Sandigan orders ex-Iriga mayor’s arrest over P31M malversation case

Inquirer.net - Sep 23, 2026

IRIGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR — Former Iriga City Mayor Madelaine Arlene Yorobe Alfelor has been detained while a second former city official was arrested on Tuesday (September 22). These action happened on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by the Fourth Division of the Sandiganbayan over the alleged 2022 malversation of P31 million in

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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Two women were arrested, and around 112 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P761,600 were seized in a drug bust operation in Naujan town on Tuesday, authorities said. A 33-year-old assistant cook from Barangay Sto. Niño, Calapan City, and a 36-year-old unemployed woman from Barangay Mahabang Parang in Naujan

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CALAPAN CITY — Police arrested a 25-year-old man and seized an estimated ₱560,000 worth of what they suspect to be smuggled cigarettes in a buy-bust operation in Puerto Princesa City on Tuesday.  The suspect was arrested after allegedly selling one box containing 50 reams of New Berlin cigarettes to an undercover police officer for P20,000.

Police form special investigation task group on Banga shooting

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COTABATO CITY  – The Police Regional Office – Region 12 (PRO-12) created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to fast-track the investigation into the deadly shooting at Banga National High School (BNHS) in South Cotabato, a police official said Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, PRO-12 regional director, said the SITG-Banga was formed not only to speed

P500-M needed to finish new 9-storey PUP building – solon

Sep 23, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — A budget of P500 million is still needed to complete the construction of the stalled nine-story academic building in the main campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Pinoy Workers party-list Rep,. Karl Josef Legazpi on Wednesday.  PUP earlier said the building would be executed in three phases and expected to

Duterte trial: Presiding officer’s decision can be overturned – Escudero

Sep 23, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero said Wednesday that while he opposes lowering the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, the other senator-judges can overturn his decision. The court had decided to restrict some of its members from voting on Duterte’s fate, effectively lowering the threshold for

79,000 Calabarzon families to be evaluated for possible 4Ps

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Woman is gang-raped on migrant boat during deadly Atlantic crossing to Spanish holiday island

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Police have arrested three men accused of gang-raping a woman on a migrant boat during an Atlantic crossing in which more than a dozen people are believed to have died.

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Witnesses said they saw 'flames coming from' the Hawk T2 training aircraft at RAF Valley before it came down near the village of Rhosneigr.

Ken Paxton's estranged wife breaks silence since 'biblical grounds' divorce with brutal warning to Republican women

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Ken Paxton's estranged wife breaks silence since 'biblical grounds' divorce with brutal warning to Republican women

Angela Paxton, the ex-wife of Texas Attorney General and Republican US Senate nominee Ken Paxton who divorced him on 'biblical grounds' last year, has broken her silence.

Female PE teacher accused of involvement in multiple murder plots as Sydney's gangland wars spill over

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Female PE teacher accused of involvement in multiple murder plots as Sydney's gangland wars spill over

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WATCH: Sara Duterte will continue trial with rights reserved – Sison

Sep 23, 2026

WATCH: Sara Duterte will continue trial with rights reserved – Sison

MANILA, Philippines – Defense counsel Sheila Sison said Vice President Sara Duterte does not fear accountability or the outcome of her impeachment trial, but will participate in the proceedings with extreme caution and with all her rights reserved following the Senate impeachment court’s decision to lower the conviction threshold. Sison said Duterte intends to exhaust

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