Prosecutor Julian Nicholls, Presiding Judge Joanna Korner, and Lead Defense Counsel Peter Haynes at the third status conference on the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on September 16, 2026. (Courtesy: ICC-CPI) The defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte is considering the use …
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Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero, Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III, Majority Leader Joseph Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito and the rest of senator-judges participate in the impeachment trial proceedings on September 16, 2026. (Courtesy: Senate of the Philippines) Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III …
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Senator Rodante Marcoleta (File photo) MANILA – Senator Rodante Marcoleta said Thursday he will not ask the Sandiganbayan to grant him temporary release to vote on whether to revise the 16-vote requirement for conviction amid Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. “No, I will not move for a furlough just to vote …
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Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro in a press briefing on September 17, 2026. (Courtesy: RTVM / Screenshot) Malacañang on Thursday backed the Supreme Court’s order for Congress to enact an anti-political dynasty law, saying President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the measure passed during his administration after the high …
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A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle past Israeli armoured vehicles deployed at the entrance to al-Ain camp for Palestinian refugees, west of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on September 17, 2026, during an Israeli military raid (AFP / Zain Jaafar) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has joined a growing …
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DEFERRED BUDGET. Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Rhoel Aguda talks to journalists in this photo taken on Jan. 26, 2026, at the Philippine Stock Exchange in Makati City. The DICT on Thursday (Sept. 17, 2026) accepted the House of Representatives’ deferment of its budget pending the resolution …
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Martin Romualdez MANILA, Philippines — The personal assistant of former House speaker Martin Romualdez, who is charged with him in a P7.44-billion plunder case, left the Philippines before the Sandiganbayan banned them from exiting the country, according to the Bureau of Immigration. Joselyn Tragua Serenio left the country prior to …
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Vice President Sara Duterte (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, ICC) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said former president Rodrigo Duterte’s first in-person appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) wasn’t deliberately timed to divert public attention from the Senate impeachment trial of his daughter, Vice …
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Senators consult retired Supreme Court Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno and retired Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 (The Philippine STAR / Ryan Baldemor) MANILA, Philippines — Impeachment has been tagged as a numbers game. Today, …
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AMICI CURIAE. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna, Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno and Hilario Davide Jr. deliver legal opinions on the voting threshold during impeachment proceedings on September 16, 2026. Azcuna, Panganiban and Puno appeared in person at the Senate Impeachment Court while Davide sent his opinion …
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