NEWS UPDATE: Almost a year after it was first announced, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirms on August 6, that it has received the United States government’s request to extradite doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy.

“The DFA has endorsed the request to the Department of Justice,” the agency says.

JUST IN. The Senate confirms that Senator Loren Legarda has filed a medical leave from August 3 to 5, 2026.

"Last Aug 3, the COS of the Office of Sen Legarda sent a letter informing the Office of the Secretary that “Senator Loren Legarda will be on medical leave from 3 to 5 August 2026," Senate secretary Rey Bantug tells Rappler.

Legarda and son Leandro Leviste face plunder, graft complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman over solar projects.

JUST IN. Senator Loren Legarda and Cong. Leandro Leviste left the country on August 2, the Bureau of Immigration confirms.

"The office confirms the departure of Sen. Loren Legarda and Rep. Leandro Leviste in separate flights last August 2. Both had no derogatory records at the time of departure," BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval tells Rappler.

BREAKING: Department of Justice prosecutors file a grave threats case against Vice President Sara Duterte over her alleged threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and family.

"We confirm that the complaint for Grave Threats against Vice President Sara Duterte was filed today, August 11, 2026, at around 1:30 p.m. with the Office of the Clerk of Court of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court," DOJ spokesperson Raphael Martinez tells reporters.

This is the same probe handled by the National Bureau of Investigation and the same grave threats allegations in Duterte's impeachment.

NEWS UPDATE: The Supreme Court junks the petition that sought to mandate the Senate blue ribbon committee to disclose the initial draft report on the irregularities in flood control projects.

"The SC explained that mandamus may be used only to compel a public official or body to perform a ministerial duty clearly required by law that involves no discretion.

In this case, the SC found no constitutional or legal obligation for the Committee to release an unfinished draft report," the SC states.

"It clarified that a draft report is a preliminary document and only becomes part of the official Senate record once it is finalized, approved by the Committee, and submitted to the Senate plenary following the Senate’s internal rules," it adds.

NOW: The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte holds a press conference on Friday, August 14, days after the Department of Justice filed grave threats case against her.

Lim explains that they filed a motion to quash because they believe the grave threats case should not flourish because Duterte is an impeachable official.

LOOK: The Judicial and Bar Council announces the opening of a vacancy for the position of Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Lazaro Javier, who's retiring on November 16.

This will be President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second appointment in the SC after Associate Justice Raul Villanueva in 2025.

NEWS UPDATE: Vice President Sara Duterte files her second perjury complaint vs alleged bagman Ramil Madriaga on Monday, August 17.

NEWS UPDATE: Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors file five cases for sexual assault and acts of lasciviousness with the Marikina City Regional Trial Court, the DOJ confirms on Tuesday, August 18.

This is in relation to the complaints filed by two female police officers who served as his security personnel.

NEWS UPDATE: The Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98 sets oral arguments for Vice President Sara Duterte's grave threats case on Thursday, August 20.

This is to hear Duterte's position that her grave threats should not flourish because she is an impeachable official who can only be removed through impeachment proceedings.

The Office of the Ombudsman says recantations amid criminal proceedings are not new in high profile cases, calling them “classic pressure tactic.” The investigative body says this amid Orly Guteza’s recantation of his testimony against former speaker Martin Romualdez.

The Ombudsman adds that it still has 28 other witnesses against Romualdez.

“Sa kabila nito, ipinapaalam ng Office of the Ombudsman na mayroon itong *DALAWAMPU'T-WALONG (28)* testigo na nakahandang magbigay ng direkta at materyal na kaalaman sa mga transaksyong sinisiyasat sa kaso ni dating Speaker Martin Romualdez. Nasa ilalim na sila ng legal process sa ngayon,” the body says.

Amid the shooting incidents involving minors, Bureau of Corrections chief Gregorio Catapang issues a memorandum to BuCor personnel to properly handle and safeguard their government-issued and privately owned firearms. 

“The directive emphasizes that firearm safety is a continuing duty that extends beyond the workplace. Personnel who are authorized to possess firearms must ensure that their weapons are secured at all times and cannot be accessed by unauthorized individuals, particularly children and other minors,” Catapang says.