Panfilo Lacson

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

Lacson had cited a DPWH inspection finding involving a Taguig project whose geotagged billing photographs contained coordinates pointing to Leyte, about 600 kilometers from the project site

Baste was ordered to bring Davao City government records involving GenCorp Industries Inc. and corporations operating Jollibee branches from 2020 to the present

Police Major Jerickson Sangalang took the witness stand on Day 30 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on September 28, 2026

Panfilo Lacson on Sunday asked Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon to explain why billing photographs for a Taguig project carried geotagged coordinates pointing to Leyte

That ruling issued by Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero, set the threshold at two-thirds of all twenty-four members of the Senate

Remulla detailed several critical, systemic transformations to enhance efficiency, reduce delays, and improve accountability across the anti-graft and judicial systems

Unfinished river control works, idle pumps deepen Metro Manila’s flood-control crisis

Lacson reiterated his desire to renew his push for the total abolition of the national budget's 'leadership fund,' which he criticized as a worse version of the pork barrel system

The statement came after fresh potholes appeared on the southbound portion of EDSA, raising questions over the quality and durability of the recently completed road rehabilitation

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

Younger Cayetano brother tagged as potential witness in Taguig ‘ghost’ public works

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

During the impeachment trial on Tuesday, defense panel member lawyer Mark Vinluan asked the prosecution’s witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc, whether he had heard of Operation Romanov—named after the Romanovs of Russia, a royal clan that reigned during the 17th Century until their execution in 1917 during the February Revolution

Courtroom erupts as lawyers battle over use of 'assassin' in Duterte case

NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc is set to testify on the grave threat charge filed against Duterte involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former speaker Martin Romualdez

VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial sparks clash over limits of Supreme Court intervention

The Senate impeachment court on Monday returned the unsealed box containing the income tax returns of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

The box is believed to contain the income tax records (ITRs) of Duterte and Carpio

Senator Rodante Marcoleta cried foul over the looming plunder charges prepared against him by the Ombudsman, calling it a “calculated” effort designed to shield the real perpetrator behind the alleged corruption scheme in the flood control projects

The Senate impeachment court has scheduled the start of Duterte’s trial on 6 July

After the SONA, impeachment proceedings will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday beginning at 2 p.m

The defense panel has formally filed its comment on the prosecution's manifestation and motion concerning a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) evidence box, days after rejecting claims that it was trying to keep the documents from public scrutiny

Reports that Senator Chiz Escudero may preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte drew strong opposition from a multisectoral group supportive of her ouster

On Tuesday, Estrada was slapped with a 90-day preventive suspension by the Sandiganbayan over the graft and plunder charges he is facing tied to alleged anomalous flood control projects

Alan Peter Cayetano cost the government P700 million and produced no output but "chaos."

The negotiations, however, have made little progress because the senators fear intense criticism for switching allegiances amid rumors of pressure from Malacañang

It is no secret that Senator Alan Peter Cayetano would not, by any stretch of the imagination, file a petition before the Court questioning the validity of the actions taken by the Gatchalian bloc

Panfilo “Ping” Lacson arrived Saturday on news desks talking of defective and ghost flood control projects that — outside of the senator’s take — have dragged no less than the name of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as being among those who allegedly received billions in kickbacks

The court set bail at P60,000, which he immediately posted

The President walked up to Gatchalian and shook his hand following the wreath-laying ceremony in Rizal Park in Manila

The OSAA refused to let in Senate employees who were not on its list of personnel needed to work inside the building

The exasperation among the military reportedly stemmed from the ongoing standoff in the Senate, the unresolved flood-control fiasco, surging inflation, and rising petroleum prices

He cited “sketchy and raw” information indicating the potential threat stemmed from the “power play” in the Senate, as well as the flood control fund scandal, inflation, and rising oil prices, among others

IBP lawyers challenge board’s stand on Senate leadership change

Four former Senate Presidents, including two incumbent senators, have criticized the recent developments at the chamber

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

Earlier, the Senate resumed session after two days of inaction and declared all leadership positions vacant

Supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte helped pioneer the industrialised use of social media to spread disinformation, rewarding loyalists and destroying opponents through the ruthless deployment of memes, viral videos, paid amplifiers and manufactured trending topics