Duterte: NBI tried to ‘forcibly’ bring ex-Davao info officer to Manila

ILIGAN CITY — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) warned that some 230,000 scholarship slots will not be available next year due to a cut in the agency’s proposed 2027 budget. Tesda Secretary Francisco “Kiko” Benitez said the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), which the Office of the President submitted to Congress, provided

MANILA, Philippines—Uswag Ilonggo Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in one of his graft cases before the Sandiganbayan Second Division. The lawmaker, who personally pleaded during the arraignment and pretrial proceedings, is accused of violating Section 3(h) of Republic Act No. 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The provision prohibits

SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – An unemployed 38-year-old man was arrested in the Pangasinan city of San Carlos on early Tuesday morning (Oct. 6) for allegedly selling and possessing 36.3 grams of suspected shabu worth P246,840 in a police buy-bust operation. Police said four heat-sealed sachets containing the suspected shabu were seized from the suspect,

MANILA, Philippines—Human rights group Karapatan criticized the University of Santo Tomas (UST) for suspending four student activists who staged a campus protest against the Philippine Air Force (PAF), calling the action a violation of their rights to free expression and peaceful assembly. The students—Raven Racelis, Ralph Manuel, Mecaella Capallar, and Dex Frogoso—were suspended for four

LUCENA CITY — A seaman died after he was hit by the compartment door of a passenger bus while jogging along a roadside in Guinayangan town, Quezon, on Oct. 5, police said. In a report dated Oct. 6, Quezon police said the victim was jogging along the provincial road in Barangay Gapas at about 5:45

MANILA, Philippines — Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Secretariat Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura admitted on Tuesday that he could not explain the gap between Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared net worth and reported financial transactions involving her and husband Manases Carpio. Raising the “absurd possibility” of adding Duterte’s statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) from

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution on Tuesday slammed the defense counsel of one of former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co’s co-accused in a malversation case for what it deemed “trial and error” regarding their final witness, a remark the lawyer took exception to. Ultimately, the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division allowed the presentation of Jose Sumangil from

MANILA, Philippines — Former Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has accused Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers of issuing veiled threats about possible criminal liability for disclosing Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) reports. This alleged action happens even when the impeachment court had already ruled on the matter. Barbers, the spokesperson for the prosecution panel, made his

MANILA, Philippines — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III has extended his leave for another week and is now expected to return to the agency on Oct. 16, MMDA Chair Atty. Don Artes said Tuesday. Torre was initially expected to return on Oct. 8 but extended his leave to attend to

COTABATO CITY  – The widow of slain Kidapawan radio journalist Eduardo “Ed” Dizon lauded a Quezon City court for the guilty verdict rendered on Tuesday against two men accused of murdering him in 2019. “Justice is served.  I thank all friends of Ed Dizon, thank you for your prayers, and to DXND people,” Madonna Dizon, wife

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Tuesday called for the formation of a rapid referral pathway in the government to immediately address concerns of violence against women in politics (VAWP). PCW Senior Gender and Development Specialist Caryl Joyce Gutapia made this recommendation during the hearing of the House committee on women

MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon said on Tuesday that Vice President Sara Duterte’s decision to dig up his past consultancy work with the city government of Davao betrays her nervousness about the impeachment trial. In an ambush interview on Tuesday, Ridon confirmed that he indeed worked as a consultant for Davao City in