “Popo” Lotilla on Wednesday, March 11, vowed to help bolster the ties between Manila and the Vatican City. This, after the Commission on Appointments (CA) approved Lotilla’s appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has formally objected to the proposed minutes of the February 4 hearing of the Commission on Appointments (CA), seeking to correct what he said were material mischaracterizations of his interpellation on issues surrounding the West Philippine Sea and the Kalayaan Island...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Thursday, February 19 he supports calls to expunge from the records of the Commission on Appointments (CA) remarks made by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta suggesting the Philippines “give up” the Kalayaan Island Group to China. Lacson was...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has raised a “constitutional alarm,” warning that the continued designation of several Cabinet officials in an acting capacity undermines constitutional checks and balances and weakens accountability in government. In a privilege speech delivered on Wednesday, January...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson confirmed on Saturday night, Oct. 4, that he has cancelled the next Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the anomalous flood control projects next week "until further notice". In a Viber message, Lacson, who chairs the investigative panel, initially...
