LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Various wildlife species worth P3.5 million were rescued by CIDG-Mandaue City Field Unit Office agents from a resort in Barangay Kawit, Medellin town on Wednesday morning, June 3. The seizure of various wildlife was done through a lawful wildlife rescue and enforcement operation. The operation was conducted in coordination with the

MANILA, Philippines – Another Senate shake-up installed new committee chairpersons on Wednesday following a motion declaring all Senate leadership positions vacant except the presidency. In the absence of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies, the former 11-member minority bloc was joined by Sen. Francis Escudero, leaving Cayetano and his bloc with only 10

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed on third and final reading a bill barring second-degree relatives from holding public office simultaneously, advancing the proposal further than any similar effort since the 1987 Constitution prohibited political dynasties. With 267 lawmakers voting in favor, 20 against and seven abstaining, the lower chamber approved

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Rep. Jesus “Bong” Suntay has been reprimanded by the House of Representatives for his lewd and sexist remarks about actress Anne Curtis, with the chamber ordering him to attend gender-sensitivity training and render community service. During Wednesday’s session, 263 House lawmakers voted in favor of adopting the recommendations of the

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s daughter on Wednesday called on those invoking her father’s name, particularly Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, to at least be accurate and respectful of his record. Katrina Ponce Enrile, who currently serves as chief of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, issued the appeal after Cayetano cited