Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and Sen. Panfilo Lacson traded accusations Tuesday over Lacson’s anti-corruption campaign, with Cayetano claiming the senator’s actions benefit those responsible for corruption.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has removed the 12% value-added tax (VAT) on allowable system loss charges in electricity bills, a move the Department of Energy (DOE) said could reduce consumers’ power costs by 5% to 10%.
Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s television remarks that prosecutors cite as key evidence in his P75-million plunder case played in the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday for the first time.
Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano returned to the Philippines Saturday after traveling to Singapore, with Pia saying she had planned the trip to support the national team at the Asia Pacific Padel Tour.
The Senate impeachment court needs at least 11 votes, including the presiding officer’s vote, to overturn its earlier ruling that set the conviction threshold in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial at 16 votes, court spokesperson Reginald Tongol said Saturday.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has yet to issue a resolution on the obstruction of justice complaint against Sen. Robin Padilla over his alleged role in helping Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa leave the Senate, a DOJ spokesperson said Friday.
The Sandiganbayan ordered the transfer of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez from Cardinal Santos Medical Center to the New Quezon City Jail on Thursday, but the move remains pending the court’s ruling on his request for continued hospital detention.
The Supreme Court has acquitted former first lady Imelda Marcos on seven counts of graft, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt because key testimony and documentary evidence did not meet evidentiary requirements.
Former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez was arrested Monday at a San Juan City hospital after the Office of the Ombudsman charged him with plunder over allegations that he received at least P7.44 billion in kickbacks from government projects between 2022 and 2025.
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez was hospitalized Monday after doctors reported that he suffered a “cardiovascular event” and what Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla described as a possible panic or anxiety attack.