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Congressman hits OVP execs
by Daphne Galvez - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am
A leader in the House of Representatives has pointed to a possible staffing problem and accountability failure inside the Office of the Vice President as issues surrounding its use of confidential funds continue...
DSWD calls for volunteers to repack food packs
by Daphne Galvez - August 31, 2026 - 12:00am
To ensure sustained supply of relief goods, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is calling for volunteers to help repack food packs at the DSWD resource centers in Pasay and Mandaue City in Cebu.
Prosecution may cut number of witnesses in secret funds
by Daphne Galvez - August 31, 2026 - 12:00am
The House prosecution panel may further shorten its witness lineup in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte if the remaining testimony will be able to complete the evidentiary “puzzle”...
Ombudsman questions bail for convicted officials
by Daphne Galvez - August 30, 2026 - 12:00am
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla has questioned the courts’ decision to grant bail to individuals while their convictions are under appeal, saying convicted government officials should start serving their sentences...
Poa, AFP witnesses to testify on DepEd funds misuse
by Daphne Galvez - August 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Three officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and defense lawyer Michael Poa are expected to testify on the alleged misuse of the Department of Education (DepEd)’s confidential funds next w...
Zaldy Co, 8 DPWH execs face malversation raps
by Daphne Galvez - August 29, 2026 - 12:00am
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed malversation and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan against former congressman Zaldy Co and eight officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over an...
P7.2 trillion budget bill for 2027 filed
by Daphne Galvez - August 28, 2026 - 12:00am
 The bill containing the government’s spending plan worth P7.2 trillion for fiscal year has been formally filed before the House of Representatives.
Prosecution not keen on presenting Lachica as witness
by Daphne Galvez - August 28, 2026 - 12:00am
The House prosecution panel no longer sees the need to call to the witness stand Col. Raymund Lachica, saying it has already established the alleged misuse of confidential funds and traced the accountability to Vice...
Ombudsman says 107 government execs on lifestyle checks
by Daphne Galvez - August 27, 2026 - 12:00am
The Office of the Ombudsman is conducting lifestyle checks on 107 government officials, particularly those in “income-generating” agencies such as the Land Transportation Office and the Bureau of Cu...
Sandigan junks lawmaker’s bid to dismiss graft case
by Daphne Galvez - August 26, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has denied the petition of Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang to dismiss one of his graft cases for conflict of interest over allegedly being a “congtractor”...
Witness on VP secret funds: Request made before plans
by Daphne Galvez - August 26, 2026 - 12:00am
The Office of the Vice President requested P250 million in confidential funds before it had even prepared a plan on how to spend it, a witness testified before the Senate impeachment court yesterday.
Jinggoy gets furlough for knee X-ray
by Daphne Galvez - August 25, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has allowed detained senator Jinggoy Estrada to undergo a knee X-ray procedure tomorrow at a private hospital in San Juan.
Lacson: Perpetual public office ban possible for inducing perjury
by Daphne Galvez - August 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Public officials who orchestrate false testimonies by inducing others to commit perjury can be prosecuted as principal perpetrators and face a lifetime ban from holding government office, Sen. Panfilo Lacson warned...
‘Testimony of OVP witness a smoking gun in Sara trial’
by Daphne Galvez - August 23, 2026 - 12:00am
The testimony of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte’s disbursing officer is the “smoking gun” in the prosecution’s effort to pin her down for misuse of her confidential funds, Bicol Saro...
Romualdez to ombudsman: Junk complaints
by Daphne Galvez - August 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Leyte 1st district Rep. and former speaker Martin Romualdez said the plunder, graft and other criminal complaints over his alleged links to the multibillion-peso flood control scandal should be dismissed following...
Guteza’s recantation submitted to ombudsman
by Daphne Galvez - August 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The camp of Leyte congressman and former speaker Martin Romualdez has filed a supplemental counter-affidavit before the Office of the Ombudsman – backed by sworn statements of 25 former employees of fugitive...
28 witnesses to testify in probe of Romualdez
by Daphne Galvez - August 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The Office of the Ombudsman still has 28 witnesses who can provide material information linking former speaker Martin Romualdez to the flood control scandal – despite the recantation of Orly Guteza, a retired...
Zaldy Co’s 4 ‘bagmen’ face plunder raps
by Daphne Galvez - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Fugitive Zaldy Co’s four alleged former bodyguards may be included in the plunder case that will be filed in court, the Office of the Ombudsman said yesterday.
Ombudsman suspends LTFRB chief, OTC chair
by Daphne Galvez - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
The Office of the Ombudsman has placed Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chairman Vigor Mendoza II and Office of Transportation Cooperatives chief Teofilo Guadiz III under preventive...
Mabilog graft case junked due to inordinate delay
by Daphne Galvez - August 16, 2026 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has dismissed a graft case filed against Interior Undersecretary and former Iloilo City mayor Jed Mabilog due to the failure of the prosecution to resolve the complaint within the required per...
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