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MANILA, Philippines — Tree planting, gift-giving, medical missions, wheelchair distribution and Christmas gatherings were among the activities cited by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to justify its confidential fund spending in 2022, a Commission on Audit (COA) auditor told the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday. The liquidation documents also listed an appreciation night

MANILA, Philippines — Was somebody throwing a party? More food-related names, such as “Pampano,” “Keso,” “Kamote,” and “Mango,” were among the unusual-sounding surnames that appeared in acknowledgment receipts (ARs) presented during the 14th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. They join previously questioned appellations, such as “Piattos,” “Harina,” and “Oishi” in

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is facing a criminal complaint before a Quezon City court over the alleged death threat she uttered against President Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former Speaker Martin Romualdez, a key part of the case against the country’s second-highest official at her ongoing Senate impeachment trial. Department of

MANILA, Philippines — Flood control spending, an item removed from this year’s budget, has been included in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submitted to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Education remains the sector with the highest proposed budget allocation at P1.314 trillion, or 18

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte cannot simply pass responsibility for the P612.5 million in confidential funds spent by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education to her special disbursing officers, a Commission on Audit (COA) auditor testified on Tuesday. Xylene del Campo of the COA-Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Some 500 business chamber leaders, top executives, and international trade partners are expected to gather here today for the 35th edition of the Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon), the island’s annual premier business gathering, to discuss the region’s investment climate. Potential foreign investors are also expected to attend the event

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — At least 13 people were killed in several landslides in this city and the nearby town of Atok, Benguet, as days of heavy southwest monsoon (“habagat”) rains triggered erosion and buried houses and residents over the weekend. In Baguio City, all 13 people trapped in a landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong

MANILA, Philippines — A fisherfolk group on Tuesday expressed its support for an investigation of allegedly unauthorized reclamation activities disguised as flood control measures at Laguna Bay within Taguig City. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the reclamation work, part of the 37-kilometer Laguna Lakeshore Road Network, has affected fisherfolk and urban

MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) is targeting to release more than P250 billion in benefits this year as it continues to expand assistance to members while rolling out new digital lending services. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph de Claro said that higher benefit payouts would likely

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Search, rescue and retrieval operations continued Tuesday for 17-year-old Sophia Magalgalit Oria of Barangay Demang, Sagada, Mountain Province, who was reported missing at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 9. The search operation has involved personnel from the Sagada Municipal Police Station, the Mountain Province Police Provincial Office and other responders. On