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Read the commentary →If a candidate has already won and been proclaimed, can a vote-buying case still cost them the position? The Supreme Court’s latest announcement on two Candijay, Bohol candidates shows why the election result does not settle everything.
Read storyGood morning. A new witness at Jinggoy Estrada’s bail hearing leads this brief. We also follow NAPOLCOM’s planned complaint over the treatment of journalists, sanctions against two Romblon court employees, the Candijay vote-buying cases, and the submission of shortlists for two…
Read storyMust an investigation into public spending wait until government auditors' findings become final? The Supreme Court says no. Its October 20 summary of an April 22, 2026 decision explains the distinction.
Read storyGood morning. A new witness at Jinggoy Estrada’s bail hearing leads this brief. We also follow NAPOLCOM’s planned complaint over the treatment of journalists, sanctions against two Romblon court employees, the Candijay vote-buying cases, and the submission of shortlists for two…
Read the latest edition →Browse previous editionsThe Judicial and Bar Council has finished interviewing candidates to succeed Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who is due to retire on November 6. GMA News reported the completed interviews on October 27. The interviews are one stage of a process that gives the President a…
Read storySenators are debating whether they should promise to turn down the vice presidency if Sara Duterte is removed from office. Alan Peter Cayetano renewed that appeal on October 27; Malacañang said talk of replacing her was premature. Here are five questions behind the discussion.
Read storyOnline sellers and content creators no longer have to meet the October 31 deadline to display the BIR Registration Seal Badge. The Bureau of Internal Revenue suspended mandatory display on October 26, but that does not mean tax registration and other tax duties have been…
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Read story ↗Philip Lustre and the cost of defending a post
Philip Lustre Jr. went to a media forum in Quezon City on Saturday, October 24. Shortly afterward, police arrested him on a cyberlibel warrant from a Davao City court. He said he did not even know someone had filed a criminal complaint against him.
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