People & Politics

Alkalde ng Northern Samar at Leyte, kinasuhan ng Ombudsman dahil sa katiwalian

Sinampahan na ng kasong kriminal ng Office of the Ombudsman sa Sandiganbayan ang Alkalde ng Palapag, Northern Samar at Isabel, Leyte. Base sa records ng Ombudsman sina Palapag Mayor Manuel Aoyang, Councilor...

JV on Gatchalian’s Twitter outburst: We are also human

MANILA -- Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito on Tuesday defended colleague and seatmate Senator Sherwin Gatchalian from netizens who criticized him for cursing at bashers on his official Twitter account. Gatchalian on New Year’s...

Amid protests across Iran, Trump lashes out at Tehran’s leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump denounced the Iranian government Saturday amid pro- and anti-government demonstrations in Iran. Supporters of the Iranian government took to the streets in Tehran as anti-government protests entered a...

Sandiganbayan rejects Revilla’s bid to dismiss plunder case

MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has rejected the motion of detained former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. to seek an outright dismissal of the plunder case filed against him for his alleged involvement...

Ex-ERC chair charged with graft, 4 commissioners suspended

MANILA -- The Office of the Ombudsman ordered on Thursday a one-year suspension on former Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jose Vicente Salazar and four other commissioners of...

Lanao Sur execs dismissed for unremitted GSIS, PAGIBIG premiums

MANILA -- Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur Vice Mayor Diarangan Dipatuan and treasurer Rasad Dumarpa have been found guilty of grave misconduct and ordered dismissed from service. They have also been meted the accessory...

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