PKR veteran insists respect for rulers does not mean staying silent.
MANILA, Philippines — Bank balances in Vice President Sara Duterte’s accounts that were later withdrawn would not show whether she correctly declared the money she allegedly held in previous years, private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said on Tuesday in an interview on ANC’s “Headstart.” Kapunan challenged a hypothetical defense explanation that money could have passed through an
MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to raise the mandatory bioethanol blend in gasoline to 15 percent (E15) to help curb high fuel prices and boost domestic production, an energy official said. According to Department of Energy (DOE) undersecretary Alessandro Sales, the National Biofuels Board (NBB) has begun studying the possibility of increasing the blend to
BACOLOD CITY — House Deputy House Speaker and Bacolod City Rep. Alfredo Benitez on Thursday strongly condemned the discriminatory and insulting remarks directed at Josh Aquino in a viral podcast. He warned that freedom of expression is not a license to demean persons with special needs. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page,
COTABATO CITY — The government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Thursday, Oct. 15, marked the 14th anniversary of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB), with the government’s top peace official saying the peace process will now focus on normalization. The shift follows the election of the region’s first Parliament last
MANILA, Philippines — Trade Secretary Maria Cristina Roque on Thursday said supplies and prices for basic and prime commodities, including bottled water, remain stable despite the looming effects of Super El Niño. In a chance interview in Pampanga, Roque said there was no need to panic as supplies remained sufficient to meet demand. READ: DSWD to
TACLOBAN CITY— Some 31 of the 55 barangays of Catarman in Northern Samar are already experiencing reduced water supply as the dry conditions brought by the El Niño phenomenon begins to prevail. This situation prompted local authorities to explore additional water sources. They also urged residents to conserve water. The Catarman Water District has begun
MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio on Thursday urged the Senate to make “necessary corrections” to the House-approved P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 as senators prepare to review the spending plan. In a statement, Tinio said he hopes the Senate will strip “pork” from the budget bill instead of adding its own discretionary
MANILA, Philippines — Allowing the proposal to let the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte give a limited rebuttal on the three withdrawn impeachment articles would be “a complete waste of time and resources of the court and everyone involved.” Lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr., House private prosecutor and legal spokesperson, stressed that point in
TACLOBAN CITY — The military has intensified operations against an estimated 40 remaining members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Northern Samar following reports from residents of armed rebels’ presence and alleged gatherings in mountainous communities, particularly in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas. The intensified campaign comes amid continuing efforts by government forces
BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) has deployed security troops and equipment on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to guarantee a safe and orderly celebration of Negros Oriental’s Buglasan Festival 2026 in Dumaguete City . The send-off ceremony took place at Camp Lt. Col. Francisco C. Fernandez Jr. in Barangay Agan-an,
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO) received 50 motorcycles on Thursday, Oct. 15, to improve police mobility and speed up emergency response across the province under the government’s Unified 911 Emergency Response System. The turnover ceremony in Tagbilaran City was held on the 13th anniversary of the 2013 magnitude 7.2 earthquake.
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Boholanos on Thursday (October 15) remembered the victims of the devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck the province 13 years ago. The powerful tremor claimed lives, destroyed homes and churches, and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents. At 8:12 a.m., the exact time the earthquake struck on October 15, 2013, survivors
