2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (611+ words) Rappler didn’t publish former House speaker Martin Romualdez’s mugshot taken while he was lying in a hospital bed. Rappler fact-checked a lawyer who initially circulated an image of Vice President Sara Duterte in handcuffs without disclosing that it was AI-generated....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (110+ words) MANILA, Philippines – Leyte 1st District Representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez has been transferred on Saturday, September 12, to the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila, days after he was served an arrest warrant at a private hospital....

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (134+ words) EX-HOUSE LEADER. Speaker Martin Romualdez graces the first meeting of the Visayas Caucus of the 20th Congress in the House of Representatives on August 7, 2025. MANILA, Philippines – Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez was transferred to the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (690+ words) EX-HOUSE LEADER. Speaker Martin Romualdez graces the first meeting of the Visayas Caucus of the 20th Congress in the House of Representatives on August 7, 2025. Apparently, the condition of former House speaker Martin Romualdez was not an emergency case when he rushed…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (686+ words) You’ve probably noticed, just as we have, that there’s a common playbook being passed around by government officials facing imminent arrest or a string of legal cases. It’s finding refuge in a hospital after raising a variety of illnesses that…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (248+ words) Jairo Bolledo is a multimedia reporter at Rappler covering justice, human rights, and crime. He specializes in justice and court reporting, writing in-depth and explainer articles that help people understand the legal system and how these should benefit the oppressed....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (348+ words) There is nothing inherently wrong with that. If Romualdez truly has a medical condition, then he deserves to be medically attended to. He is not yet convicted guilty, and preventive detention should not be punishment, much less medical deprivation that…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (441+ words) Claim: Actress Ara Mina made a statement criticizing the Dutertes, saying it was “obvious” that they had stolen money but had not been jailed. She also called them out for aspiring to run for office in 2028. Why we fact-checked this:…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (483+ words) Claim: Sheila Sison, lead counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team, demanded that the prosecution immediately prove its allegations with evidence during her opening statement on the first day of Duterte’s impeachment trial. Why we fact checked this: The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (113+ words) The Office of the Ombudsman reports a total of 35 cases related to the multi-billion-peso flood control scandal are now pending in courts. Dozens of public transportation projects proposed by the Department of Transportation may go unfunded in 2027. This, despite the…...