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MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday ordered the transfer of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to the New Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas. Associate Justice Karl Miranda announced the court order. READ: Romualdez can be discharged from PGH, says hospital director Romualdez has been confined in the Philippine General Hospital since

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MANILA, Philippines — An election watchdog flagged voters at Central Oring Elementary School in Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte, for voting multiple times during the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections on Monday, Sept. 14.  According to Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPRCV) spokesperson Ana Singson, one of their volunteers in Buldon reported that “many voters have

MANILA, Philippines — The results of the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary elections are available on the official website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).  The historic and first parliamentary elections are being held in the region on Monday, September 14, after four postponements.  READ: First BARMM elections set for Sept. 14

MARANTAO, Lanao del Sur — Undeterred by early morning election violence in Cotabato City, Maranao leader Samira Gutoc traveled from Manila to Marantao to fulfill what she called a “holy obligation” to vote in the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Monday. “First is a revived trauma because after a few spoonfuls of food, after our 5

MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution on Monday defended its decision to present retired Sandiganbayan presiding justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang as an expert witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, saying she would provide the Senate impeachment court with a legal framework for understanding allegations of unexplained wealth. In his offer for Cabotaje-Tang’s testimony during Day

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has the lowest excise tax on carbonated drinks in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region, Finance Undersecretary Karlo Fermin Adriano said on Monday. At a congressional hearing, Adriano said the country’s tax burden on fizzy beverages was 5.13 percent from the current P6-per-liter levy, compared with 11.21 percent in Thailand, 13

MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Manibela on Monday wished President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a happy birthday by requesting for a fare increase for jeepney drivers. Marcos celebrated his 68th birthday on Sunday, a day before Manibela mounted its transport strike to urge government action on rising petroleum prices. READ: NCRPO deploys over 7,000 cops for

MANILA, Philippines – Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez can be discharged “at any time” from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), its director told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday. PGH Director Gerardo Legaspi made the statement after Associate Justice Ronald Moreno asked whether Romualdez was free to be discharged.“Yes your honor,” Legaspi replied. Moreno asked: “At

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the graft conviction of his mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, saying the case had weighed on the family for nearly four decades. “I’m glad that the case is over,” Marcos told reporters during a media briefing in New Delhi on Sunday