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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially placed ex-Ateneo basketball head coach Thomas Anthony Baldwin and 4 others under Immigration Lookout Bulletin.
“I have signed today an ILBO, an immigration lookout bulletin against the following individuals,” according to DOJ Secretary Fredderick Vida
The following individuals under ILBO include:
According to Vida, ILBO is a monitoring mechanism that intends to alert the authority.
“The investigation remains ongoing, and the department stands ready to undertake its mandate once a complaint is formally filed. We ask the public to allow our law enforcement agencies to do their work and to refrain from a speculation while the evidence is being gathered and assessed,” the Secretary added
Fuel prices will not immediately return to pre-war levels despite the presence of U.S.-Iran peace deal.
According to the statement read by Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro, it will take months for oil prices to drop back to pre-war levels because oil-producing countries is also affected by the war.
“We are gathering info for our assessment. The indications are that given the destruction of logistics, damaged infrastructure, and the depletion of inventories, it may take months before global prices fall to pre-war levels,” she said
PASAY CITY — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will proceed, according to Senate Secretary Atty. Renato Bantug Jr.
Atty. Bantug assured that the Senate impeachment court is working to its plotted timeline and confirmed that the trial will begin on July 6, 2026.
“We're still working on the calendar that was approved by the senators before. So we're still looking at July 6 as the start of the impeachment trial for on schedule,” he said
Meanwhile, the pre-trial brief from both parties, the House prosecution team and the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte, has already been submitted to the Senate impeachment court.
This follows the Senate’s issuance of a notice of pre-trial conference, which required both sides to submit their respective briefs ahead of the conference on June 18, 2026.
Atty. Bantug personally received the documents from House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil on behalf of the House prosecution team, and from Atty. Michael Poa, the representative for Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team.
With reports from Jed Nerecina
The House Prosecution team will ask the Senate impeachment court to allow the use of the Filipino language during the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, according to Lead Public Prosecutor and Batangas 2nd District Gerville Luistro
“I wish to formalize as well, on this upcoming pre-trial conference, the possibility of us, the prosecutors, and even the defense to use Filipino language,” she said
The team will also request to provide translations in various dialects during the live trial so that more Filipinos can easily understand the proceedings.
“Sana habang nagtra-trial meron tayong translation to as many dialects as possible in order to make sure that the entire Filipino nation is on the same page. After all this is a constitutional process,” Luistro said
House Impeachment Trial Spokeperson and Lanao Del Sur 1st District Zia Alonto Adiong agrees with Luistro.
Adiong stated that the intention of the request to the Senate impeachment court is to keep the public fully informed.
“Ang intention po talaga natin dito is mabigyang serbisyo ang ating mga kababayan na maintindihan nila ang pinag-uusapan sa impeachment trial dahil matagal na po itong pinag-uusapan at deserve po nilang malaman ang katotohanan,” he said
With reports from Rosalie Coz
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong warns to implement strict sanitation standards for food establishments. This follows the viral incident in a local restaurant where a rat was found in the food served to a customer.
Mayor Magalong confirms that inspections on food establishments will continue to ensure compliance with sanitation standards. Because of the incident, he called on everyone to treat the viral incident as a lesson.
“I hope this will serve as a lesson to all the other establishment that caters to food,” he said
The Mayor also stated the possible closure of a food establishment if continuous violations are proven.
“Usually may undertaking yan at in the next one week, aayusin nila, o 2 weeks. Kung hindi nila nagawa yun at in-inspect uli sila, then they will be sanctioned and that would lead to closure at hindi na namin sila bibigyan ng business permit,” he said
Mayor Magalong also apologized to the customers affected by the incident.
With reports from Grace Doctolero
