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MANILA, Philippines — A financial investigator from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said there was a “huge disparity” between the P57 billion in kickbacks the Office of the Ombudsman alleged Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez had received from flood control projects and the P560 million that entered his bank accounts when he was Speaker. Lawyer Jan
MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida on Thursday said the P50-million bounty being offered by the government for any information leading to the arrest of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is legal, adding that the amount could be funded under confidential activities. Vida, in an ambush interview, said the reward is meant to gain
MANILA, Philippines — A chemical reaction involving hazardous cargo and intense heat from a malfunctioning engine fueled a ferry fire that killed 77 people off Coron, Palawan, in September, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said on Thursday as it confirmed the filing of a criminal complaint against 16 individuals. BFP spokesperson Fire Supt. Anthony
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman said on Thursday that it had ordered the preventive suspension of Rosario, Cavite Mayor Jose Voltaire Ricafrente for up to six months without pay for reportedly gambling at a casino in Bacolod City. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by the Ombudsman’s Field Investigation Office I,
MANILA, Philippines — The defense in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has withdrawn its last witness from Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), a move that denied prosecutors a chance to ask about bank records that they said could shed light on her alleged dollar accounts. The ranking BPI executive was dropped from the
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PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — A judge in Basilan province was shot and killed in Zamboanga City on Thursday morning, drawing widespread condemnation from lawyers and provincial officials, with the Supreme Court among those mourning and demanding justice for his death. Joseph Wee Sit, presiding judge of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2
BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental province is seeking to enliven efforts to legislate a measure against dynastic control of political power in the country, calling on clergy, Catholic schools, and lay organizations to intensify the collection of signatures for a people’s campaign to stop political dynasties.
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has ordered ministries and agencies in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to give priority to veterans of the Moro revolution from the ranks of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in filling the lowest-paid positions in
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Filipino singing champion Carmelle joins 10 other international artists in the inaugural Asian edition of the widely popular song contest