Mangyan group slams ‘fabricated cases’ in ancestral land dispute

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday dismissed Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice’s description of the almost P60-billion Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) as a “presidential pork barrel,” calling it an attempt to stir controversy. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Erice was free to challenge the legality of the LGSF before the Supreme Court but

MANILA, Philippines — Even if the Senate Impeachment Court has ruled to allow a lower number of votes to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, the job of the prosecution panel would not be easier as there are no changes to its role of presenting evidence, Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said. Diokno, a member of the House

CALASIAO, Pangasinan — The police in the Ilocos region confiscated a total of 41.82 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P297,976 in a series of anti-illegal drugs operations in four provinces on last Tuesday, Sept. 22 The operations were conducted in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, with Pangasinan accounting for the

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team on Wednesday said raising the recent ruling modifying the two-thirds conviction threshold before the Supreme Court (SC) is a “real possibility.” However, Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said this would still depend on their discussions with Duterte. READ: Senate impeach court reduces conviction threshold “‘Yung pag-akyat

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has opened a new clearance center in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. In a press release on Wednesday, the bureau said the facility aims to enhance additional accessibility to its services. Inaugurated on Sept. 8, the new outlet is located at the Old Public Market in Barangay 4.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to amendments to the anti-espionage law, which seeks to expand the scope of the existing law, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said. The House approved on third and final reading House Bill  9642, or the proposed “New Espionage Act,” after gaining 247 affirmative votes, 10 negative votes, and no abstentions.  The

MANILA, Philippines — Many erring personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)  have been investigated and charged in connection with alleged abuses linked to the issuance of letters of authority (LOAs),  according to BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza. Mendoza mentioned this in response to Sen. JV Ejercito’s query at a budget hearing in the Senate on

IRIGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR — Former Iriga City Mayor Madelaine Arlene Yorobe Alfelor has been detained while a second former city official was arrested on Tuesday (September 22). These action happened on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by the Fourth Division of the Sandiganbayan over the alleged 2022 malversation of P31 million in

MANILA, Philippines — A very strong El Niño is likely to emerge between September and December 2026 and may continue until the first half of 2027, the state weather bureau said on Wednesday. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section chief Ana Liza Solis said that based on climate

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday said Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla may be called out over his incorrect pronouncement about former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s asylum bid. On Tuesday evening, Remulla admitted that he was wrong when he earlier announced that Roque’s asylum bid had been rejected, saying the correct status was that the application remained

BAGUIO CITY — For 15 farmers and fisherfolk in Luna, Apayao, a 400-square-meter fishpond is becoming more than a source of tilapia. It is a step toward building a livelihood they can sustain on their own. The ST Tilapia Productions Association harvested its first batch of fish Sept. 3, yielding 57.8 kilograms and P9,826 in gross

MANILA, Philippines — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Wednesday allowed online platform Reddit to establish a presence in the country beyond the initial 24-hour deadline in a bid to strengthen cooperation. The move follows the CICC’s earlier directive to Reddit and Discord to set up offices in the country as part of