Claudia Barretto has filed a legal petition seeking to remove Dennis Padilla’s surname from her name and retain only the Barretto family name of her mother, Marjorie Barretto. In a series of Instagram posts on Monday, June…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano is no longer listed as Senate President on the chamber’s website, while Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is identified as Senate President Pro Tempore. On June 3, the new Senate majority voted…
(Updated as of 11.03 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani on Monday morning, killing at least 35 people, leaving 12 others missing and injuring more than 200 as buildings collapsed and landslides…
Researchers at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have developed a pen that can detect early signs of autism in handwriting. …
At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 others injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani on Monday morning, damaging buildings across Mindanao and triggering tsunami waves of up to 1.4 meters along…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that an estimate of 6,224 schools across five regions in Mindanao were impacted by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake and aftershocks that hit Sarangani province on Monday morning, affecting…
COTABATO CITY – A landslide, triggered by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao at 7:37 Monday morning, destroyed portions of the South Cotabato Highway, leading the Tboli local government to order its total closure.…
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate blue ribbon committee warned that the 18 alleged bagmen of former congressman Zaldy Co may face contempt citations and subsequent arrest warrants should they persist in failing to attend the inquiry into the…
MANILA, Philippines — The new Majority bloc Senators on Monday called on the public to stop calling the 18 alleged bagmen “ex-Marines,” arguing they are more akin to “kargadors,” or pier porters, supposedly tasked only with loading suitcases…
MANILA, Philippines — The alleged former employees of Rep. Zaldy Co have taken back their allegations that they delivered suitcases full of cash to Sen. Loren Legarda, according to their attorney, Levito Baligod. According to Baligod, the…
MANILA, Philippines — Another 14 “former employees” of ex-Congressman Zaldy Co are prepared to face the Senate probe, Atty. Levito Baligod confirmed on Monday. They will join the initial 18 self-confessed bagmen who allegedly delivered luggage full…
MANILA, Philippines — The 18 alleged bagmen, claiming to be “ex-Marines,” along with their legal counsel Levito Baligod, arrived at the Senate on Monday to visit Sen. Robin Padilla, skipping the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the…
