Tue, Oct 20, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday suspended Sen. Rodante Marcoleta for 90 days due to his plunder case. Marcoleta was charged with plunder for allegedly accepting a P75-million donation while serving as a party-list lawmaker. “Senator Rodante D. Marcoleta is suspended from his position as

MANILA, Philippines — Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos has endorsed the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) request to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the creation of a national task force to intensify the crackdown against illegal drugs. According to Santos on Sunday, the recen

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Amid continuing reports of harassment and government interference, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Cagayan de Oro Chapter has launched a campaign to protect media workers and push for local legislation safeguarding press freedom. To strengthen the campaign, the NUJP cha

PROSPERIDAD, AGUSAN DEL SUR — Agusan del Sur 2nd District Rep. Adolph Edward “Eddiebong” Plaza scored Monday morning the “systematic breakdown” of the government to improve agricultural productivity through proper laboratory-tested soil application methods. In his keynote speech during the Capacity Building on Soil Hea

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Classes were not suspended at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) Grade School Department on Monday, but campus administrators, with the help of the police, elevated internal security protocols following circulating online threats of an alleged attack at the campus. Lt. Col. She

MANILA, Philippines — Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima on Monday honored late former Northern Samar Rep. Raul Daza by recalling his “reassuring presence” when she was imprisoned, noting how the latter was once subject of persecution. De Lima made these remarks during the necrological service of the House of Repres

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved special permits for 1,131 buses ahead of this year’s Undas travel rush, while applications covering about 90 more buses remain under review. The LTFRB on Monday said it had approved 384 special permit applications coveri