The BIR witness says the copy of the Letter of Authority displayed during the trial showed the names of some revenue officers

COTABATO CITY — Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim has asked to meet with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on implementing the Bangsamoro peace agreement. In a letter dated October 1 through Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, Ebrahim requested a meeting with the President, together with representatives of the MILF leadership, “at a

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Friday said it had already issued a Letter of Authority (LOA) to Cale88 Food Corporation, the company linked to Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Manases Carpio. BIR chief of staff Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez revealed this during the 37th day of Duterte’s impeachment trial after Senate

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Police intercepted a motorized boat carrying over P7.2 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes and arrested eight crew members during a seaborne operation in the coastal waters off Barangay Sinunuc, Zamboanga City on Thursday morning. Police Lt. Col. Shellamie Chang, Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9) spokesperson, reported that personnel

Tagle"s election marks a historic milestone for the Catholic Church in Asia and the Philippines. But what does the Dean of the College of Cardinals do, and why is the position important?

MANILA, Philippines — Levito Baligod, lawyer of the so-called “Maleta boys,” on Friday posted bail of P30,000 in a libel case filed by Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante. In June, Abante filed the case against Baligod and 18 former bodyguards of then-Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co over an accusation that Abante had received suitcases

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Police arrested two graduating college students on Thursday following a pre-dawn drinking brawl that left a 46-year-old man dead and another wounded in this town, authorities said Friday. Brig. Gen. Rolindo M. Suguilon, regional director of Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13), identified the suspects through their aliases as “Rommel,”

MANILA, Philippines – Seeking to consolidate its financial evidence under Article II, the House prosecution panel calls lawyer Alexander Cabrera to testify as a forensic financial expert witness in the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. House prosecution Rep. Chel Diokno formally offered Cabrera’s testimony before the Senate impeachment court./dp READ: Hontiveros firm

MANILA, Philippines – A financial forensic analyst was called into the witness stand by the prosecution on Friday, during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, overriding objections from the defense team over access to confidential financial statements. Duterte’s defense lead counsel Atty. Sheila Sison questioned the authority of the analyst to get a hold of

Representatives from the Office of the Ombudsman inspected the office vacated by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, according to a GMA News report, quoting Senate Secretary Renato Bantug.