MANILA – Witness Gina Acosta’s apparent difficulty speaking or understanding Filipino and English during Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s impeachment trial appeared to be a strategy rather than a genuine language barrier, House prosecutor and Manila 3rd…
MANILA, Philippines —House private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan was allowed to ask leading questions of Gina Acosta, the former special disbursing officer of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), after she was declared a hostile witness…
MANILA, Philippines — ‘Boxes and suitcases (maleta),’ which would later be revealed as containing large sums of cash, were delivered to former Senator Bong Revilla, Senator Jinggoy Estrada and then Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan, the now-deceased…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police here are investigating on the identity of Bianca Lee, the woman who claimed to have valuable information about the murder of Reah Mae Tocmo on July 16, 2023. Police Lieutenant Colonel Janette…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chief of the Labangon Police Station is urging a woman who claims to have knowledge about the murder of Rhea Mae Tocmo to cooperate with authorities. Police Major Angelito Valleser said that…
MANILA, Philippines — Two arrested suspects in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight others are willing to cooperate in the government’s investigation, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), which is now checking…
MANILA, Philippines — “I am really sorry,” former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos told former senator Leila de Lima in a brief encounter at the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Friday. Ragos was…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three active members of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) claimed in a statement that the barangay councilor and pastor, who were arrested in Bohol Province last June 25, 2021, were allegedly…
MOALBOAL, CEBU — A penumbral lunar eclipse, a celestial event, is expected to be visible in the country on Saturday dawn, June 6, 2020. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) website, the…
MANILA, Philippines–A witness has surfaced in the Senate to testify that a good conduct time allowance “for sale scheme” exists in the New Bilibid Prison. Yolanda Camelon told the Senate Thursday night that she had paid P50,000…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are looking for the companion of the security guard, who was shot dead, in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City at dawn of June 14. Police Sergeant Nicolo Gonzales, Mambaling Police Precinct lead investigator,…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to discharge Marcelo Adorco, former security escort and driver of self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa as state witness. In a motion submitted on Monday to…
