Maritime expert questions China’s three-year time frame to complete South China Sea COC talks A maritime law expert questions China’s move to agree to complete the negotiations for the code of conduct in the South China Sea within a three-year time frame.  

Senate leaders refuse to turn over to authorities former Customs intelligence officer Jimmy Guban despite the arrest order of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Senate also eyes to place Guban under the state’s Witness Protection Program.

Bureau of Customs chief Isidro Lapeña admits that the magnetic lifters found in Cavite may have contained illegal drugs.

Former Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson voluntarily submits herself to a drug test. She also challenges all political aspirants to do the same ahead of the 2019 midterm polls.    

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV expressed gratitude after the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 released its ruling denying the motion of the Department of Justice to issue an arrest warrant in connection with the re-opening of the case of coup d’etat against the Magdalo senator.  

President Rodrigo Duterte admits his daughter Davao City Mayor Inday Sara maneuvered the removal of former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Meanwhile, the President says he does not want political dynasty but he cannot do away with it in Davao City.

The opposition group now sees possible alliances after some personalities filed their certificates of candidacy as senatorial aspirants for the 2019 midterm elections.

ACTS-OFW Party-list Representative John Bertiz on Tuesday admitted that his “monthly period” remark was “stupid. This after women groups slammed the party-list solon attributing recent bad behavior at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to his “monthly period.”

Prices of goods are expected to increase this holiday season brought about by the delay in the deliveries of goods.

The Department of Labor and Employment is verifying reports on the surge of illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines. The agency also plans to launch a crackdown against them.