PANDI, BULACAN, Philippines — A Sandiganbayan justice, public prosecutors and lawyers of former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. went to the site of a P92.8-million flood control project here on Wednesday and saw it for what it was—a “ghost.” Instead of a 100-meter-long flood control structure, Associate Justice Karl Miranda, chair of the antigraft court’s

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Eduardo Oban Jr. to replace National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, also a former AFP chief and Duterte appointee, who is stepping down for health reasons. In a briefing on Wednesday, Palace press officer Claire Castro said the President had

MANILA, Philippines — Borrowers and banks strained by the economic fallout from the Middle East crisis may access temporary loan relief, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said, as it urged lenders to lower the cost of online fund transfers during the difficult period. In Memorandum No. M-2026-014 signed on April 14, Gov. Eli Remolona

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte would have personally given him money, instead of coursing it through a “nonentity” like confessed “bagman” Ramil Madriaga, former Ombudsman Samuel Martires said on Wednesday. “If the public’s perception that I am close to former President Rodrigo Duterte is true, then why would the former president send me

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has implemented a host of fiscal relief measures, including a reduction in port fees, to help its clients cope with rising global fuel costs. According to SBMA Chair and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño, the initiative is in line with the declaration by President Marcos

ILIGAN CITY, LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines — The Davao City government has expressed opposition to reported plans by the United States military to build a fuel depot in the Davao region. “The City Government of Davao does not welcome and will oppose any plan to build foreign military facilities within the jurisdiction of Davao City,”

OBANDO, BULACAN, Philippines — Personnel from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon on Tuesday conducted an air and water quality test in the island village of Salambao in this town that was hit by hazardous smoke emitted by the adjacent Navotas sanitary landfill in Metro Manila. Mayor Leonardo Valeda earlier

For Magesi, the defeat was a missed opportunity to move off the bottom of the log.

Six-time Grammy nominee Tamia will perform in South Africa this August, bringing back memories of her classic R&B hits.