House 'flood' probe may hound its own members

August 22, 2025

'HE CHOSE TO COME HOME' Family and supporters of former Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. mark the 42nd anniversary of his death at Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday. On Aug. 21, 1983, the Marcos archcritic was assassinated at what was then Manila International Airport upon returning from US exile. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ

Hi there. House 'flood' probe may hound its own members

The House is pushing through with the probe despited reservations expressed by some lawmakers who see conflict of interest in a body potentially uncovering the dealings of its own members.

Surprise: President Marcos issued a conciliatory statement to mark Ninoy Aquino Day, without making reference to the political upheavals triggered by the killing of his father's arch-foe.

Why rush the extradition to the US of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, asked his counsel, when he is already in custody and undergoing trial on multiple criminal charges in Philippine courts?

Villar Land Holdings Corp., the real estate firm of the country's richest individual, ex-senator Manny Villar, has been fined by the SEC P12 million for failing to submit financial reports on time.

Israel is going ahead with a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.

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