Yearly Archives: 2026

Ombudsman turns up heat on Marcoleta, Estrada, Villanueva

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has intensified its legal offensive against three senators, all aligned with former President Rodrigo Duterte, securing a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta while confirming that plunder charges against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada would be filed before the Sandiganbayan on Thursday. The plunder complaint against

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Justices on Dela Rosa plea: SC not a ‘doormat’

MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court justices who denied Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s petition for a restraining order on his arrest cited “bad faith” in his “conduct,” and said the high court should not be made a “doormat for the wiping clean of those who are charged with blood on their hands.” Meanwhile, the Philippine

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Rescue ops end at collapsed Angeles building

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Emergency crews officially shifted from rescue to retrieval operations on Tuesday at the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago here, but the families of those still missing refused to leave the site, holding on to hope. For 30-year-old Bernadette Arogante, the agonizing wait has stretched into sleepless nights. Since Sunday

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‘Habagat’ starting soon but it’s not rainy season yet

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or “habagat” may be experienced by the end of the month or the first week of June, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said as it warned of heavier rains over western parts of the country due to the developing El Niño. During its 196th Climate

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Lapid breaks silence after it fanned rumors he’s switching

MANILA, Philippines — For a veteran lawmaker known for his “silence,” it was important for Sen. Lito Lapid to clarify what he meant by his latest nonverbal engagement on the floor. Lapid did just that on Tuesday just to remind peers that he remained a member of the Senate minority bloc, amid rumors that he

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Cumpio, activist appeal RTC ruling denying them bail

MANILA, Philippines — Community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church worker Marielle Domequil have petitioned the Court of Appeals (CA) to allow them to post bail after a Tacloban City Regional Trial Court (RTC) denied their earlier motion for such a relief. Cumpio and Domequil asked the appellate court to reverse the Feb. 13 and

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Grounding of PAF planes after crash delays training

MANILA, Philippines — The grounding by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) of its remaining SF-260 trainer aircraft after a crash in Benguet killed two pilots has disrupted the final phase of military pilot training, an official said on Tuesday. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina Basco said the affected trainee pilots were carrying out long-range navigation

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Cops catch 63 investment scam suspects

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have shut down a major online investment scam hub posing as a call center and online trading company in Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City, and arrested 63 suspects, one of them a 55-year-old foreigner who was the alleged mastermind of the operations. The police later discovered the foreigner had an outstanding

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