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BOC sues 5 more cargo forwarders
by Ghio Ong - June 20, 2026 - 12:00am
For abandoning 3,176 balikbayan boxes and failing to deliver these to the recipients, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has sued five more cargo forwarding companies.
SC seeks records on P500 billions bicam budget additions
by Ghio Ong - June 20, 2026 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court (SC) sought yesterday documents detailing how the bicameral conference committee arrived at hundreds of billions of pesos worth of additions to the national budget, as it continued hearing petitions...
Cayetano, allies turn to SC amid leadership row
by Ghio Ong - June 17, 2026 - 12:00am
In an effort to retake control of the Senate leadership, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies asked the Supreme Court yesterday to invalidate the creation of the current majority bloc led by Senate President...
COA: Naga City disaster response programs misaligned, inconsistent
by Ghio Ong - June 16, 2026 - 12:00am
A majority of the 45 programs under the six-year local disaster risk reduction and management plan of Naga City in Camarines Sur “did not support” the LDRRM’s purpose, the Commission on Audit ...
SC suspends lawyer for cursing
by Ghio Ong - June 16, 2026 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court has suspended for one year lawyer Jesus Nicardo Falcis III over his use of profanities on social media, stemming from complaints filed against his brother by Kris Aquino.
Ombudsman probes Villars’ LRT-1 ‘meddling’
by Ghio Ong - June 15, 2026 - 12:00am
Senators Mark and Camille Villar are reportedly blocking the continuation of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) extension project in Cavite, according to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.
Carpio to DFA: Don’t sleep on the job
by Ghio Ong - June 15, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippine government, particularly the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), should not “sleep on the job” and must protest China’s expansive claim over almost the entire South China Sea with...
CA junks Curlee Discaya’s ‘defective, deficient’ petition
by Ghio Ong - June 13, 2026 - 12:00am
The Court of Appeals (CA) upheld the detention of private contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II in the Senate premises, saying his petition challenging the move was “defective and deficient....
Quezon City cop reinstated after wrongful termination
by Ghio Ong - June 10, 2026 - 12:00am
The Court of Appeals has ordered the reinstatement of a policeman who supposedly resigned amid an internal cleansing effort in 2023.
Plunder, graft raps vs Recto dismissed
by Ghio Ong - June 10, 2026 - 12:00am
The ombudsman has cleared Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp.  president Emmanuel Ledesma of charges including technical malversation, plunder and graft over the transfer...
Sandigan junks graft case vs ex-PRA chief
by Ghio Ong - June 9, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft case against former Philippine Reclamation Authority chairman Alberto Agra, who was accused of favoring Bacoor City in Cavite and its partners for a reclamation project...
Sandigan starts P41 billion pandemic fund transfer trial
by Ghio Ong - June 9, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has started the trial of former health secretary Francisco Duque III and former budget official Lloyd Christopher Lao.
Detained senator can’t hold public office – Carpio
by Ghio Ong - June 8, 2026 - 12:00am
A senator who is detained for criminal charges cannot be included in a Senate quorum count or majority vote, according to retired Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.
SC: Political dynasties insulting, an affront to the Constitution
by Ghio Ong - June 7, 2026 - 12:00am
The prevalence of political dynasties remains an insult to the 1987 Constitution that explicitly bans them, the Supreme Court declared.
Missing sabungeros’ case transferred to Quezon City
by Ghio Ong - June 5, 2026 - 12:00am
From Batangas and Laguna courts, the trial for the case of the missing sabungeros has been transferred to the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC), according to the Department of Justice. DOJ spokesman Polo Martinez...
IBP on June 3 Senate quorum: Lawful, valid
by Ghio Ong - June 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines declared yesterday that the quorum of 12 senators that reconstituted the Senate and elected Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as president pro tempore and acting Senate president was “lawful...
Blue Ribbon invitation to 18 ex-Marines revoked, restored
by Ghio Ong - June 3, 2026 - 12:00am
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will proceed with its June 4 hearing on the multibillion-peso flood control scandal after restoring invitations to the 18 former military personnel who claimed to have delivered billions...
DOJ to pursue cases vs Atong Ang
by Ghio Ong - May 31, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Justice will continue to pursue the cases filed against gaming tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang even if some families of the missing cockfight enthusiasts or sabungeros have expressed...
SC urged to declare unconstitutional VAT on digital books
by Ghio Ong - May 31, 2026 - 12:00am
Petitioners from the book industry called on the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the 12 percent value added tax imposed on digital books and other written and printed works published online, claiming...
BOC sues cargo forwarder over balikbayan boxes
by Ghio Ong - May 30, 2026 - 12:00am
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed a complaint against a cargo forwarder for abandoning 36,826 balikbayan boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers to their families.
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