Mike Rama teases slate for 2025 elections sans running mate

Morexette Marie Erram 09/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With the filing of candidacy a month away, suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama revealed the names of the people he planned to be part of his slate for his reelection bid in…

Alice Guo spotted in Kuala Lumpur based on photo received by PAOCC

Faith Argosino 08/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was spotted at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, based on a photo released by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Thursday. Although it is unclear…

Sheila Guo to be arrested by Senate upon return to PH

Charie Abarca 08/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Sheila Guo, the sister of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, will be arrested by the Senate’s Sergeant at Arms as soon as she is repatriated to the Philippines. Senate President Chiz Escudero confirmed the…

Alice Guo’s companions arrested in Indonesia – Abalos

John Eric Mendoza 08/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Two of dismissed Bamban town mayor Alice Guo’s companions have been arrested in Indonesia, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Abalos said this was relayed to him by Philippine…

Why is Mayor Jonas Cortes suspended?

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/22/2024

Mandaue City, Cebu–The Office of the Ombudsman suspended Mayor Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City for one year, without pay, for grave misconduct conduct after he allegedly made an illegal appointment at City Hall. The decision stemmed from…

Rama challenges suspension; SC orders Ombud, DILG to respond

Pia Piquero 08/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The legal battle over the preventive suspension of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is far from over. This after the suspended mayor filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the order of the…

Marcos on Guo’s departure: ‘Let me be clear: Heads will roll’

Zacarian Sarao 08/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, said the government will “expose” the culprits who allowed dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo to leave the country, and vowed that they…

Trump shares doctored images showing Taylor Swift support

08/20/2024

Washington, United States–Donald Trump shared doctored images showing Taylor Swift and her fans supporting his presidential campaign, in an apparent effort to tap into the pop singer’s mega star power in the US election. Swift has not yet…

P64-a-day threshold is insulting and saddening, says Sen. Hontiveros

Emmariel Ares 08/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Claiming that having the means to spend more than P64 for three meals everyday translates to not being “food poor” is both insulting and saddening. This was the reaction of Senator Risa Hontiveros…

Sen. Robinhood Padilla, Atty. Lorna Kapunan tackle sex in Senate hearing 

Charie Abarca 08/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Consensual sex between married partners was at the center of the Senate’s Thursday hearing, leading Sen. Robinhood Padilla to ask: What if the husband is “in the mood” for sex, but the wife refuses,…

VP Sara Duterte willing to take hair follicle drug test

Zacarian Sarao 08/16/2024

  MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is willing to be the first to take a hair follicle drug test in response to some requests for such a procedure. Duterte’s pronouncement stemmed from a challenge made…

Cebu City hall faces corruption allegations on unauthorized printing, selling of PWD cards

Pia Piquero 05/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Cebu City councilor has raised issues of alleged corruption involving the unauthorized printing and selling of Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards at the Cebu City Hall. Cebu City Councilor James Cuenco…

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