MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of San Simon, Pampanga Mayor Abundio “JP” Punsalan Jr. pending a trial for graft and extortion. The directive comes following his entrapment last September at a restaurant in Clark Freeport, where he was allegedly caught receiving a bag containing about P30 million. “Any public […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Eight police officers from the Eastern Police District’s (EPD) Special Operations Unit have been granted temporary liberty after posting bail in connection with the alleged kidnapping for ransom and theft of a Chinese businessman’s P75 million in cash and valuables last April in Las Piñas. In an order dated November 3, the […]
Read MoreAll of the senators in the majority bloc, including some from the minority, have made their latest Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) available to the public. Senators Bam Aquino, Pia Cayetano, JV Ejercito, Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Lito Lapid, Loren Legarda, Erwin Tulfo, Joel Villanueva, Mark Villar, Camille […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A “secret decision” by former Ombudsman Samuel Martires has prompted his successor, Jesus Crispin Remulla, to scrap a plan to seek the ouster of Sen. Joel Villanueva for the senator’s alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam over a decade ago. Remulla earlier on Thursday disclosed in an interview with ANC that […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More than 880 human skeletal fragments have been found in Taal Lake during the search for the missing sabungeros. In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, October 21, Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson Polo Martinez said that search efforts for the alleged remains of the missing cockfight enthusiasts continue. He said that […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga has released a copy of his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), showing that he has a net worth of P5.375 million. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Barzaga showed his SALN, which indicated that he currently has no real properties at hand, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he is ready anytime to make his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) available to the public, but he will consult his peers on their preferences about this matter. Even before, Sotto pointed out that the Senate has allowed access to the SALNs of senators […]
Read MoreSenate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Friday said that it has yet to be determined who will be the permanent chairman of the Senate blue ribbon committee, following the resignation of Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson from the post. During the plenary session, Sotto formalized the designation of Tulfo as the acting […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III has no doubt and is “very confident” about the majority bloc’s support for his leadership. Sotto made the statement on Monday amid persistent rumors of another attempt to change leadership in the upper chamber, where Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson had warned that the majority’s thin […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of favoring and accepting bribes from multinational pharmaceutical companies, resulting in the continued sale of unregistered products and shutdown of smaller pharmaceutical firms. Tulfo made the pronouncement during a Senate panel hearing on the proposed budget of the Department of […]
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