First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Courtesy: Liza Marcos / Facebook) First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos merely shrugged off former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s “baseless” allegation about her alleged links to the onion and rice cartel, Malacañang said yesterday. “Kilala po natin ang First Lady kung paano mag-react sa mga ganitong …
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Who are fugitives from justice? Are they entitled to judicial relief?
Fugitives from justice are persons who evade criminal prosecution before the courts and those who flee after conviction to avoid the punishment imposed on them. The Supreme Court (SC) said that fugitives from justice are barred from seeking judicial relief unless they voluntarily surrender. The issue was tackled in a …
Read More »Organizers declare ‘sitdown strike’ successful
Students from the UP Diliman campus wear protest headbands bearing the message ‘Lahat ng Sangkot Resign!’ during a sitdown strike on November 28, 2025. At least 400 schools are participating in the political action organized by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) to demand accountability from the massive corruption of …
Read More »Fact check: Imelda Marcos did not publicly weigh in on Imee, Bongbong’s feud
File photo of Imelda Marcos and Sen. Imee Marcos (The Philippine STAR / Boy Santos, File) MANILA, Philippines — A post circulating online falsely claimed that former first lady Imelda Marcos commented on the political feud between her two children, Sen. Imee Marcos and President Bongbong Marcos. On November 20, …
Read More »E-bikes, e-trikes ban on major roads to push through Dec. 1
SAFETY IS PRIORITY. Electric bicycles or e-bikes are shown plying the street in this undated photo. The ban on such vehicles on national highways would push through beginning Dec. 1, Land Transportation Office chief, Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao, said in a press conference on Friday (Nov. 28, 2025). (File photo) …
Read More »Hiding as staff? PNP, NBI storm Pasay hotel used as ‘safe house’ of Sunwest execs wanted for OrMin flood control mess
(Photo: Criminal Investigation and Detection Group) Combined elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) swooped down on a luxury casino hotel in Pasay City on Friday, Nov. 28, to serve arrest warrants against three executives of Sunwest Corporation who were ordered arrested by the …
Read More »SSS, PhilHealth transparency portals launched; DICT vows more to come
DICT Secretary Henry Aguda conducts a press conference at Malacanan Palace on November 28, 2025 (RTV Malacañang / Youtube) MANILA, Philippines — As the government grapples with the massive infrastructure scam, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that more transparency portals will be launched, with the Social …
Read More »Gibo: Protesters seeking gov’t reset face arrest
Defense Secretary Gilberto ‘Gibo’ Teodoro, Jr. (Courtesy: Department of National Defense Philippines) Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. cautioned participants in tomorrow’s “Trillion Peso March” against corruption that anyone pushing for a military-backed “reset” of the government faces arrest, even as state security forces prepare to quell any civil unrest that …
Read More »Over 63K Antiqueños avail of aid in crisis situation
ASSISTANCE. Residents in San Remigio, Antique, avail of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation in this undated photo. Darlene Abagat, Antique Social Welfare and Development team leader, said in an interview on Friday (Nov. 28, 2025) that the Department of Social Welfare and Development released around PHP462 million AICS …
Read More »Ukraine Embassy slams Russia’s claim of Filipino recruitment for war
Ukrainian priests stand as mourners light flares during the funeral ceremony of Artur Vilchynskyi, a Ukrainian soldier of the “Barracuda” air reconnaissance unit who was recently killed in action in the Chernihiv region, at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on November 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of …
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