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House Chief Communications Officer Robert Ace Barbers (Courtesy: House of Representatives) A FORMER lawmaker from Mindanao on Friday lauded Leyte First District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for voluntarily stepping down as Speaker of the House of Representatives to maintain the integrity and stability of the legislature and give the Independent …

Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva are not yet cleared from the issue of millions of pesos in insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023 and 2025. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the remark on Thursday, evening, following a lengthy public hearing on the anomalies …

(File photo: Philippine National Police) Recognizing the need to ensure the safety of the investigating panel, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Friday, Sept. 19, that it is ready to deploy uniformed personnel to meet the immediate security needs of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as it begins …

Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, September 19 vowed to file legal charges against the personalities behind the flood control project controversy. Villanueva made the statement in light of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s refusal to clear him and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over alleged budget insertions in the 2023 and 2025 …

Dismissed DPWH-Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez surrenders to former Justice Andres Reyes, chair of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, the first of several luxury vehicles he acquired out of alleged kickbacks from anomalous flood control deals in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig on September 19, 2025. At extreme right is …

Contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Discaya arrive separately at the Department of Justice (DOJ) building in Manila on September 19, 2025 to apply for the witness protection program. (Photos by Norman Cruz) Controversial business couple Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Discaya appeared before the Department of Justice …

Wawao Builders General Manager Mark Allan Arevalo invokes his right against self-incrimination when senators questioned him on whether his firm has ghost flood control projects on September 1, 2025. (The Philippine STAR / Jesse Bustos)  MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian branded unprogrammed funds as a new source of pork …

CANDID BUT CONSTRUCTIVE. Foreign Affairs Sec. Ma. Theresa Lazaro (left) and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian pose for a photo on Friday (Sept. 19, 2025). Lazaro, in a post on X, said the Philippines has reaffirmed its commitment to future-oriented cooperation as both nations mark 50 years of ties this year. (Photo courtesy …

The Department of Education (DepEd) revealed that over 1,000 classrooms nationwide were turned over unfinished, raising concerns about quality, accountability, and the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) role in school construction. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) Raising concerns over construction quality and accountability in government infrastructure projects, …

Vice President Sara Duterte (Courtesy: Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed that she and her allies are organizing the prayer rally in Davao City scheduled on September 21, but clarified she had no knowledge of the demonstrations set in EDSA and Luneta on the same day. …