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P60 billion transfer lands Recto, ex-PhilHealth chief in Ombudsman’s sights

P60 BILLION. That’s the amount of PhilHealth reserves at the center of plunder complaints filed against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and forme...
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Long ATM lines ahead? BSP urges Filipinos to give ‘e-aguinaldo’

WITH long lines at banks and ATMs a familiar sight during the Christmas season, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is promoting the use of “e-...
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Terrorist tag lifted: Court of Appeals rules in favor of Pryde Henry Teves

TERRORIST no more. The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the removal of former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Henry Teves from the government’s t...
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Romeo Acop remembered as fearless voice of accountability in Congress

A STEADFAST champion of justice and accountability.This was how some members of the House of Representatives described lawmaker Romeo Acop of the S...
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Duterte fit for ICC hearings, panel of doctors rules

THE path is clear for ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s hearings at the International Criminal Court.Medical experts have declared him fit to join p...
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Suicide or conspiracy? Death of key DPWH figure fuels speculation

QUESTIONS swirled over the death of Maria Catalina Cabral, former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary, after her body was...
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Sara Discaya brought to Lapu jail, awaits trial over multi-billion flood control scam

FROM a Davao Occidental project site to a Lapu-Lapu City jail cell, the corruption case against a private contractor has crossed regions.Contractor...
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Police probe death of ex-DPWH Usec Cabral

FORMER Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral was found dead on Thursday, Dec. 18, after allegedly fal...
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Linked to P96.5-M flood control scam, Discaya arrested

AUTHORITIES arrested construction magnate Sarah Discaya on Thursday night, Dec. 18, after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) served a warra...
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ICC Appeals Chamber seeks more arguments in Duterte case’s jurisdiction issue

THE International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber has ordered all parties in the case of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to su...