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The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former vice president Jejomar Binay, his son and former Makati mayor Jejomar “Junjun” Binay Jr., and several others of graft and related charges stemming from the controversial ₱2.2-billion Makati City parking building project. In a 202-page decision promulgated Friday, the anti-graft court’s Third Division ruled that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, clearing …

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said Friday the Philippines has clear legal grounds to temporarily surrender Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy to the United States, where he faces serious criminal charges. Citing Article 11 of the PH-US Extradition Treaty, Hontiveros explained that a person facing prosecution or serving a sentence in the country may be surrendered for …

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has destroyed five containers of illegally imported agricultural products at the Port of Subic, reinforcing its crackdown on food smuggling. Condemned on August 15 in a Subic, Zambales facility, the shipments contained frozen meat, fish, preserved fruits, vegetables, and other perishable goods.  The cargo was forfeited to the government for lacking a phytosanitary certificate, violating …

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. has urged lawmakers to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), warning that the measure in its current form has failed to protect local farmers and left the rice industry vulnerable to volatile global markets. In a presentation before the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, chaired by Quezon Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Tiu-Laurel described the …

The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) have formally launched a nationwide program granting 50-percent fare discounts for students using the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems. In a statement last week, the DepEd said the initiative will run until 2028, in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to help …

The ongoing crackdown on anomalous flood control projects (FCPs) has struck a national nerve, reaching a dramatic crescendo as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the filing of graft charges against a contractor tied to a so-called “ghost” project in Bulacan. The President’s move came after personally inspecting another incomplete flood mitigation structure built with substandard materials—an ominous signal of how …

PhP5M for full-length, PhP200K for student short films It’s all systems go for Puregold CinePanalo 2026, which is offering hefty production grants—the largest ever in Philippine film festival history—to this year’s participants, both professional and student filmmakers. With PhP5 million to be awarded to seven full-length film directors and PhP200,000 to 27 student filmmakers, Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, Puregold CinePanalo chair and …

By Tracy Cabrera President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s campaign against corruption is gaining momentum, with several civic groups throwing their full support behind his efforts to hold erring officials and contractors accountable. The Alyansa ng Bantay sa Kapayapaan at Demokrasya (ABKD), People’s Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (PADER), Liga Independencia Pilipinas (LIPI), and Filipinos Do Not Yield (FDNY) Movement rallied …

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian warmly received the Board of Trustees of the Association of Philippine Journalists – Samahang Plaridel Foundation, Inc. (Samahang Plaridel), led by association president Evelyn Quiroz, during today’s (August 18, 2025) courtesy visit at the DSWD Central Office. In his short message, Secretary Gatchalian expressed hope that media groups such as …

Lawmakers from the House of Representatives’ Young Guns bloc on Friday threw their full support behind the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) move to suspend in-app gambling access in mobile payment platforms, calling it a crucial step to protect Filipinos from addiction and financial ruin. In a joint statement, the group said BSP’s decisive action tackles the surge in online …