On February 24, 2006, the Tribune was raided by the Philippine National Police at the height of the State of Emergency imposed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

She received substantial publicity and her circulation expanded significantly during the crisis; however, she lost many advertisers who were intimidated by the unstable political situation.

[citation needed] Judge Winlove Dumayas of Regional Trial Court Branch 59, Makati on June 5, 2008, found Cacho-Olivarez, publisher of The Daily Tribune, guilty of libel and sentenced her to a minimum of six months and a maximum of two years imprisonment.

[2] Villaraza, Cruz, Marcelo & Angangco (colloquially known as 'The Firm') stated that it will prosecute 47 more libel suits against the publisher of The Daily Tribune.

[4] On January 29, 2024, the Philippine Consul-General in Milan, Elmer Cato, sued Willie Fernandez and other employers and reporters of the paper for cyber libel for alleging that he had failed to assist overseas Filipino workers who had been victimized by a fraudulent business scheme.