Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial lawyers on Tuesday said they were “shocked” that most parts of the ruling read by Senator-judge and presiding officer Francis Escudero regarding the issuance of subpoenas for the financial and tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte were already finished even before the trial began on July 6. Defense […]
Read MoreVice President Sara Duterte’s threats against ranking officials resulted in a so-called “kinetic force” where her statements prompted other individuals — like her brother — to make their own threats, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag said on Tuesday. During the eighth day of Duterte’s trial at the Senate Impeachment Court, Matibag was […]
Read MoreSen. Alan Peter Cayetano may be subpoenaed in the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) probe into the alleged irregularities in the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Director Melvin Matibag said Monday. Matibag explained the move would depend on whether former Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) officials implicate Cayetano. “That […]
Read MoreMalacañang on Monday said Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposed P10,000 cash assistance for every Filipino family failed to materialize because of the senator’s own shortcomings, rejecting his claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. blocked the proposal. At a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said there was nothing for Marcos to reject because Cayetano […]
Read MoreTiniyak ng Office of the Ombudsman na malapit nang masampahan ng kasong plunder si dating House Speaker Martin Romualdez kaugnay ng umano’y iregularidad sa pambansang budget. “We’re very close to filing the plunder charges, but we still have to cross the t’s and dot the i’s. Ganoon na kalapit ‘yan. I deliberately didn’t talk about […]
Read MoreDefense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has called on Filipino youth to become defenders of truth and active partners in protecting the country’s sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), stressing that national resilience begins with an informed and united citizenry. Speaking before students, youth leaders, government officials, and security stakeholders during the Ilocano Dialogue […]
Read MorePatuloy na iniimbestigahan ng Ombudsman ang kaso nina Sens. Joel Villanueva at Chiz Escudero kaugnay ng umano’y kickback sa flood control anomaly. Ito ang pahayag ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla sa gitna ng alegasyon na pinupuntirya lamang ng kanyang tanggapan ang mga kasong kinasasangkutan ng minorya sa Senado. Si Villanueva ay isinangkot ni dating Bulacan […]
Read MoreSen. Robinhood Padilla, who earlier this week dared a witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to face a case filed against him, has “ignored” the summons of the Office of the Ombudsman for him to respond to a complaint over his alleged role in the “escape” of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in […]
Read MoreSenate blue ribbon committee chair Erwin Tulfo on Friday branded Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano as “Boy Banat” and told him to “relax” after the latter challenged him to continue the panel’s investigation into the controversial flood control anomalies. “We have investigations into flood control that we will conduct. So tell him to just […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday concluded his three-day working visit to Singapore, saying the trip reinforced the Philippines’ strategic partnership with the city-state while boosting investor confidence in the country’s digital economy, infrastructure, healthcare and innovation sectors. In a post-visit statement upon his return to Manila, Marcos described the July 14 to 16 […]
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