MANILA, Philippines Former fisheries undersecretary Eduardo Gongona has failed in his bid to reverse his graft indictment over alleged irregularities in the awarding of a P2.1-billion contract for vessel monitoring system (VMS) transceivers to a Bri
DFA logo and building facade. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines – An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is doubtful that China can get permission from the Philippines over the conduct of marine scientific research (MSR)
Vice President Sara Duterte. PHOTO FROM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vice President Sara Duterte may be facing a fourth impeachment complaint next week, according to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco whose office is already under pressure to act
Commission on Human Rights INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines A party-list presidents deadly ambush increases fear within communities to participate in political activities, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Friday. Ponciano Onia, presi
MANILA, Philippines The Office of the Ombudsman has junked the bid of formerBureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Demosthenes Escoto to reverse hisdismissal from office over alleged irregularities in the awarding of a P2
INQUIRER FILES ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur Lawyer Vidzfar Amil Julie, provincial election supervisor in Sulu, escaped death from an ambush on Saturday morning in Barangay Santa Maria, this city. In a police report obtained by the Inquirer, Pat
PRODUCTIVE IN PRISON In this Dec. 13 photo, Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino drug convict on death row in Indonesia, shows a batik design she created during her time at Yogyakarta Women Correctional Institution. Veloso describes her impending custody tr
aov slot strike33 Ashfall from the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. has blanketed much of Negros Occidental province, like here at Guintubdan Spring in Barangay Araal, La Carlota City. This photo was taken on Dec. 10. Photo from La C