House prosecutors will trace the source of the P33.35-million increase in Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared net worth from 2021 to 2025 as part of their impeachment case, prosecution counsel and spokesperson Benjamin Tolosa Jr. said Tuesday.
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.
Former House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez arrived at the New Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas late Monday after the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) discharged him following a weekend confinement.
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%.
The Senate impeachment court may need at least 11 votes, including that of the presiding officer, to overturn its earlier ruling that set the conviction threshold at 16 votes in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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.
U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced legislation this week that would gradually reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours over four years.
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.
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Friday he was not concerned about Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano traveling to Singapore with his sister, Sen. Pia Cayetano, despite Alan Peter’s involvement in several ongoing cases.