Romualdez cites recantations as defense in plunder bail petition

Inquirer.net - Sep 28, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez cited the recantations of three former bodyguards of former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, known as the “maleta boys” (suitcase boys), in his petition for bail filed with the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday. The Office of the Ombudsman’s prosecutors used the affidavits of eight of the

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Bulacan town honors little-known revolutionary hero

Sep 28, 2026

Bulacan town honors little-known revolutionary hero

BULAKAN, Bulacan— Bulakan officials last week commemorated the 150th birth anniversary of a revolutionary hero, whom the new generation needs to know again: Gen. Anacleto “Matanglawin” Enriquez.  Bulakan Mayor Vergel Meneses led a wreath-laying ceremony before the hero’s bust inside the San Francisco Elementary School on Friday. Enriquez was born on September 25, 1876, and

Camarines Sur placed under state of calamity over dengue

Sep 28, 2026

Camarines Sur placed under state of calamity over dengue

PILI, CAMARINES SUR — Camarines Sur was placed under a state of calamity on Monday as dengue cases continued to spike in the province. Gov. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte announced this at the dengue response command conference at the Digital Transformation Center in Pili, the provincial capital. Villafuerte, chair of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction

P600,000 in marijuana plants destroyed at Ilocos Sur town border

Sep 28, 2026

P600,000 in marijuana plants destroyed at Ilocos Sur town border

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Police uprooted and destroyed 3,000 fully grown marijuana plants worth an estimated P600,000 in Sugpon town in this province on Sunday. The plantation spans about 1,000 square meters in Sitio Ogiyet, Barangay Licungan, near the boundary with Barangay Tacadang at Benguet’s Kibungan town.  Police uprooted the plants, documented and inventoried

No reprimand from impeachment court for Ridon, only stern warning

Sep 28, 2026

No reprimand from impeachment court for Ridon, only stern warning

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has considered public prosecutor and Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon’s explanation as to why he should not be cited for violation of the sub judice rule over his comments, issuing just a stern warning against him instead. Ridon on Monday, after Day 30 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s

Trump to announce massive steel plant in Iowa

Sep 28, 2026

Trump to announce massive steel plant in Iowa

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P147-M DA package readied for Mimaropa farmers ahead of El Niño

Sep 28, 2026

P147-M DA package readied for Mimaropa farmers ahead of El Niño

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Department of Agriculture in Mimaropa is preparing a ₱147-million assistance package to provide early support and cushion farmers in the region from the expected impacts of El Niño.  The comprehensive preparedness plan for the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan was laid out during the

Andy Burnham AGAIN fails to support Heathrow third runway despite Treasury ministers lining up to back airport's expansion to boost growth

Sep 28, 2026

Andy Burnham AGAIN fails to support Heathrow third runway despite Treasury ministers lining up to back airport's expansion to boost growth

For the second day in a row, the Prime Minister dodged giving a straight answer on whether he wanted to see the expansion of Britain's busiest airport.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hints at climbdown on her controversial immigration reforms as she admits to Labour conference her plan has been branded 'not fair'

Sep 28, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hints at climbdown on her controversial immigration reforms as she admits to Labour conference her plan has been branded 'not fair'

Shabana Mahmood admitted in her speech to Labour conference that her plan to make foreign workers wait longer before they can settle in Britain permanently has been branded 'not fair'.

IKEA issues statement after air ambulance lands on Ashton-under-Lyne store roof

Sep 28, 2026

IKEA issues statement after air ambulance lands on Ashton-under-Lyne store roof

A woman is in hospital following the incident at the Ashton-under-Lyne store

Burnham says he will explain how he will find billions for the military and social care in first Labour conference speech as leader amid tax rise fears

Sep 28, 2026

Burnham says he will explain how he will find billions for the military and social care in first Labour conference speech as leader amid tax rise fears

The Prime Minister is under pressure to explain the source of the sizeable spending commitments amid fears they will be paid for through higher taxes or more borrowing.

Trump does major U-turn on oil export ban sparking MAGA executives revolt as he scrambles to address sky-high gas prices

Sep 28, 2026

Trump does major U-turn on oil export ban sparking MAGA executives revolt as he scrambles to address sky-high gas prices

Donald Trump is now 'very seriously' considering a diesel export ban as gas prices hit record highs despite his top Cabinet officials saying for months the move was off the table.

M6 vehicle fire RECAP as lane closed and traffic delays reported near Ashton-in-Makerfield

Sep 28, 2026

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