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Ex-DPWH chief Singson denies hand in ROW scam

MANILA -- Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson on Monday denied any involvement in the alleged PHP8.7 billion right-of-way (ROW) scam in General Santos City. Facing the...

3 SC justices express frustration over Sereno’s actions

MANILA -- The tide is turning against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as three magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC) have expressed frustration over her questionable actions which allegedly transgressed the...

Pay hike for cops, soldiers gets final House nod

MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a joint resolution aimed at raising the salaries of police and soldiers by next year. Voting 167-4, members...

ML extension to thwart ISIS, NPA threats in Mindanao: Duterte

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to further extend the declaration of martial law in the whole of Mindanao for another year, or for the entirety of 2018, in...

Palace hopes for Congress approval on ML extension

Malacañang on Monday, December 11, expressed hope that Congress would see the need to extend the declaration of martial law in Mindanao to ensure the island’s security against remaining rebel groups. Presidential...

Roque hits De Lima, Gascon ‘turnabout’ on EJK definition

MANILA -- The Malacañang Palace has slammed Senator Leila de Lima and Commission on Human Rights Chairman Chito Gascon for contradicting their own definition of extra-judicial killings, based on Administrative Order...

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