Cayateno: Napoles backed by powerful people to muddle, prolong investigation

MANILA — After Janet Lim-Napoles’ controversial statements saying she is not the ‘guiltiest’ in the scam, Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said Napoles is backed...

Napoles alleges being ‘tutored’ by Abad; says she helped to fund campaigns of Chiz, Alan, Villar with scam money

MANILA, Philippines –Is the shoe now on the other foot, for some of Janet Lim-Napoles’ accusers? It would seem that way, as the reported brains behind...

Pacquiao tops 2013 richest solons list

MANILA — The only billionaire in the House of Representatives, Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao, is still the richest lawmaker in the country for 2013. Pacquiao, who...

Congestion, oversubscription causes slow internet connection

MANILA – In a senate hearing, lawmakers vent out their frustration over the ‘snail-paced’ internet connection in the country and proposed to set standards for its...

Ejercito confident that he did not overspent

MANILA — Disqualified Laguna Governor ER Ejercito’s camp is confident that Ejercito’s spending was well within the allowed amount and that the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...

PDAF lawyer Baligod weds ex-mayoralty candidate

MANILA – Pork barrel scam lawyer Levito Baligod married former mayoralty candidate Marilou “Malot” Veloso-Galenzoga, months after he was dropped as lawyer for the whistleblowers. In...

PH among worst places for workers

MANILA — A report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) considered the country among the worst countries to work in. On a scale of 1...

Poe vows to pass ‘anti Hello Garci’ measures

MANILA — Marking the 10th year anniversary of the “Hello Garci” controversy, Senator Grace Poe vowed to push for measures to prevent future cases similar to...

Enough proof vs. Jinggoy, JPE, Bong — Ombudsman

NBI retrieves deleted files in Luy’s disk

MANILA — Following a forensic examination of Benhur Luy’s hard drive, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was able to retrieve several deleted Word and Excel...