Malacañang has dismissed claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. authorized a "leadership fund" at the Department of Public Works and Highways, calling the allegation baseless.
The son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla clinches victory in the February special election, filling the congressional vacancy left when his father joined the Cabinet.
The High Court affirmed the Ombudsman's 2012 dismissal of graft complaints against former cabinet members Roberto Ongpin and Jose Aspiras, along with six others, over loans granted by the Philippine National Bank in 1980.