FORMER Vice-President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo greets President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. as former Senator Paolo Benigno A. Aquino IV looks on at a holding area before the President inaugurated a 12,000-capacity sports arena in Sorsogon province. —

PHILSTARTHE Supreme Court (SC) ruled that statements against public officials are not always defamatory or slanderous if they pertain to the performance of their official duties unless done with malice.In a ruling, written by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen,

PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASFILIPINO VOTERS remain easy prey for clientelistic campaigning, a political science analyst said, as the Tulfo-led ACT-CIS dominate a party-list survey conducted by research firm Acquisition Apps, Inc.“The angle of clientelism is also facilitated by the fact [that]

BI PHOTOFORTY-FIVE overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were repatriated on Thursday from war-torn Lebanon, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).In a Facebook post, the agency said the 45 OFWs and two children were aboard Kuwait Airways 417 from Beirut.This

PCO.GOV.PHPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday thanked Israel for supposedly taking care of Filipinos amid its clashes with militant groups opposed to its occupation of Palestine.“Israel’s swift assistance in ensuring their [Filipinos] safety, especially during these challenging times,