FINDING ANSWERS More than anything else, Filipinos are concerned about the rising prices of food and other basic goods. Every trip to the market tells the same story: fewer items, higher prices, tighter choices. Inflation has become an unavoidable reality for many households. This was the backdrop...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said it is proceeding with extreme caution in verifying online rumors that Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who is in hiding while facing an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was spotted aboard a yacht en route to a...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada was arraigned on Thursday afternoon, June 4, before the Sandiganbayan Second Division on a graft charge linked to alleged irregularities in Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects, with the anti-graft court entering a not guilty plea on...
The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division on Monday, June 1, issued a warrant of arrest against Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” P. Estrada and four co-accused in connection with the plunder case filed against them over alleged illegal budget insertions and more than P573 million in purported kickbacks linked...
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada will be arrested even if he seeks refuge inside the Senate once a warrant is served, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin A. Matibag said on Friday, May 29. Matibag issued the statement after the Sandiganbayan released an arrest warrant against Estrada, who is...
"Choose your sources of information better." This was what President Marcos told his sister, Senator Imee, as he belied claims that he has been in talks with political groups about extending his term through a "no-election" scenario in 2028. In a post-state visit press conference in Tokyo on...
The criminal complaint filed by police against Sen. Robin Padilla is set to undergo evaluation by the Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ spokesperson Prosecution Attorney Raphael Niccolo L. Martinez disclosed this on Friday, May 29, after the department received the complaint from the Philippine...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, May 28, filed plunder and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan over alleged illegal budget insertions and more...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said the Office of the Ombudsman is open to the return of allegedly misused public funds in connection with alleged irregularities in flood control projects. He said the government is not abandoning court action, but stressed that legal options that...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has revoked the license to own and possess firearms (LTOPF) of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and ordered the surrender of 117 firearms registered under his name following a move to enforce an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has launched a new financial assistance program aimed at easing the cost of mandatory clinical and field-based training for students enrolled in allied health programs nationwide. The Allied Health Experiential Assistance for Deserving Students (AHEAD)...
The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, Aristotle Baluyut Viray, and Joseph Varias Espiritu. A PHDO is a court order that prohibits a...
