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BREAKING NEWS: The Office of the Ombudsman will file criminal and administrative complaints against former DPWH Secretary Sen. Mark Villar, Sen. Camille Villar, Manny Villar, Cynthia Villar, Manuel Paolo Villar and officials of PrimeWater in relation to joint venture agreements it entered into with 3 local water districts.

The Office of the Ombudsman files two counts of graft and administrative complaints against Senators Mark and Camille Villar, former Senators Manny and Cynthia Villar, Paolo Villar, and other local water district officials due to alleged poor water service.

Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano says the complaints are now under preliminary investigation.

https://x.com/gmanews/status/2100848196255658361

https://x.com/ABSCBNNews/status/2100849130960830500

ROMUALDEZ, KINUNAN NG FINGERPRINT

Kinunan ng mga tauhan ng CIDG ng fingerprint si Leyte 1st Dist Rep. Martin Romualdez sa kaniyang hospital room ngayong gabi, Sept. 7, 2026. Ito ay bahagi ng booking procedures matapos isilbi sa kaniya ang warrant of arrest na inisyu ng Sandiganbayan para sa kasong plunder kaugnay ng anomalya sa flood control projects.

CIDG NCR chief Col. John Guiagui explains that Romualdez underwent the booking procedures but couldn't be photographed while standing up and while wearing the orange detainee shirt due to medical apparatus attached to his body.

From gmanews, News5, inquirer

https://x.com/News5PH/status/2096947459708854782

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Pro-Duterte vlogger, Joselito Peruelo, also known as “Julia Peruelo TV,” an LGBT content creator and political activist and his live-in partner, Christian Tolentino, were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Purok Magtiayon, Brgy 10, Bacolod City on Tuesday, August 25.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region tagged both suspects as alleged notorious drug pushers, who reportedly yielded 13 sachets of suspected shabu weighing 50 grams valued at P340,000, and an improvised tooter.

Tagged both suspects as alleged notorious drug pushers, who reportedly yielded 13 sachets of suspected shabu weighing 50 grams valued at P340,000, and an improvised tooter.

Peruelo was seen on video yelling at local media, denying the allegation against him and his companion, saying they never engage in illegal drug activity. "We do not deserve this," Peruelo said to local reporters of K5 News FM Bacolod.

Sources: https://mb.com.ph/2026/08/26/vlogger-among-five-arrested-in-p748-k-drug-sting-in-bacolod

The Supreme Court has ruled that banks cannot force depositors to return money they withdrew if the bank’s own gross negligence caused the mistaken release of the funds, reinforcing the high standard of diligence required of financial institutions.

In a decision released on Monday, Aug. 24, penned by Associate Justice Japar Dimaampao, the SC’s Third Division denied a petition filed by BDO Unibank, holding that the bank’s failure to follow its own banking procedures amounted to gross negligence.

The case stemmed from Cristina Barcellano’s deposit of a ₱151,200 regional Land Bank check into her BDO account in Lucena City. A BDO teller mistakenly processed the check as a local check instead of a regional one, allowing the amount to be credited after three banking days instead of the required seven.

Believing the funds had already been cleared, Barcellano withdrew ₱76,000. BDO later received a stop-payment order on the check, demanded that she return the money, withheld the remaining balance in her account, and eventually filed an estafa complaint against her.

The Regional Trial Court acquitted Barcellano, finding no fraud, deceit or abuse of confidence on her part, while the Court of Appeals upheld the ruling. BDO then elevated the civil aspect of the case to the Supreme Court, arguing that Barcellano should still be required to return the money under the principles of unjust enrichment or repayment of money received by mistake.

The Supreme Court disagreed.

The high court said BDO failed to prove that Barcellano knowingly received or kept money to which she was not entitled. Instead, the evidence showed she withdrew the funds in good faith after the bank itself made the money available in her account.

The SC also found that BDO’s own actions caused its loss. According to the ruling, the bank prematurely credited the check before it had properly cleared, incorrectly treated a regional check as a local check, and failed to detect the mistake until after receiving the stop-payment order. The court said these lapses showed a failure to observe basic safeguards meant to protect banks from invalid checks.

The court further rejected BDO’s reliance on solutio indebiti, explaining that while the doctrine generally requires the return of money paid by mistake, it does not apply when the mistake resulted from the payor’s gross negligence.

The Supreme Court emphasized that banking is a business imbued with public interest and that banks are required to exercise the highest degree of diligence in handling their customers’ transactions. It said paying out funds before a deposited check has properly cleared falls below that standard.

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2026/08/24/sc-banks-cant-demand-money-back-if-loss-was-caused-by-own-negligence/

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The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered a shopping mall to award the grand prize won by the wife of one of its security guards, ruling that once a raffle participant is declared a winner, the right to the prize becomes concrete and enforceable.

In a 10-page decision penned by Associate Justice Samuel Gaerlan, the SC's Third Division affirmed the Court of Appeals’ ruling ordering Shopping Center Management Corporation (SCMC) to deliver to Nelly Galutera, the wife of an SCMC security guard, the brand-new Suzuki S-Presso Special Edition MT she won in a promotional raffle.

In April 2022, SCMC conducted a raffle promotion in SM City Cauayan. Nelly Galutera was declared the grand prize winner of a brand-new Suzuki S-Presso Special Edition MT.

SCMC withheld the prize, claiming Galutera was disqualified under Promo Mechanics No. 22, which excludes employees of SCMC, its affiliates, mall tenants, agencies, service providers, and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity.

SCMC argued that Galutera’s husband, Rodel Alejo Galutera was a security guard deployed at Banco de Oro (BDO) inside SM City Cauayan. Rodel was employed by Ranniag Security Services, Inc., which was hired by BDO.

Galutera filed a complaint before the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Both the DTI Adjudication Officer and the DTI Secretary dismissed her complaint, ruling that her husband was an employee of a service provider of a mall tenant (BDO).

The Court of Appeals (CA) subsequently ruled in favor of Galutera and ordered the grant of the grant prize to Galutera or its current prize brand-new Suzuki S-Presso Special Edition MT or its equivalent in cash. This prompted the shopping mall to elevate the case before the Supreme Court.

In affirming the ruling of the appellate court, the high court cited Article 1370 of the Civil Code, clear contract terms control. Security guards are employees of their respective security agencies, not of the client entity to which they are assigned.

It underscored that the DTI’s findings are not conclusive here because the issue involves a purely legal question as it pertains to the interpretation of Promo Mechanics No. 22 under Article 1370 of the Civil Code, rather than technical administrative matters.

The highest bench found that SCMC failed to prove that Galutera exceeded the income/property thresholds for indigent litigants. Merely making purchases to obtain raffle entries does not automatically disqualify her from being an indigent party.

It held that Galutera is NOT disqualified and emphasized that the declaration of a raffle winner creates a binding right to the prize, which the establishment must honor in accordance with the terms of the promotion.

https://filipinotimes.net/latest-news/2026/08/21/security-guards-wife-wins-car-raffle-supreme-court-orders-mall-to-give-prize/

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Mag-incognito sa browser, hindi sa app. Kailangan ng payment method. Kung may Maya/Gotyme kayo, gamitin nyo na lang siguro yung virtual card nila tapos lock nyo after AND cancel subscription sa Netflix para di ma bill after ma expire.

Edit: sa iba, 7 days lang. Refresh refresh para maging 30 days.

SMART Home Wifi, pano naging 88GB yung P749?

EDIT: FREE NA AS OF JULY 9 2026 around 4PM, based on my recent transaction

Screenshot from BDO online

BDO do maintenance naman from time to time pero considering the timeline, si BDO naman kaya ang susunod sa listahan na magkakaroon ng free transfer? 🤔

BDO free transfers soon na ba? Or BDO will still not find ways? Eme.

The Department of Foreign Affairs informs the public that effective 25 June 2026, Filipino citizens traveling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using their Philippine passports and possessing a valid visa, residence permit, or Green Card issued by any of the following countries: United States of America, European Union member states, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Canada, and New Zealand, shall be eligible for the grant of a visa-on-arrival by the UAE.

14 days - 100AED (extendable for another 14 days for 250AED, one extension only)

60 days - 250AED

https://dfa.gov.ph/filipinos-now-eligible-for-visa-on-arrival-for-travel-to-uae/