Latest in Supreme CourtSenator Jinggoy Estrada is set to be slapped with plunder and other related charges in connection with the flood control scandal, with Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announcing that he will sign the information against the senator and file it with the Sandiganbayan as early as Thursday…
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa faces arrest at the border should he attempt to leave the Philippines. This after Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida confirmed Friday, May 15, that he has already signed and issued an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against the senator and directed border…
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa deliberately slipped out of the Senate following Wednesday night’s shooting chaos, with his own wife confirming the escape in a message relayed by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano during a press conference Thursday. “It is for this reason I am sure that Ronald…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday night addressed the nation following a shooting incident at the Senate, categorically denying that the government ordered the arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and asserting that no outside military, NBI, or law enforcement personnel entered the…
Since 2022, the barangay elections have been postponed twice. Filipinos voted in 2023, a year behind schedule. The next cycle was pushed from December 2025 to November 2026. Now a third delay is on the table—and critics say the justification being offered is the same one the Supreme Court already…
The Philippines’ cybercrime law is outdated and increasingly unable to address AI-driven online scams, with authorities constrained by court rulings that limit the government’s power to block malicious sites without judicial approval, according to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating…
House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar Erice warned that the constitutional process of impeachment is being undermined by the alleged use of technicalities to block accountability, describing the situation as “constitutional sabotage.” Erice said concerns…
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the congressional inquiry into the spread of fake news did not violate the free speech rights of vloggers who were invited as resource persons. In a decision penned by Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, the Court En Banc dismissed the petition filed by…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa in connection with its ongoing probe into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. This was confirmed by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla during the DZRH News program “Executive…
The Samahang Manggagawa sa Paliparan ng Pilipinas (SMPP), the duly recognized labor union of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), said it had no role in the petitions filed before the Supreme Court questioning the legality of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)…
Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa is facing mounting scrutiny over hundreds of non-operational hospitals and billions of pesos in lost funds that threaten the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. In an interview on DZRH’s Special on Saturday program on October 4, public health…
The Supreme Court En Banc has appointed Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Ma. Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta as the new Court Administrator, effective September 1, 2025. Gomez-Estoesta will replace former Court Administrator Raul Villanueva, who has since been appointed by President Ferdinand R.…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Dante F. Vargas as the Acting Ombudsman, a Palace source has confirmed to The Situation Report. Vargas was appointed by former President Rodrigo Duterte as Deputy Ombudsman in March 2022. Prior to his work in the…
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, August 8, cleared insinuations that he “played safe” during the August 6 plenary session which tackled whether or not to archive the Articles of Impeachment for the Vice President. This, after he emerged as the lone abstainee with the upper chamber of…
Naghain ng Joint Motion for Reconsideration sa Korte Suprema ang mga kinatawan ng Makabayan party-list at mga lider-masa upang hilinging baligtarin ang desisyon nito noong Hulyo 2025 na ideklarang labag sa Konstitusyon ang impeachment proceedings laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte. Kabilang sa…
The day’s most important stories in the Philippines and the world, in one five-minute read. Delivered at 6 AM, Monday to Saturday.