The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has indicted former transport ministry assistant secretary Suchart Lainamngoen for unusual wealth totalling 53.55 million baht during his tenure.
Nov 12, 2026
While acting has brought her more visibility and earned her leading lady status, Aubrey Caraan is grateful that she still gets to return to her roots as a solo singer.
MANILA, Philippines — A member of the pop girl group BINI became the latest content creator to be penalized by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for distracted driving. Mikha Lim, whose group is behind hits such as “Pantropiko,” was issued a show cause order (SCO) on Wednesday after she was seen in a now-viral
MANILA, Philippines — The El Niño phenomenon has wiped out nearly P10 billion in farm produce, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) latest tally. In an advisory on Wednesday, the DA said the prolonged drought has caused P9.99 billion in damage, up 16.6 percent from the P8.57-billion recorded on Oct. 21. The latest recorded
MANILA, Philippines — A Manila court has quashed, for insufficient evidence, the various criminal charges filed against eight individuals who allegedly “kicked and grabbed the shields” of police officers during the Sept. 21 anticorruption protests last year. In its 20-page ruling dated Nov. 6, the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) Branch 22 granted the demurrer
MANILA, Philippines — The lawyer of former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Wednesday the Sandiganbayan Third Division’s 90-day preventive suspension against his client did not mean that he was guilty, especially since his trial was still ongoing. “Suspension is not a conviction. The court itself said the allegations must still be
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division has dismissed the motions filed by former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and his coaccused to dismiss the malversation case filed against them over an alleged “ghost” flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan worth P92.8 million. “The court issued a resolution denying the motions for leave to file
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has found deficiencies in the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) implementation of its aid program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), noting that at least P62.23 million worth of disbursements had incomplete supporting documents. In its 2025 audit report, the COA said a post-audit of the disbursements charged
MANILA, Philippines — A defense witness’ corporate ties came under scrutiny at Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, as the court examined whether the payments Duterte received from GenCorp Industries Inc. constituted conflict of interest since the company secured food supply contracts with the Davao City government. Lawyer Suzette Balucanag-Punay, GenCorp’s in-house counsel
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte received P2.14 million from GenCorp Industries Inc. between 2022 and 2025 as what a defense witness described as a “return of capital” on a “loose investment” in a Jollibee branch in Davao City, the Senate impeachment court heard on Wednesday. However, the company’s in-house counsel, lawyer Suzette Balucanag-Punay,
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COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — A resurgence of violence greeted the start of the regular government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA), a nonprofit organization monitoring peace and security issues in the region, said the recent surge of violence was driven by clan feud,
SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Widowed farmer Nelly Boot would have spent this week harvesting palay alongside her neighbors at Barangay Patin-ay in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. Instead, her rain-fed paddies sit cracked, gray and barren. With irrigation canals dry, Boot has been reduced to carrying water by hand from a distant creek