Peter Lim shows up in Mandaue, tells media he’s not a big-time drug lord
Suspected big-time drug lord Peter Lim appeared before the media Thursday afternoon and denied accusations that he was involved in the narcotics trade.
ARF has no ‘expulsion’ rule – host Manila
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said Asia’s biggest security forum, which the Philippines is hosting on Monday here, has no rules to determine if a participating country should exit the forum.
China set for easy ride from ASEAN on disputed South China Sea
Southeast Asian ministers meeting this week are set to avoid tackling the subject of Beijing's arming and building of manmade South China Sea islands, preparing to endorse a framework for a code of conduct that is neither binding nor enforceable.
17 Singaporean firms seek biz opportunities in PH
A total of 17 companies based in Singapore are in the Philippines to look for business opportunities. The firms brought 24 business delegations for a four-day business mission, during which they also visited Davao.
Suspected Korean fugitive arrested in Lupao, Nueva Ecija
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga - Government agents on Wednesday arrested a Korean fugitive who had gone into hiding for several years at a remote village...
Palace suspends ERC chief 4 months for insubordination
Malacañang has suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chair Jose Vicente Salazar for four months for insubordination.
DOJ indicts Parojinog siblings; rules arrest, detention of Nova, Reynaldo Jr. valid
The Department of Justice has ordered the filing of criminal charges against Parojinog siblings Ozamiz Vice Mayor Nova Princess and Reynaldo Jr. following the July 30 police raid on the family's residences that resulted in the death of their father, Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr.. and 15 others.
Facing threat of abolition, PCGG cites efficiency record: annual target exceeded just after midyear
Faced with recent questions on its relevance and a proposal for its abolition, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) announced Thursday it had breached its 2017 goal of remittances to the national government in just the middle of the year.
Ombudsman orders filing of graft, falsification raps vs ex-VP Binay, son
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has ordered the filing of criminal charges against former vice president Jejomar Binay and his son, dismissed Makati mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay for allegedly conspiring to rig the procurement of the P1.3-billion Makati Science High School Building.
BASTOS? | Lacierda hits back at ‘uncouth’ Duterte after President called PNoy ‘gago’
After calling his predecessor gago (stupid), President Rodrigo Duterte was criticized by Benigno Aquino III's former spokesperson, who described the chief executive's behavior as a reflection of his "uncouthness," which in Tagalog is roughly equivalent to kabastusan.
‘LOOK WHO’S TALKING’ | BOC chief gets flak for hiring cagers, volleyball players as...
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who is engaged in what appears to be a progressively worsening tiff with lawmakers over allegations of corruption, received more flak for appointing former and current basketball and volleyball players as “technical assistants” of his agency.
Palace to weigh costs of free SUCs tuition before deciding fate of measure
Malacañang needs to weigh the cost of enacting a bill providing free tuition in state universities and colleges before deciding the measure’s fate, a Palace official said Thursday.
Palace suspends ERC chair Salazar
Malacañang has suspended Energy Regulatory Commission chairman Jose Vicente Salazar for insubordination.
Rights groups assail Justice Department probe on college racial-preference admissions
Civil rights groups slammed the Trump administration on Wednesday over a U.S. Justice Department plan to probe whether colleges' racial-preference admissions programs discriminate against white and Asian-American applicants.
Senators vow to push free SUCs tuition bill as group urges presidential veto
Senator vowed to keep pushing for the enactment of a law grating free tuition in state universities and colleges despite the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte’s vetoing the measure on the advice of his economic advisers.