Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was formally elected Senate president on Wednesday, June 17, after the Senate convened in a special session that achieved the required quorum, ending weeks of leadership uncertainty in the chamber. Gatchalian secured enough support to take the Senate’s top post after Sen. Joel Villanueva joined the proceedings, bringing the number of participating lawmakers to 13 and allowing the chamber to formally elect a new Senate president. The […]

Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña is calling for a temporary suspension of development activities at the Monterrazas de Cebu project, urging city officials to prioritize flood-control measures before allowing further construction to proceed within the sprawling hillside development. Osmeña has filed a proposed resolution before the Cebu City Council asking Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. to issue a cease and desist order (CDO) against Mont Property Group’s ongoing development activities, except those […]

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will issue another round of subpoenas to several members of the Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team management after only the university’s athletics director personally appeared before investigators on Monday, June 15, in connection with the fatal drowning of two student-athletes during a team-building activity in Aurora province. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla confirmed that Ateneo athletics director Em Fernandez was the lone […]

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to safeguard truth, use technology responsibly, and help rebuild trust in society as the nation marked the 128th anniversary of Philippine Independence on Friday, June 12. In his Independence Day message, Marcos said the country continues to face significant challenges despite having long achieved freedom from colonial rule. He stressed that the responsibility of protecting the nation's hard-earned liberty now rests on every […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a separate investigation into the deaths of two members of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) men’s basketball team who drowned during a team-building activity in Aurora province on June 8. The DOJ announced on Wednesday that it had instructed the NBI to create a task force to investigate the incident and determine whether criminal […]