Top 5 News This Week: Martin Romualdez, Atong Ang, Bong Revilla, Leandro Leviste

Batangas congressman Leandro Leviste’s solar energy company is being fined P24 billion. Former senator Bong Revilla yet again faces corruption cases. Gaming tycoon Atong Ang is ordered arrested over the missing cockfighters’ cases. A swanky mansion in Spain is likely owned by Leyte congressman Martin Romualdez, but it seems he doesn’t want us to know about it.

Meanwhile, a Pulse Asia survey shows the public trusts journalists the most when it comes to addressing corruption in government infrastructure. These are the top news stories from January 11 to 17, 2026.

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#5 Leviste’s solar firm fined P24 billion over stalled contracts

#4 Bong Revilla faces graft, malversation cases over flood control corruption

#3 Filipinos trust media most to address flood control corruption – survey

#2 No bail: Atong Ang ordered arrested over missing sabungeros case

#1 Multi-million-euro Spain property links to Romualdez + Malaysian shareholders surface in Romualdez-linked multi-million-euro Spanish property

Watch the video for a quick roundup of these stories. – Rappler.com

Presenter, producer: JC Gotinga
Writer, supervising producer: Beth Frondoso