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FIRING LINE: Political breeding

adminDecember 30, 2025December 29, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Political breeding By Robert B. Roque, Jr. | December 30, 2025. I want to think young Congressman Leandro Leviste is straight as an arrow, and in the habit of putting himself out there in the naked light of social media to bare uncomfortable truths for the public good. He has certainly cast himself…

EPD Anti-Drug Unit Under Scrutiny as 8 Officers Jailed in Alleged Robbery Incident

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EPD Anti-Drug Unit Under Scrutiny as 8 Officers Jailed in Alleged Robbery Incident By Wilma N. Yamzon – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 29, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – Eight officers from the Eastern Police District’s (EPD) District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) are behind bars, facing serious allegations of robbery stemming from what appears to be a rogue…

Congress Under Fire: Lawmaker Bares Unexplained ₱10.5-B Budget Hike

Bing JabadanDecember 29, 2025December 29, 202506 mins

Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste Congress Under Fire: Lawmaker Bares Unexplained ₱10.5-B Budget Hike By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 29, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A firestorm of controversy has erupted within Congress as Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has publicly challenged a massive ₱10.5-billion increase in the legislative body’s…

SC Disbars Lawyer for Neglect, Client Conviction

Bing JabadanDecember 29, 2025December 29, 202505 mins

SC Disbars Lawyer for Neglect, Client Conviction By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 29, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has disbarred a lawyer for dereliction of duty that led to a client’s criminal conviction. In a unanimous “per curiam” decision, the SC en banc found lawyer Russel Barroga guilty of gross…

Leviste Bares Multi-Billion-Peso DPWH Budget Insertions, Points to Lawmakers, Senators, Local Execs

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Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste Leviste Bares Multi-Billion-Peso DPWH Budget Insertions, Points to Lawmakers, Senators, Local Execs By Wilma N. Yamzon & Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 26, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has alleged widespread budget insertions within the Department of Public Works and Highways…

FIRING LINE: Another time for Torre to shine

adminDecember 25, 2025December 29, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Another time for Torre to shine By Robert B. Roque, Jr. | December 25, 2025. A few days after the unceremonious axing of Gen. Nicolas Torre III as PNP chief, Malacañang rushed in front of seething opinions by way of an assurance. Press Officer Claire Castro said there was no fault in Torre…

NAIA Braces for Record Holiday Traffic, Cites Operational Improvements

Bing JabadanDecember 23, 2025December 23, 202503 mins

NAIA Terminal 3 experiences a significant exodus of passengers as the airport anticipates a record 2.55 million travelers this holiday season. NAIA Braces for Record Holiday Traffic, Cites Operational Improvements By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 23, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is anticipating a surge in passenger traffic this…

PAL Soars into the Future as Southeast Asia’s First to Fly Airbus A350-1000

Bing JabadanDecember 23, 2025December 23, 202503 mins

PAL Soars into the Future as Southeast Asia’s First to Fly Airbus A350-1000 By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 23, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Airlines (PAL) has officially ushered in a new era of aviation, becoming the first carrier in Southeast Asia to operate the cutting-edge Airbus A350-1000. The arrival of the next-generation…

Recto, Ledesma Face Plunder and Graft Raps Over PhilHealth Fund Diversion

adminDecember 23, 2025December 23, 202509 mins

Executive Secretary Ralph Recto Recto, Ledesma Face Plunder and Graft Raps Over PhilHealth Fund Diversion By Wilma N. Yamzon and Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 22, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A group has filed plunder and graft charges against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former PhilHealth President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr., alleging the illegal transfer…

FIRING LINE: When accountability dies with the official

adminDecember 23, 2025December 23, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: When accountability dies with the official By Robert B. Roque, Jr. l December 23, 2025 The death of former DPWH Undersecretary Cathy Cabral has reopened a familiar wound in Philippine public life, reviving memories of the late DILG Secretary and former Armed Forces chief Angelo Reyes — not because the circumstances of their deaths are identical, but…

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FIRING LINE: Political breeding

EPD Anti-Drug Unit Under Scrutiny as 8 Officers Jailed in Alleged Robbery Incident

Congress Under Fire: Lawmaker Bares Unexplained ₱10.5-B Budget Hike

SC Disbars Lawyer for Neglect, Client Conviction

Leviste Bares Multi-Billion-Peso DPWH Budget Insertions, Points to Lawmakers, Senators, Local Execs

FIRING LINE: Another time for Torre to shine

NAIA Braces for Record Holiday Traffic, Cites Operational Improvements

PAL Soars into the Future as Southeast Asia’s First to Fly Airbus A350-1000

Recto, Ledesma Face Plunder and Graft Raps Over PhilHealth Fund Diversion

FIRING LINE: When accountability dies with the official