Bong Revilla faces graft, malversation fees

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Former senator Bong Revilla, who was concerned within the pork barrel rip-off, now faces a number of felony instances with the anti-graft court docket Sandiganbayan. The Workplace of the Ombudsman information instances in opposition to Revilla on Friday, January 16 for alleged graft and malversation.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Unbiased Fee for Infrastructure’s work is ‘coming towards the top.’ The ICI is an advert hoc physique Marcos created via an govt order in September 2025 to research corruption tied to authorities flood-control and different infrastructure initiatives.

Batangas 1st District Consultant Leandro Leviste denies allegations he had bought the franchise of his photo voltaic power firm for private achieve. In a radio present on Saturday, January 10, Ombudsman Boying Remulla stated Leviste was beneath investigation for ‘flipping’ his firm’s franchise.

The Philippine authorities blocks AI chatbot Grok over its capacity to create sexually specific deepfakes of individuals. In a radio present on Friday, January 16, DICT Secretary Henry Aguda says Grok had violated a number of legal guidelines together with the Anti-Youngster Pornography Act.

A South Korean court docket sentences former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 5 years in jail on fees that included obstructing makes an attempt by authorities to arrest him. — Rappler.com