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Money, power, violence in high-stakes Philippine elections

Manila, Philippines—Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet. The country's elections commission, Comelec,...

Ormoc City police chief relieved over Kerwin Espinosa shooting

Ormoc City police chief Col. Reydante Ariza was relieved from his post amid an investigation into the shooting of Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Kerwin...

7 cops detained for slay attempt on Espinosa

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is currently holding seven of its personnel on suspicion of involvement in the botched assassination attempt on Albuera, Leyte...

Police identify person of interest in Kerwin Espinosa shooting

A person of interest has been identified in the Thursday shooting of Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa, according to the Philippine National Police...

Kerwin Espinosa shot while campaigning in Leyte

Alleged drug lord and Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa was shot past 4 p.m. on Thursday while campaigning in Brgy. Tinag-an. Local councilor...

Abante: Lawmakers unaware drug budget would fund EJKs

Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante on Friday defended lawmakers who allocated state resources for the Duterte administration's anti-drug campaign, saying the billions of pesos they...

De Lima’s gambit

“For Dela Rosa, the stakes are existential.” The Philippines is bracing for a high-stakes battle between two political titans: Leila de Lima and Senator Ronald...

Libanan urges protection for Quad Comm witnesses

House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan appealed for state protection to key witnesses in the Quad Committee’s ongoing probe into the...

To its rightful end

Revelations in congressional hearings in the past few days have been explosive, to say the least. At the Senate, alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa claimed...

The dangerous game

“The quiet death of truth is the most dangerous casualty of all, and in this war, everyone stands to lose.” Did a former Philippine National...

Bato made me link De Lima, Lim to drugs—Kerwin

Alleged drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa accused incumbent Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa of pressuring him into admitting involvement in the narcotics trade and...

Manila RTC told to revive Kerwin Espinosa raps

The Court of Appeals has ordered the Manila City Regional Trial Court to revive the illegal drug trade and possession charges against self-confessed drug...

DOJ leaves it to RTC to decide De Lima cases

The Department of Justice is leaving it up to the Muntinlupa City regional trial court to decide on the illegal drugs charges filed against...

Ombudsman drops bribery raps vs. De Lima, Dayan

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed bribery complaints against former senator Leila de Lima and her former bodyguard over an alleged P8-million bribe...
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