DAVAO CITY, Philippines (September 17) — After mounting pressures and loud speculations of impending political shake-up, Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez resigned Wednesday as Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, stepping down amid mounting outrage over allegations of budget insertions and irregularities in the government’s flood control … [Read more...] about Philippine House Speaker resigns amid flood control scandal, echoes regional corruption woes
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Mayor Baste Duterte files kidnapping case over alleged illegal arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte
Davao City, Philippines (September 15) — In a dramatic escalation of the political and legal tensions gripping the country, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has filed a criminal complaint for kidnapping and arbitrary detention against several high-ranking officials of the Marcos Jr. administration. The complaint stems from the controversial apprehension of … [Read more...] about Mayor Baste Duterte files kidnapping case over alleged illegal arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte
Woman arrested in Davao City for selling cigarettes without health warnings
DAVAO CITY (July 4) -The Philippine anti-smuggling teams conducted a buy-bust operation in Davao City under “Oplan MegaShopper” on the evening of July 2, 2025, . The operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), together with Bunawan Police Station and the Davao City Vice Regulation Unit (Anti-Smoking Section), arrested a 44-year-old woman whom police … [Read more...] about Woman arrested in Davao City for selling cigarettes without health warnings
PNP officer nabbed in ₱552K cigarette smuggling bust in Lanao del Norte
DAVAO CITY (July 3)— In a pre-dawn checkpoint operation on July 2, 2025, law enforcement personnel seized ₱552,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three suspects, including an active member of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The operation took place around 3:30 a.m. to 6:40 a.m. at Purok 1, Barangay Butadon, as part of a routine random checkpoint by the 2nd … [Read more...] about PNP officer nabbed in ₱552K cigarette smuggling bust in Lanao del Norte
Kanhi Misamis Occidental congressman nakonbikto tungod sa PDAF scam
DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO (Hunyo 14) -- Gikonbikto sa Sandiganbayan ang kanhi magbabalaod gikan sa Misamis Occidental ug duha ka opisyal sa usa ka non-government organization (NGO) sa daghang kasong kriminal tungod sa pagwaldas niadtong 2013 sa Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) o pork barrel funds sa kongresista. Nakit-an sa Sandiganbayan Second Division si ex-Misamis … [Read more...] about Kanhi Misamis Occidental congressman nakonbikto tungod sa PDAF scam
