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Diesel users get break as huge rollback set next week

MOTORISTS may unwrap an early Christmas gift next week as diesel prices head for a sharp rollback, though gasoline costs are expected to stay mostl...
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DPWH engineer returns kickbacks worth P110 million

A WHOPPING P110 million in cash, illegally siphoned from flood control projects, has been returned to the government, marking the first tangible re...
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Duterte won’t appear when ICC hands down ruling on interim release plea

FORMER President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has waived his right to appear — either in person or virtually — when the International Criminal Court’s...
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Cops face probe over Digos village chief murder

AUTHORITIES have launched an intensified investigation into the fatal shooting of Oscar “Dodong” Bucol Jr., village chief (barangay captain) of...
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Senate OKs P27.3 billion Office of the President budget for 2026

THE Senate on Monday, Nob. 26, swiftly approved the proposed ₱27.35-billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2026, after senators e...
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Co, 7 ‘cong-tractors’ face plunder, graft raps

SEVEN sitting lawmakers and resigned Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co are now facing plunder, graft and administrative cases after the ...
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‘Discayas,’ ‘Zaldy Co,’ ‘Sen. Imee’ now part of banned firecrackers

AS HOLIDAY celebrations draw near, authorities have expanded the prohibited list of fireworks to include new firecracker brands bearing the names �...
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Government says ‘big fish’ in flood control scam next to fall

THE next wave of arrests in the massive flood control scandal will target high-ranking personalities — including senators, congressmen, and top-l...
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DPWH Mindoro execs tagged in flood control mess jailed

EIGHT officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 4-B are now in jail after surrendering or being arrested over the we...
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Cardinal David calls for vigilance amid ‘worst corruption scandal in history of Philippine governance’

KALOOKAN Bishop Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David strongly condemned what he described as the “worst corruption scandal in the history of Philippine ...