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Former Senator Leila de Lima (PNA file photo)  MANILA – Former senator Leila de Lima has been cleared of her final illegal drugs-related case, one of three which put her under detention for more than six years. The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 206 on Monday dismissed De Lima’s conspiracy …

Former senator Leila de Lima said she felt vindicated after the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 206 acquitted her in the last remaining drug case filed in 2017 under the Duterte administration. She also warned former president Rodrigo Duterte that he will be held responsible for the “bloody” war on drugs he …

 Maritime expert and Director of the University of the Philippines’ Institute for Maritime Affairs and Laws on the Seas, Jay Batongbacal  A maritime law expert on Sunday said the Philippines should expel Chinese diplomats in Manila to make room for a fresh dialogue, even as a US security analyst cautioned …

BARMM POLLS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the 17th meeting of the national and Bangsamoro governments’ Intergovernmental Relations Body at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Feb. 8, 2024. On Monday (June 24), Marcos expressed confidence that the first parliamentary election of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in …

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) recently signed a data sharing agreement in a bid to prevent undesirable foreigners from using the country as a sanctuary to escape the crime they committed in their own country. Representatives from the BI and PRA agreed to share …

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. speaks during a press conference in Malacanang on June 24, 2024. (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) The national government is not inclined to publish the schedule of future rotation and resupply (RORE) mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro …

Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA – More charges are set to be filed against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo who is accused of being an enabler of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO) hubs, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) bared Monday. PAOCC and the …

The Philippine government does not see as armed attack China’s recent action against Filipino troops in the West Philippine Sea although it already led to severe injuries, including the dismemberment of a finger, and the confiscation of their firearms. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año told reporters Monday, June 24, that …

Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday said she is seeking reelection in the upcoming 2025 elections, denying she will run for mayor of Manila or any local government unit (LGU). “I’m up for reelection. Despite many rumors that I’m running for Manila City mayor and other places, I will just seek …

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood firm on his position Sunday that the Philippines would not trigger any violent confrontation to resolve territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Marcos issued the statement during a visit to the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Western Command (Wescom) in Puerto Princesa, …