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‘RESIBO.’ A drone photo marking the site of the purported P55-m river wall in Baliwag, Bulacan which President Ferdinand Marcos discovered to be non-existent. Inset shows former DPWH Secretary Rogelio ‘Babes’ Singson. Bongbong Marcos / Facebook Former secretary Singson confirms ‘feelers’; solons want Bonoan out Former Department of Public Works …

British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, lead counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte in his International Criminal Court (ICC) case. (Screengrab from ABS-CBN News) Former President Rodrigo Duterte, through his legal counsel, has reiterated his request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an interim release to an undisclosed country ‘‘subject to …

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia (File photo) MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday assured that the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) set on Oct. 13 will push through. In an online interview, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia noted that postponing the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim …

President Marcos picks up bits of concrete from an embankment, asking why the concrete was crumbling, as he inspected the flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances in Calumpit, Bulacan. With him are Transport Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando and other officials. Inset shows a letter from a Calumpit …

Malacañang said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will further intensify anti-money laundering reforms as it welcomed the Philippines’ removal from the European Union’s list of high-risk third world countries. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro attributed the country’s removal from the high-risk money …

Former president Rodrigo Duterte attends first ICC hearing via videolink. (Philippine Star / Facebook page)  MANILA, Philippines — Appointees of former president Rodrigo Duterte are allegedly behind the smear campaign that forced National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago to resign, according to several NBI sources. The NBI insiders told The …

Jose Rizal, after all, was the country’s first whistle-blower and the Noli, the first Filipino exposé of public corruption. This important volume will be auctioned off at the Leon Gallery Magnificent September Auction on Sept. 13, 2025 in its Makati sale rooms. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — Amid the …

Handout photo from the Armed Forces of the Philippines shows the BRP Jose Rizal and Australia’s HMAS Brisbane maneuver- ing in formation during Exercise ALON 2025 off Lubang Island in Mindoro on Tuesday. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines —  Philippine, Australian and Canadian warships sailed alongside each other while conducting …

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, August 20 that only about forty (40) percent of funding for flood control projects are utilized for implementation. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson (Senate PRIB photo) Lacson, in his privilege speech entitled “Flooded Gates of Corruption,” bared this as he slammed the “evident pattern …

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo: AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. urged soldiers on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to stay vigilant against corruption and maintain the integrity of the organization as it pursues …