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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police has started an investigation to identify the people who leaked online the identities of the Office of the Ombudsman’s investigators. “The investigation will not be limited to external actors … Possible internal involvement within the Ombudsman is also being examined as part of the cyber probe,” PNP chief

MANILA, Philippines — Top officials of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and its mother agency, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday they were acting within their mandate and in accordance with law when they disclosed in a congressional hearing the bank records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases “Mans”

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday filed a tax evasion complaint against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, his wife and an associate for tax deficiencies totaling P3.35 million. Members of the BIR went to the Department of Justice to file the complaint against Roque, his wife Mylah Reyes Roque and

MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday said the country still has sufficient fuel supply. In an online briefing, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said that as of April 24, the country has an average of 54 days’ worth of fuel supply. DOE data showed that gasoline supply remained adequate for 53.01 days; diesel, 54.61

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday reiterated his call for the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) after two Makati youth leaders were suspended after the city council found them guilty of misconduct. At a press briefing at Trece Martires City in Cavite, Remulla identified the SK officials as Natalia Georgianna Tupaz

MANILA, Philippines — The manufacturer of the police vehicle that figured in an accident that killed five persons under police custody (PUPCs) last week is conducting checks to figure out what caused it. “Toyota is conducting a technical inspection to find out if something went wrong with the vehicle,” Quezon City Police District Traffic Enforcement

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has gained new access to Russian crude and petroleum products after the United States granted an extension to Russia’s supply, which it had sanctioned before the Iran war. The local market is thus expected to receive a monthlong supply boost, as the country marks its third consecutive week of fuel

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero and his alleged bagman, businessman Maynard Ngu, are now barred from leaving the country after the Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division on Monday issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against the pair. The antigraft court also directed the Bureau of Immigration to include the names of Escudero and Ngu

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) has raised concern over what it described as a “troubling shift” in the recruitment practices of the New People’s Army (NPA), citing the alleged involvement of foreign nationals and minors in recent armed encounters in Negros Occidental and

MANILA, Philippines — The lawyer of Manases “Mans” Carpio on Monday called a “fishing expedition” the House of Representatives committee on justice’s move to disclose his bank transactions and tax returns as part of the impeachment complaint proceedings against his wife Vice President Sara Duterte. Carpio’s counsel Peter Paul Danao insisted that his client’s bank