MANILA, Philippines — Four senator-judges called out defense lawyer Mark Vinluan on Monday for raising possible administrative and criminal liability against those who disclose and report confidential information, including the media. During his cross-examination of prosecution witness Atty. Ronel Buenaventura, executive director of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Secretariat, Vinluan enumerated the penalties under the

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution that seeks the Senate’s concurrence on extending session up to Oct. 12, so that the chamber can approve the proposed 2027 national budget on third and final reading. During the session on Monday, Deputy Majority Leader and Oriental Mindoro Rep. Arnan Panaligan moved that House

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Agusan del Sur is mobilizing calamity funds and preparing longer-term measures as a severe El Niño has damaged more than a third of the province’s agricultural crops and cut water levels in critical watersheds by nearly a third. The provincial government, municipal officials and civil society groups met Oct. 1

MANILA, Philippines — Senate impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Reginald Tongol on Monday expressed gratitude to the senator-judges after he was criticized for alleged repeated blunders. Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo earlier took to the open court his qualms over Tongol’s remarks over the weekend seemingly preempting an end-date for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings, saying Tongol

The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women, girls and members of the LGBTQ community in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021. The court said in a statement that warrants were issued in July and September last year for the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim Haqqani. Also...

ILIGAN CITY — The Iligan City Traffic and Parking Management Office (ICTPMO) has advised drivers of vehicles coming from Lanao del Norte and Misamis Oriental provinces who have no business in the city proper to use the C3 Road, particularly those driving light vehicles and medium-sized trucks. The advisory aims to ease traffic congestion caused

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has overturned a Court of Appeals ruling and reinstated the warrant of arrest against Bernand Lu Chong in connection with the 2019 seizure of P1.877 billion worth of illegal drugs. In a decision made public Monday, the SC’s 2nd Division granted the petition filed by the Office of