MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez could be detained at the New Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas by “12 midnight” on Tuesday, Interior chief Jonvic Remulla confirmed on Monday. Earlier, there were reports that Romualdez will arrive at the jail facility no later than 6 p.m.  On Monday noon, the Sandiganbayan Third Division

MANILA, Philippines — “Resibo ng yaman” — receipts of wealth — are what the House prosecution will be looking for when it starts scrutinizing Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared wealth and comparing it with her tax filings, bank records, business interests, and other evidence for the second article of her impeachment case. Private prosecutor Benjamin

MANILA, Philippines — Watch the unofficial parallel count of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting for the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections as of Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had received 43.3 percent of the expected election returns (ERs) as of 7:30 p.m. on Monday, after the closing of polling precincts for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections. Based on the Comelec’s official website, it had received 2,427 of the expected 5,212 ERs as of 7:30 p.m.

MANILA, Philippines — A candidate for Maguindanao del Sur’s 5th district representative withdrew his candidacy on Monday, the day of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections. A document shared by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) with the media showed that Nasser Guialal Dalgan filed his statement of withdrawal, which was received by the provincial election supervisor

COTABATO CITY — A powerful explosion rocked the Cotabato City Central Pilot Elementary School at 4:14 p.m. on Monday while the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections were underway, leaving one man slightly injured, police and a Philippine Red Cross worker said. Colonel Jibin Bongcayao, city police director, said the blast occurred while some people were still

MANILA – Senators on Monday welcomed the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) removal of value-added tax (VAT) on electricity system loss charges, calling the move a relief for consumers while pushing for further reductions in power bills. Senate Committee on Energy chair Erwin Tulfo announced the development in plenary, saying the BIR, under Commissioner Charlito

BAGUIO CITY — Rescuers on Monday retrieved the body of a 20-year-old man who was earlier swept away by strong currents while crossing the Chico River in Lubuagan, Kalinga. The body of Jasper Cawi Pallogan was recovered at around 4 p.m. in the river in Barangay Bantay, Tabuk City. Pallogan was carried away by currents

MANILA, Philippines — Eugenia “Eggie” Apostol, a veteran journalist and founding chairperson of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, has died at the age of 100. Her death was announced by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF), which honored Apostol in 2006 for her contributions to journalism and press freedom. Apostol’s family has requested for privacy as