NBI Dir. Melvin Matibag/ Photo courtesy of PNA. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has created a special task force to investigate the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee over the handling of funds for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. NBI Director Melvin Matibag said Task Force Cash Cow was formed to look into the…
Photo courtesy of Ping Lacson/Facebook. Sen. Panfilo Lacson said additional evidence had surfaced in his investigation into alleged irregular infrastructure projects in Taguig City, suggesting that the case against the questioned projects was continuing to grow. In a social media post on Friday, Lacson claimed the list of findings had expanded and indicated that more…
Photo courtesy of Avito Dalan/Philippine News Agency (PNA). The National Bureau of Investigation said it had not verified reports that fugitive businessman Atong Ang had already left the Philippines. NBI Director Melvin Matibag said the bureau had no official information confirming Ang’s reported departure from the country. Ang is wanted in connection with the disappearance…
BBM Vlog on Feb. 1, 2026. Screen grabbed from Pres. Bongbong Marcos Jr’s video/Facebook. A consumer advocacy group urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to include the proposed Site Blocking Bill among his legislative priorities during his fifth State of the Nation Address. CitizenWatch PH co-convenor Kit Belmonte said the measure would help establish a safer…
The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, resumes the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 22, 2026. Photo courtesy of the Senate of the Philippines/YouTube Seven in ten Filipinos believe senator-judges should base their verdict in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on the law and evidence presented during the proceedings, according…
Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency (PNA). Seismic activity at Taal Volcano eased over the past 24 hours, although volcanic earthquakes and continuous tremor activity persisted, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Friday. Phivolcs recorded 31 volcanic earthquakes during the monitoring period, down from 61 logged the previous day. A volcanic tremor…
BBM Vlog on Feb. 1, 2026. Screen grabbed from Pres. Bongbong Marcos Jr’s video/Facebook. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continued to express confidence in the Armed Forces of the Philippines despite the National Bureau of Investigation’s disclosure that some active uniformed personnel were among the persons of interest in an alleged plot against him. Palace Press…
Senator Erwin Tulfo. Photo courtesy of Avito Dalan/PNA. Sen. Erwin Tulfo said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee would review Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s allegations of ghost infrastructure projects in Taguig City once supporting documents are formally submitted. Tulfo said the panel would first examine the evidence, describing the allegations as a serious matter that warranted scrutiny….
The Department of Education said it had secured partnerships with all provinces as part of efforts to accelerate classroom construction nationwide. DepEd Undersecretary Filemon Ray Javier told the Senate basic education committee that agreements had also been completed with 87 percent of cities and 75 percent of identified municipalities. The agency had mobilized Php 49.8…
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. Photo courtesy of Senate of the Philippines. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian called for expanding the Energy Regulatory Commission’s authority to audit not only electricity distribution charges but also pass-through costs reflected in consumers’ power bills. Speaking during a Senate energy committee hearing, Gatchalian said stronger oversight was needed to ensure consumers…