COA flags underspending by OVP as Robredo now one year in office
By Kristine Joy V. Patag, Reporter
THE OFFICE of the Vice-President (OVP) in 2016 spent only 59.42% of its appropriated budget for financial assistance to...
‘Awesome’ to ‘dangerous’: Political leaders rate Duterte’s first year in power
POLITICAL leaders allied with and opposed to President Rodrigo R. Duterte also marked his first year in office with their respective statements on Friday.
Former...
Duterte wants ‘more time’ for martial law
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte on Thursday appealed to Congress to “give him more time” should lawlessness in Mindanao persist when his martial law declaration...
Group of aggrieved plan holders revives estafa class suit vs Lifetime Plans
BY ABOUT 450 plan holders on Monday went to the Department of Justice (DoJ) to file a total of more than 1,600 counts of...
North Cotabato encounter spurs call for bilateral cease-fire
DAVAO CITY -- The clash between the New People’s Army and the military during the weekend in Makilala, North Cotabato has pushed the Philippine...
Duterte on Trump: ‘Gago din’
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte in his freewheeling remarks as he took part in his police chief’s birthday celebration last Saturday recalled anew his Dec....
2 of 4 ethics complaints vs De Lima dismissed: Ethics Chairperson Sotto
SENATE COMMITTEE on Ethics Chair Vicente C. Sotto III on Monday said the committee has dismissed two of the four ethics complaints filed against...
Senators find holes in probe on alleged bribery by Jack Lam
THE SENATE started yesterday its probe on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) bribery scandal, in which two former associate commissioners and the Secretary of...
Members of CIDG 8 file counter-affidavits in Espinosa slay case
MEMBERS OF the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 8 on Monday submitted their counter-affidavits denying their involvement in the killing of Albuera,...
Sta. Isabel ‘forced to make up stories’: dela Rosa
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) Chief Director-General Ronald M. dela Rosa on Monday maintained his earlier statements about the killing of Korean businessman Ick Joo...
Agri development fund, native animals and protected areas among Senate environment priorities
BILLS onallocating a portion of the development fund of local government units for agriculture and fisheries advancement, native animal development and expanding the coverage...