Around P1 billion worth of public funds might go down the drain following the Supreme Court’s (SC) last minute decision to declare unconstitutional the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections that have been set on the last day of October. According to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George …
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(PHOTO: AOC) The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila (RCAM) has mandated all parishes, shrines, and chapels under its jurisdiction to pray the Oratio Imperata for Integrity, Truth, and Justice amid the widening corruption scandal in the Philippines. In a pastoral letter released on Thursday, Oct. 2, Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose …
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“We focus on this first, then we deal with the resiliency designs and enforcement of the building code,” Arrey Perez, newly appointed DPWH Undersecretary for technical services, National Building Code Development Office and operations for external convergence projects, said in a text message to The STAR. (Businessworld / DPWH) MANILA, …
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero (Instagram / Chiz Escudero) MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate president Francis Escudero has sent a letter to the Commission on Elections expressing his readiness to be investigated by the poll body for accepting illegal campaign contributions during the 2022 elections, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said yesterday. …
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Patients wait outside Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo City after a strong earthquake struck the area in Cebu province on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo) Authorities have concluded the conduct of search and rescue operations in the province after all the missing persons were already accounted for, the Philippine …
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‘EXISTING’. Department of Agriculture (DA) spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa grants media interview on the sidelines of the 47th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry at Conrad Hotel in Pasay City on Thursday (Oct. 2, 2025). He said the earlier-reported “ghost” farm-to-market road (FMR) projects in Lanao …
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte in the custody of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, following his March 11 arrest on a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity. (ICC Photos) The Registry of the International Criminal Court said that the medical officer in its detention facility “does not …
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QUAKE IMPACT. The earthquake-triggered landslide in Barangay Abijao, Villaba, Leyte in this Oct. 1, 2025 photo. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit Cebu province on Tuesday night (Sept. 30) was felt in all six provinces in Eastern Visayas, affecting at least two road sections in Leyte. (Photo courtesy of Vilaba municipal police …
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A man grieves over the body of his relative outside the Cebu provincial hospital in Bogo City yesterday (The Freeman) MANILA, Philippines — The province of Cebu has been placed under a state of calamity following the damage caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Tuesday night. As of 9 …
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Senator Mark Villar stated on Thursday, Oct. 2, that none of his relatives acquired government contracts during his five-year tenure as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary. Senator Mark Villar In a statement Thursday, Oct. 2, Senator Mark says that he welcomes and fully supports any investigation …
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