The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed criminal tax charges against former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo on Thursday over an alleged tax deficiency of more than P1 billion, accusing her of tax evasion and failure to file income tax returns from 2019 to 2023 after an investigation into her assets, expenditures, and financial transactions.
Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson declined to identify the complainant in the cyberlibel case filed against him, saying only that the individual had previously sought his assistance but later filed a complaint against him.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is examining 16 computers assigned to suspended officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities involving flood control projects, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
The Senate Impeachment Court’s decision to close the June 18 pre-trial conference in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte to the public and media follows standard court practice, lead House prosecutor Gerville Luistro said on Wednesday.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pledged to strengthen the capabilities of the Philippine Navy to better protect the West Philippine Sea and the country’s maritime territory, saying Filipinos will “never be intimidated” by foreign powers.
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial told the Senate on Monday that her official answer to the articles of impeachment failed to provide “material response” to the accusations against her, prompting them to forgo filing a formal rebuttal.
Government contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was arrested at the Senate on Monday in connection with a malversation case linked to an alleged anomalous flood control project in Bulacan.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore Sarangani on Monday morning, disrupting the opening day of classes in parts of Mindanao and prompting local governments to suspend classes and government work as authorities assessed damage and monitored possible tsunami threats.
Leila de Lima has filed a House resolution urging the Philippine government to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) by restoring the country’s membership in the Rome Statute.
In a resolution dated June 2, 2026, the court noted that the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) informed the court on May 12 that it would no longer submit evidence regarding properties not covered by earlier partial summary judgments.