2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (194+ words) Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said authorities have an increasing chance of arresting fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and returning former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co to the Philippines. Remulla said the possibility of apprehending Dela Rosa was growing, reiterating…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (177+ words) The Philippine Embassy in Hanoi has urged Filipinos traveling to Vietnam to secure travel insurance in preparation for possible medical emergencies, following reported incidents of food poisoning in the country. In an advisory issued on September 8, the embassy said travel…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (337+ words) Former House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez will remain confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center pending further orders from the Sandiganbayan Third Division, the anti-graft court said. Sandiganbayan Third Division Clerk of Court Atty. Dennis Pulma said the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (240+ words) The Office of the Ombudsman will strongly oppose former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s request to remain under hospital detention, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said Wednesday. Clavano said prosecutors would ask the Sandiganbayan to require an independent assessment by a team…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (127+ words) The Department of Labor and Employment has established the Maritime Labor Affairs Office to strengthen government assistance and protection for Filipino seafarers. Administrative Order No. 283 mandates the new office to provide legal assistance, conciliation, dispute resolution, workers’ education and employment…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (218+ words) Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said senators are hoping to conclude Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial and reach a verdict before December. Gatchalian said Wednesday that the prosecution’s decision to drop 15 remaining witnesses for the first article of impeachment could…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (278+ words) The Supreme Court acquitted former First Lady Imelda Marcos of seven counts of graft, reversing her 2018 Sandiganbayan conviction⁠ after finding that prosecutors failed to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. In a decision promulgated on June 10, the Supreme Court’s First…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (303+ words) Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro denounced what he described as an act of “coercion, bullying and aggression” after a man handed him a handwritten note during a public forum in Seoul on Tuesday, September 8. Teodoro was speaking at the Seoul…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (220+ words) Malacañang said it is up to the Senate impeachment court to decide whether Vice President Sara Duterte should be compelled to testify in her own impeachment trial. Palace Press Officer Usec. Claire Castro made the statement after the House prosecution…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (164+ words) Twenty-six Filipino seafarers safely disembarked from the bulk carrier Gingo after it was attacked while docked in Ukraine, the Department of Migrant Workers said. The DMW said all crew members were unharmed as of Sept. 4 and were awaiting transit to…...