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The CCTV footage on the evening of May 13 at the Senate showed that suspended Acting Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca fired his gun at an unclear target.

House Deputy Minority Leader Antonio Tinio (ACT Teachers Party-list) has requested the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct an investigation into 80 "red-flagged" flood control projects in Davao City totaling P4.44 billion, citing massive technical irregularities, potential "ghost projects" and double payments.

The 11-member House prosecution team has divided itself into four groups, one for each article of impeachment they will press against Vice President Sara Duterte when her trial begins.

The Philippine Coast Guard deployed an aircraft and a patrol vessel on Tuesday, May 19, to challenge a China Coast Guard ship found "drifting" roughly 48 nautical miles west of Pandaquit, Zambales. 

The Office of the Ombudsman asked the Senate Public Information and Relations Bureau (PRIB) for a list of media personnel present during the incidents at the Senate last week.

The Philippines rejected a request from the United States to place a planned 1,619-hectare artificial intelligence hub under American law and grant diplomatic immunity to US personnel at the site, an official confirmed Monday, May 18.

In a taped interview, Dela Rosa said he was willing to be jailed with Duterte.

Alan Cayetano speaks of faith after turbulent week.

JV says he would rather stay independent after Cayetano offer of majority leadership.

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) could face plunder, graft and corruption and direct bribery cases due to their role in the government flood control scandal, the Office of the Ombudsman announced yesterday.

During his homily on the Feast of the Ascension on Sunday, May 17, Bacani said that elected officials are obligated to uphold truth and the Constitution, serving the Filipino people above all else.

Authorities raided a steel manufacturing plant in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, on Friday, May 15, resulting in the arrest of 69 Chinese nationals and one Filipino.

In its comment on Dela Rosa’s plea dated May 16, the OSG argued that the Executive Department can legally enforce the warrant of arrest against Dela Rosa, saying that there is no need for the Philippine courts to enforce the warrant. 

In the prosecution’s submission dated May 15, the prosecutors said it expects to complete all of the necessary pre-trial steps by Sept. 30, 2026.

The Senate has refused to receive the suspension order against Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca and the subpoena for the CCTV footage related to the discharge of firearms in the chamber, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said yesterday.

British lawyer Peter Haynes, the new lead defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is hitting the ground running with a move to revisit the issue of the former chief executive’s fitness to stand trial before the International Criminal Court.

Be present, and wear your robes.

President Marcos yesterday reminded the new graduates of the Philippine Military Academy that their loyalty should be to the Constitution and not to any political interest or personality, as he urged them not to condone wrongdoing that could blemish the integrity of the institution now in the spotlight because of the issues plaguing one of its alumni, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa.

The Commission on Elections yesterday urged eligible voters to beat the May 18 deadline of registration for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. “The deadline is on Monday. Our reminder to those who have not yet registered: there will be no extension,” Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said.

US Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg will be traveling to the Philippines this week, the US Department of State announced yesterday.