Watchdog Groups to Sit In on 2027 Budget Bicam as Lacson Vows ‘No Exceptions’

Senate Finance Committee chairman JV Ejercito in an official 2025 portrait

Civil society organizations will observe the livestreamed bicameral talks on the proposed 2027 national budget, while senators say no lawmaker’s insertions will be spared 2027 BUDGET BICAM – Civil society organizations will be allowed to sit in and observe the bicameral conference committee deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget, Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. … Read more

Duterte Waives Appearance at ICC’s Last Status Conference Before Trial

The International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands

Former president lets his lawyers handle the November 2 hearing as the crimes against humanity trial nears its November 30 start DUTERTE ICC STATUS CONFERENCE – Former President Rodrigo Duterte will not be present when the International Criminal Court (ICC) holds the fifth status conference in his crimes against humanity case on Monday, November 2, … Read more

Army Flags AI-Generated Photo of Soldiers Backing Bato dela Rosa as Fake

Sen. Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa inside the Senate session hall in May 2026

10th Infantry Division says the viral image of troops holding a pro-Bato banner was fabricated and misrepresents the military’s neutrality ARMY AI IMAGE BATO DELA ROSA – The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry (Agila) Division has branded as fake an image spreading on social media that shows its soldiers openly supporting fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela … Read more

Gatchalian Vows Senate Will Strip Unsupported House Insertions From 2027 Budget

Sherwin Gatchalian taking his oath as Senate President inside the Senate session hall

Senate President answers business groups alarmed over P180 billion in added DPWH projects 2027 BUDGET INSERTIONS – Senate President Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Saturday, October 31, 2026, assured the business sector that the Senate will remove all congressional insertions with no technical basis from the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, without delaying its passage. … Read more

Lacson to Naysayers: I Never Took Bribes or Lobby Money

Senator Panfilo Lacson seated at a Senate hearing

Senator fires back at critics after ex-DPWH official tells Sandiganbayan he was the only lawmaker without a ‘commitment’ Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, October 30, 2026, issued a sharp message to critics who have questioned his integrity, a day after a former public works official testified in court that Lacson was the only lawmaker … Read more

Impeachment Court: Verdict on Sara Duterte Will Rest on Evidence, Not Surveys

Empty session hall of the Senate of the Philippines with the Philippine flag at the rostrum

Senate court responds as SWS poll finds 32 percent of Filipinos still undecided on trust in final vote IMPEACHMENT COURT SWS SURVEY – The Senate impeachment court said on Thursday, October 29, 2026, that it will decide the case against Vice President Sara Duterte based on law and admissible evidence, not public opinion, after a … Read more

PNP Launches All-Out Manhunt for Bato dela Rosa as Surrender Deadline Lapses

Ronald dela Rosa speaking at a podium in police uniform during his time as PNP chief

Tracker teams now deployed in every region, but police say ‘the door is always open’ The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched an all-out manhunt for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa after the one-week deadline for his voluntary surrender lapsed on Friday, October 30, 2026. Lt. Gen. Wilson Joseph Lopez, who heads the police task … Read more

Macacua Elected Chief Minister as First Elected Bangsamoro Parliament Opens

The Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City lit up at night

Marcos to the Bangsamoro: “We will never abandon you” The first duly elected Bangsamoro Parliament convened its inaugural session on Friday, October 30, 2026, and elected Abdulraof Macacua as chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Seventy-nine of the 80 elected members of Parliament voted Macacua into the post. He will … Read more