MANILA, Philippines — A purported bagman turned witness told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday that P10 million were allegedly offered for each recantation by the remaining “maleta boys.” Christopher Esquivel made the revelation while testifying at the plunder bail hearing of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who is accused of receiving P7.44 billion in

MANILA, Philippines — The agriculture industry in the Philippines is gaining attention as the government seeks to attract $57.4 million in investments during the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Taking place from October 13 to 16 in Rome, the forum brings together governments, financial institutions, and

(Satellite image from Pagasa) MANILA, Philippines — The northeasterly wind flow and the easterlies, or warm winds from the Pacific Ocean, may affect most of the country on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the state weather bureau said. In its 4 p.m. weather advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that the northeasterly

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City has abolished its Task Force Disiplina effective Tuesday and ordered its members to undergo strict background checks, neuropsychological examinations, and drug testing before they can return to the Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS). “Wala nang awtorisadong operasyon o pagroronda sa ilalim ng Task Force Disiplina,” said the city

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will preside over a Mass in St. Peter"s Square on Wednesday, October 14, in place of Pope Leo XIV, as the pontiff recovers from surgery and a subsequent hospital stay.

MANILA, Philippines — The national government plans to develop housing on state-owned land in New Clark City, covering about 14 hectares, through a new partnership between the Pag-IBIG Fund and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). The partnership will form part of Pag-IBIG Fund’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program. READ:

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court lifted on Tuesday the sub judice rule on impeachment articles I, III and IV, pertaining to Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, bribery and grave threats, respectively. This comes after the court allowed the House prosecution panel to withdraw the three articles, leaving in focus

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told the members of the press that differences of opinion with government officials do not make them adversaries. Marcos made the remark during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected officers of the Malacañang Media Group at the President’s Hall in Malacañang. READ: Groups push back vs efforts to

MANILA, Philippines — More than a third of beneficiaries who received P5,000 in fuel assistance from the government were not enrolled in any government program, including the Social Security System (SSS) and PhilHealth, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found. The survey, released by the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) on Tuesday, was commissioned by

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday said 60 of the 77 people who died in the MV June Aster ferry fire off Coron, Palawan, on Sept. 9 have been identified. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the Philippine National Police Forensic Group identified the victims through DNA testing. As of Oct.