Legarda camp wants plunder complaint reconsidered
Sep 25, 2026
Former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez will likely take the witness stand to defend himself in the P7.4 billion plunder charge he is facing over his alleged involvement in the flood control project kickback scheme, his lawyer Ade Fajardo said Friday.
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The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is pushing for a legislative reform to overhaul the country's financial crime laws, emphasizing its urgency, as pending amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) must be passed before the Philippines faces a critical international evaluation in 2027.
Graft complaints against the Villars exist, but these are related to a water utility deal, not to Duterte's impeachment. Padilla, meanwhile, faces an obstruction of justice complaint over Dela Rosa’s escape.
Formal inquiry made with the Legal Affairs Division but lawyer has yet to get response.
Delhi is India’s capital and a gateway to northern India, while Mumbai is the country’s financial and commercial center
Singapore and China should look to the next phase of cooperation through potential projects in artificial intelligence and the green economy, after decades of economic ties anchored by industrial parks, eco-cities and transport corridors. Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday that the relationship had “never been static”, arguing that the economic challenges of each era shaped the flagship developments of that time. At the FutureChina Global Forum held in the city state,...
'The Senate possesses the power to try and decide. It does not possess the power to determine its own constitutional voting threshold,' says lawyer and former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) on Friday said Chinese vessels interfered with the Philippine rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission to Ayungin Shoal on Thursday.
Senator Loren Legarda is eager to return home from her medical treatment, where she has been under the care of her son, Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste, her spokesperson Atty. Tony La Viña said Friday.
Gilas Women stay unbeaten after a low-scoring win over Thailand in the semifinals and assure the Philippines its first-ever 3x3 basketball medal in the Asian Games
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