BREAKING: The Supreme Court junks the petitions challenging the legality of the No Contact Apprehension Policy or NCAP.

The High Court says the issue became moot or no longer significant "because of the adoption of a new and uniform traffic enforcement framework under the Metro Manila Traffic Code of 2023 (MMTC 2023)."

NEWS UPDATE: The Sandiganbayan junks Senator Jinggoy Estrada's request to attend Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial as a senator-judge.

"Accordingly, the Motion to Allow Accused Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada to Attend the Senate Impeachment Trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio dated June 29, 2026 of accused Senator Jose "Jinggoy" P. Ejercito Estrada is denied for lack of merit," the seven-page resolution reads.

NEWS UPDATE: The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III cancels the status conference for former president Rodrigo Duterte's case.

"The Chamber decided as such in light of the parties and participants indicating that they do not have specific matters which require attention at this stage of the proceedings. The next status conference in the case is currently scheduled for 16 September 2026 and the trial is set to commence on 30 November 2026," the ICC announces.

A Batangas court has ordered the arrest of former Sunstar Cebu and Bacolod editor in chief Marchel Espina and 4 others in connection with an opinion piece written by a contributor that was published in December 2024.

The 5 respondents were charged with unjust vexation. The court set the bail at P6,000 for each person.

BREAKING: The Office of the Ombudsman files 14 counts of graft against "Congtractor" USWAG Ilonggo Representative James Ang Jr. with the Sandiganbayan on Saturday, July 25,

"While sitting in Congress, Rep. Ang holds a stake in a construction firm that won ₱214 million in DPWH contracts — and was paid nearly ₱199 million for them.

The Constitution is clear: no lawmaker may be financially interested in a government contract during his term," the Ombudsman says.

"Conflict of interest is not a gray area. It does not require proof that a deal was rigged or that cash changed hands — only that a public official profited, or stood to profit, from a government contract while in office. Here, and in many cases, the clear and thick constitutional line is constantly and blatantly being crossed," it adds.

BREAKING: The Office of the Ombudsman announces that Senator Loren Legarda, her son and Representative Leandro Leviste are facing complaints plunder and graft over billions worth of solar projects.

The complaints will now be endorsed to the preliminary investigation or one step before becoming actual cases.

BREAKING: The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division grants the bail request of former senator Bong Revilla for his malversation case that stemmed from the flood control mess.

Revilla will be released from detention temporarily since his other case, graft, is bailable.

Here's how the justices voted:

Chair Karl Miranda – deny all petitions for bail
Associate Justice Ronald Moreno – Grant Revilla, deny everyone else's
Associate Justice Fritz Bryn Anthony delos Santos – Grant Revilla, deny everyone else's

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology says Revilla is on his way to post bail in Sandiganbayan.

OMBUDSMAN: EVIDENCE SUPPORTS EX-BODYGUARDS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ROMUALDEZ

The Office of the Ombudsman said its investigators have found evidence supporting the claims of the 18 former bodyguards of former Ako Bicol representative Elizaldy Co regarding alleged cash deliveries to former House speaker Martin Romualdez.

The statement on Friday, July 31, came after Romualdez criticized the Ombudsman for relying on witnesses who he said "have already been publicly discredited" by the Department of Justice. 

"When they executed the individual affidavits, our investigators determined that the details were clear and consistent insofar as the cash deliveries of Zaldy to Martin are concerned," the Ombudsman said.

On Thursday, July 30, the DOJ announced it had approved the filing of multiple criminal cases against the bodyguards and lawyer Levi Baligod following complaints filed by former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV in March.

The Ombudsman had earlier identified Romualdez as a "central figure" in the alleged corruption scheme. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla also said his office is "very close" to filing plunder charges against the former House speaker.

On Friday, the Office of the Ombudsman said "the parties are expected to submit their counter-affidavits very soon."

"The panel of prosecutors evaluating the case is now entrusted with the task of reconciling the allegations with the defense to determine whether the case should be filed in court," the body said.