LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — The Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Virac last week dismissed a five-year-old criminal complaint against former Catanduanes Gov. Joseph “Boboy” Cua, ruling that his constitutional right to the speedy disposition of cases had been violated by “inordinate and unjustified delays.”  Criminal Case No. 7174 stemmed from a complaint filed in

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is proposing the provision of more powers to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) so that it can fight rogue online lending applications (OLA) and abusive debt collectors, amid numerous complaints filed before authorities. In a statement on Wednesday, Quezon City Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas said he has filed House

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Two soldiers of the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion were killed in an early evening ambush in Maguindanao del Norte on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-Bangasmoro Autonomous Region, citing police reports from Maguindanao del Norte police provincial office, identified the victims as Private First Class Jobert