COA affirms with finality disallowance notice vs OVP’s P73M secret funds

MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Wednesday clarified that Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste is still “considered at large,” following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him. He previously said that Leviste had already posted the P72,000 bail for his alleged violation of the Public Service Act

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is studying if it will request the passport cancellation and travel authority of Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste. The option surfaced following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him, according to NBI Director Melvin Matibag. Matibag said this on Wednesday after announcing that the

MANILA, Philippines —  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued several proclamations declaring special non-working days in nine localities in October to allow residents to participate in local celebrations and historical commemorations. Proclamation No. 1466 declared Oct. 12 a special non-working day in Talisay, Batangas, in commemoration of the Battle of Batangas. READ: Marcos heading to

MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Wednesday said that he will vote to oppose the second and third readings of the 2027 General Appropriations Bill, emphasizing that there must be full transparency in the proposed amendments in next year’s budget. This is what Tinio said when asked for his vote on

MANILA, Philippines — Isabela Vice Mayor Jeryll Harold Respicio underwent a P28,000 drug test at a private hospital after Interior Secretary Jonvic Remula said he wanted him tested following his outburst during a council session. “Pinaka-extensive na drug test yung pinake ko, may qualitative and may quantitative. So kakakuha lang ng sample sa akin and

SINGAPORE — Bank records presented in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial would be difficult to dispute unless there is evidence of tampering, Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Wednesday. Castro, a lawyer, was asked about the evidentiary weight of bank records after financial documents involving Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, were presented

MANILA, Philippines – Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Wednesday he would ask Vice Mayor Jeryll Harold Respicio of Reina Mercedes, Isabela to undergo a drug test following an outburst during a Sangguniang Bayan session. “Ipapa-drug test ko muna. Parang wala sa sarili eh. Ayun lang.  I advise him we will give him a drug test

COTABATO CITY — Members of the newly elected Bangsamoro Parliament must be free to choose their leaders, including who will head the regional executive, Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento said on Wednesday. “The gains of the peace process must now be carried forward through the parliamentary process,” Sarmiento said in a statement. “Members of Parliament

MANILA, Philippines — Two bank accounts belonging to a banana chips company partly owned by Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Atty. Manases Carpio, were closed in July 2026, the same month her impeachment trial began, the Senate Impeachment Court learned on Wednesday. During Senator-judge Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s questioning, prosecution witness and Security Bank Branch Banking

This follows PAC's report that bail system had been operating without contract for years, handled up to RM130m.

The Sandiganbayan has denied the bid of one of ex-lawmaker Zaldy Co"s co-accused in the flood control scam, a former official from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) has released necropsy results of Philippine Eagle “Salay,” which was found dead near an electrical post in Barangay Guinalaban, Salay, Misamis Oriental, on Oct.1. An examination revealed that the female eagle, estimated to be around five years old, had no external injuries, aside from burn marks