PCO Secretary Dave Gomez (Photo courtesy of PPA) Malacañang said the Supreme Court’s ruling that affirmed the conviction of three police officers for the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos during an anti-drug operation in Caloocan in 2017 calls for the formation of an Independent Truth Commission. Presidential Communications Office …
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SIX out of 10 Filipino voters said they would lose trust in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if it was proven that he was using drugs, a year-end poll by Publicus Asia showed. In its Pahayag End of the Year 2025 survey conducted from Dec. 7 to 10, 62 percent of …
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Cops and investigators from the Philippine National Police (PNP) return on December 21, 2025 to the site near Bued River in Benguet, where the late former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral was found last December 19, as investigation into the circumstances behind her death …
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Then Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Catalina Cabral attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee motu proprio hearing on flood control, Sept. 8, 2025. (Senate PRIB) MANILA, Philippines — The sudden death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina “Cathy” Cabral has sent shockwaves …
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Maria Catalina Cabral (STAR / File) MANILA, Philippines — The late Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral left behind a “complete list” of budget insertions for DPWH flood control projects, a neophyte congressman said yesterday. Batangas first district Rep. Leandro Leviste said Cabral gave him the …
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said contractor spouses Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya are allegedly threatening their former employees who may testify against them and blackmailing lawmakers and seeking payment to avoid their inclusion in the so-called “ledger” of government officials involved in the anomalous flood control projects. Sarah …
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National Police Commission Vice Chairperson and Executive Officer Rafael Vicente Calinisan (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Sunday said it has successfully resolved all its pending cases against erring police officers, including a backlog spanning more than 25 years. “This was my first marching order, …
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Spouses Curlee and Sarah Discaya arrive at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Padre Faura, Manila, on Friday, Dec. 19, for the preliminary investigation into the P7.1-billion tax evasion case filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (The STAR / Edd Gunman) MANILA, Philippines — The arraignment of detained contractor …
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READY, AIM, FIRE. The Philippine Navy’s offshore patrol vessel BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) is seen here preparing to test fire its 76mm Oto Melara gun off the waters of Los Frailes Island, Zambales, on Dec. 18, 2025. Firing of the weapon took place as the ship was conducting a maritime patrol …
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said he will fully cooperate in the investigation over technical malversation, plunder, and grave misconduct complaints filed against him at the Office of the Ombudsman. Save the Philippines Coalition has filed the complaints against Recto and former Philippine …
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