Raffy Tulfo

He also pointed to a significant discrepancy between the ₱6.7 billion in transactions previously presented during House proceedings and the ₱4.4 billion figure cited by the prosecution before the Senate impeachment court

Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo called on the Senate impeachment court on Monday to reprimand its spokesperson for recurring unauthorized statements that appeared to preempt the court, particularly the target of handing down a verdict against Vice President Sara Duterte, reportedly set for 16 December

Diokno’s statement came following the argument of Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team sought to defer the testimony of AMLC Secretariat Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura, citing confidentiality concerns and the need for more time to review documents

Officials have sold a potential US-led Pax Silica hub in the Philippines as a chance for the country to move up the technology supply chain, but as domestic backlash grows, Manila’s top diplomat to America has warned of losing the opportunity if they “drop the ball”

Early polls have gained significance as potential contenders for the 2028 presidential election begin to emerge

Constantino shared concerning details regarding the huge and “unusual” cash withdrawals made by the Department of Education (DepEd) when Duterte was its secretary

Defense counsel Mark Vinluan made the characterization when Senator-judge Pia Cayetano asked all parties, including the prosecution’s witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc, how they interpreted grave threats

Most members of the minority bloc led by Senator Alan Cayetano failed to show up during the all-senators caucus convened on Friday to discuss preparations for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte scheduled to begin on 6 July

Zia Alonto Adiong has filed a bill seeking a P15 billion supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026 to support urgent relief, recovery, rehabilitation, repair, and reconstruction efforts in communities devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore near Sarangani Province on June 8, 2026

Pro-Duterte lawmakers began a senate boycott this week after losing majority control, with one lawmaker arrested for large-scale corruption and another in hiding to avoid arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC)

The majority bloc members did not attend Monday's regular session to protest what it described as an attack on the Senate independence following Estrada's arrest over plunder charges in relation to his alleged involvement in the flood control fund scandal

At the center of Cayetano’s criticism was what he described as an inherent conflict of interest in allowing law enforcement agencies to lead the probe into the 13 May security incident, where gunfire erupted between Senate security personnel and NBI agents during a disputed operation linked to an alleged International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Dela Rosa

OCTA survey shows majority of Filipinos won't vote along tribal lines

Duterte’s standing in voter preference sharply fell from her usual rating of 80 percent, supposedly indicating her dominance is waning ahead of the 2028 elections

Senator balances public service, controversy amid survey showing shot at Malacañang

Sy, chairman of Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc., was arrested in August 2025 after immigration authorities linked his biometric records to a Chinese national

House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III called on ASEAN member parliaments to pursue responsible governance of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to prevent their misuse by terrorist and violent extremist groups