Philippines Headlines

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 14:13:00 +0800
'We predicted this to happen': Ombudsman Remulla says on Revilla bail
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla said that his office had expected the Sandiganbayan to grant bail to former senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. in the non-bailable malversation case over the alleged P92.8-million ghost ...

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 10:57:00 +0800
Bong Revilla freed after posting P1-million bail in flood control case
Former senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. is out on bail after posting a P1-million cash bond in the non-bailable malversation case over the alleged anomalous P92.8-million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Ping flags Taguig lake reclamation
Sen. Panfilo Lacson has flagged ongoing reclamation in Laguna de Bay in Taguig as among the alleged anomalous flood control projects tied to Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano.

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
EDCOM 2 launches tracker for education reforms
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has launched the Legislative Tracker, which provides the public with a real-time view of the country’s priority education reforms as they move from Congress to implementation.

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
‘Release of tax records not proof of guilt’
The submission of tax records is merely a procedural step ordered by the Senate impeachment court and not an evidence of guilt, according to Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband Manases Carpio.

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Ombudsman may drop Bonoan as state witness
The Office of the Ombudsman may abandon its bid to discharge former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness before the Sandiganbayan, warning that he will remain a co-accused if he continues to provide what Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Rem...

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Dutertes want Duterte to face death in Philippines
The Duterte family hopes former president Rodrigo Duterte will die in the Philippines should he pass away before the conclusion of his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Vice President Sara Duterte said yesterday.

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Boy, 13, killed by classmate, 14, in Las Piñas school
A Grade 9 student was stabbed to death inside the Las Piñas National High School yesterday afternoon.

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
NBI to summon Leviste over alleged sex scandal plot vs Recto
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will summon Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste and former Cabinet official Jacinto Paras over an alleged foiled attempt to frame up Executive Secretary Ralph Recto in a sex scandal.

Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Bong temporarily freed after posting P1 million bail
Citing weak evidence, the Sandiganbayan Third Division has granted former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. provisional release on a million-peso cash bond in his malversation case over a P76.9-million ghost flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.

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