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MANILA, Philippines — New National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Monday urged former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to come home and face the charges against him. Roque, who is currently outside the country, is one of several accused facing arrest for human trafficking in connection with the illegal activities of a Philippine

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lead defense lawyer Nick Kaufman told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the prosecution “cherry-picked” examples of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “bombastic rhetoric” and that his client’s words were never intended to incite violence. The court in The Hague is holding pretrial hearings for the ex-president, who is facing three counts

MANILA, Philippines — The impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte have been formally initiated on Monday as the House of Representatives’ committee on rules sent the four complaints to the committee on justice. The complaints were officially included in the Order of Business of Monday’s plenary session, as its presiding officer, Deputy Speaker Ferjenel

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mufflers, or silencers in other English-speaking countries, have been the subject of intense debates and discussions among Philippine motorists. And recently, authorities from the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) have begun intensified operations against motor vehicles with modified mufflers. Last Monday, Feb. 23, enforcers here apprehended and ultimately impounded

This is the Daily Gospel for February 24, 2026, which is the Tuesday of the First week of Lent. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 23, 2026 Daily Gospel, February 22, 2026 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 6, 7-15. Jesus said to his disciples:  “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who

MANILA, Philippines — Just three days after their meeting in Naga City, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former Vice President Leni Robredo had another face-to-face encounter on Monday, but this time inside the chief executive’s official residence. It was the first time Robredo, the incumbent mayor of Naga City, set foot again inside Malacañang following

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started implementing a merit and performance-based reassignment of officials in its field offices nationwide “in the interest of promoting transparency, accountability and innovation.” The move will affect all regional directors, assistant regional directors, district engineers and assistant district engineers. “No more patronage. Proper

MANILA, Philippines — Major retail chains Landers Superstore and S&R Membership Shopping have been placed under scrutiny by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after inspections conducted earlier this month found unregistered and improperly labeled food and health products at their Bonifacio Global City branches. If both retailers are proven noncompliant after additional checks, the

MANILA, Philippines — Calls for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are “not seditious,” but organizers must avoid “red flags” at their rallies, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Monday. The agency issued this reminder ahead of protest actions on Wednesday, Feb. 25, marking the 40th anniversary of the Edsa People

MANILA, Philippines — The Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 297 has dismissed the petition filed by contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II, as it affirmed the Senate’s authority to cite him in contempt. In a decision promulgated Feb. 23, the court said Discaya failed to provide evidence that the Senate committed grave abuse of discretion.