MANILA, Philippines — A purported bagman-turned-witness told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Thursday that he ribbed one of the former members of so-called “Maleta boys” that he hit the jackpot when the latter told him that he allegedly got paid in exchange for recantation of his testimony. Rodante Orbillo made the revelation when he took

LUCENA CITY – A 50-year-old barangay chairman was shot dead at his residence in Sto. Tomas, Batangas on Thursday morning. Police have not yet released an official report on the incident. However, local media reports identified the victim as Dennis Austria, incumbent chairman of Barangay Sta. Anastacia. According to the reports, Austria was inside his

LUCENA CITY – A 67-year-old passenger of a tricycle was killed in a freak accident in Nasugbu, Batangas, on Wednesday. The 62-year-old tricycle was negotiating a downhill stretch of road in Barangay Bulihan at 12:30 p.m. when it struck a road barrier and turned over its left side, throwing him and his passenger onto the

MANILA, Philippines — The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) on Thursday said it expects nearly 1.9 million passengers in its terminal from October 25, 2026 to November 4, 2026. The estimate comes as many Filipinos are expected to observe this year’s All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day (Undas).  The multi-modal transport hub provides daily

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Senators Erwin Tulfo and Panfilo Lacson on Thursday rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that the 2027 budget could be used to pressure senator-judges to convict her. Gatchalian denied that the proposed national budget was being dangled before senator-judges in exchange for their votes. “There is no

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Rather than relying on importation as a quick fix for feed deficits, the government must address deep structural issues in the corn sector, including degraded soil and flawed regional planning, a lawmaker here said. Agusan del Sur 2nd District Rep. Adolph Edward “Eddiebong” Plaza assailed the Department of Agriculture’s

MANILA, Philippines — Counsel for the prosecution Lorna Kapunan has clarified her previous statement about bullies, saying that it is Vice President Sara Duterte who can be considered a bully for her actions, and not her lead lawyer for the impeachment Sheila Sison. In an online interview on Thursday, Kapunan also apologized to Sison — whom

TACLOBAN CITY—The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of the police officer whose gun was used by her nephew in the deadly attack at San Jose National High School here. Ordered dismissed from the service is Police Staff Sergeant Arla Ray O. Paciencia of the Regional Finance Service Unit 8 in Eastern Visayas

President Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order directing the formulation of a carbon market policy framework, Malacañang announced.