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MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Wednesday clarified that Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste is still “considered at large,” following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him. He previously said that Leviste had already posted the P72,000 bail for his alleged violation of the Public Service Act
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is studying if it will request the passport cancellation and travel authority of Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste. The option surfaced following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him, according to NBI Director Melvin Matibag. Matibag said this on Wednesday after announcing that the
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued several proclamations declaring special non-working days in nine localities in October to allow residents to participate in local celebrations and historical commemorations. Proclamation No. 1466 declared Oct. 12 a special non-working day in Talisay, Batangas, in commemoration of the Battle of Batangas. READ: Marcos heading to
MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Wednesday said that he will vote to oppose the second and third readings of the 2027 General Appropriations Bill, emphasizing that there must be full transparency in the proposed amendments in next year’s budget. This is what Tinio said when asked for his vote on
MANILA, Philippines — Isabela Vice Mayor Jeryll Harold Respicio underwent a P28,000 drug test at a private hospital after Interior Secretary Jonvic Remula said he wanted him tested following his outburst during a council session. “Pinaka-extensive na drug test yung pinake ko, may qualitative and may quantitative. So kakakuha lang ng sample sa akin and
SINGAPORE — Bank records presented in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial would be difficult to dispute unless there is evidence of tampering, Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Wednesday. Castro, a lawyer, was asked about the evidentiary weight of bank records after financial documents involving Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, were presented
MANILA, Philippines – Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Wednesday he would ask Vice Mayor Jeryll Harold Respicio of Reina Mercedes, Isabela to undergo a drug test following an outburst during a Sangguniang Bayan session. “Ipapa-drug test ko muna. Parang wala sa sarili eh. Ayun lang. I advise him we will give him a drug test
Leisure centres are set for a £2 million investment and new membership options after a new company was picked to run a borough’s facilities.
COTABATO CITY — Members of the newly elected Bangsamoro Parliament must be free to choose their leaders, including who will head the regional executive, Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento said on Wednesday. “The gains of the peace process must now be carried forward through the parliamentary process,” Sarmiento said in a statement. “Members of Parliament
MANILA, Philippines — Two bank accounts belonging to a banana chips company partly owned by Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Atty. Manases Carpio, were closed in July 2026, the same month her impeachment trial began, the Senate Impeachment Court learned on Wednesday. During Senator-judge Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s questioning, prosecution witness and Security Bank Branch Banking
France has suffered days of disorder and violence sparked by failing school conditions, with riot police clashing with hundreds of thousands of rioters in towns and cities across the country.
