MANILA, Philippines — Negros Occidental Rep. Julio Ledesma IV blasted Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, calling him a “disgrace to the Senate” after Cayetano led a two-day boycott that left the upper chamber paralyzed. Ledesma took to social…
Intervention by the International Criminal Court (ICC) violates Philippine sovereignty, according to the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who argued that allegations of crimes related to the war on drugs…
MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Thursday said they have received information that ex-congressman Mike Defensor bribed the “18 ex-Marines” P5 million each to supposedly testify as “bagmen” for former congressman…
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said that he was pushed during a confrontation at the Senate between him and Senator Robin Padilla. He told the Inquirer in a text message, “I was walking out when…
MANILA, Philippines – The senatorial bloc led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano pushed through with the blue ribbon committee hearing on the flood control scandal Thursday despite the ongoing leadership dispute in the chamber. Cayetano, who claims…
The second edition of GOVX.0 Philippines on 5 – 6 May concluded at the prestigious Manila Marriott Hotel to a packed house of ministers, regulators and technologists from across domains — a remarkable 837 in number. The…
MANILA, Philippines—The 11-man minority bloc on Tuesday asked Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. “Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate anymore,” the…
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the orderly arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada in the flood control scandal stood in “stark contrast” to efforts to capture other high-profile fugitives who…
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said that the daughter of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada flashed a dirty finger and hurled insults at him as authorities moved to arrest her father on Monday. “There was a slight…
MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Monday said the Senate won’t place Sen. Jinggoy Estrada under its protective custody, emphasizing that otherwise, it will defy its own position. Matibag made the…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s camp on Monday asked the Sandiganbayan, through an Omnibus Motion, to halt any potential issuance of an arrest warrant tied to the plunder case filed against him. Estrada said in a…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday ordered the arrest of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for a non-bailable plunder and graft case. Joining Estrada on the arrest list are former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan and three…
