MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla’s former top aide Rudolf Philip Jurado on Tuesday confirmed his resignation as the senator’s chief of staff. In a statement sent to the Inquirer, Jurado said he tendered his resignation as early as June 22, even before the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte began on July 6.

MANILA, Philippines — Several areas in Metro Manila were flooded on Tuesday evening due to rainfall, according to authorities.  The Quezon City Government said that as of 7:30 p.m., the following areas experienced flooding: READ: LPA inside PAR won’t develop into TD but will bring rains across PH Gutter deep (8 inches) Subsided Meanwhile, the

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – After a year of manhunt operations, law enforcement officials finally caught up to the prime suspect in the 2025 killing of Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Airman First Class Mervin Guarte, during a July 28 joint intelligence operation that was conducted in the Tarlac town of Bamban, the MIMAROPA police

DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inspected a medium-rise socialized housing project in Barangay Calinan here, as part of his swing into the Davao region, a day after delivering his State of the Nation Address. The president arrived at People’s Ville in Riverside Calinan around 2:47 p.m. accompanied by DPWH Secretary Vince

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A second massive landslide and road collapse occurred along the Davao–Bukidnon Highway on Monday evening, July 27, striking Purok 12 Falls in Barangay Buda, Marilog District, Davao City. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. at a site roughly eight kilometers from the earlier massive road slip reported in Sitio Marahan,

Robin Padilla Explains Decision to Skip President Marcos’ SONA ROBIN PADILLA – The senator has clarified why he did not attend President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), denying claims that his absence was an act of disrespect. In a Facebook post, Padilla said that although he is part of ... Read more

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Sen. Imee Marcos Chides PBBM’s Remarks vs. Martin Romualdez during SONA IMEE MARCOS – The Senator chided the statement of her brother, President Bongbong Marcos, against their cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Several senators in the minority bloc skipped Pres. Bongbong Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address or SONA. It was held on ... Read more

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