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Copies of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte transmitted to the Senate by the House of Representatives on May 13, 2026. (Courtesy: Senate of the Philippines) Most Filipinos (81%) are skeptical or uncertain that senators will decide Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case based primarily on evidence …

Sen. Chiz Escudero and other senators appear for the convening of the impeachment court, May 18, 2026 (Senate of the Philippines / Release)  MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Chiz Escudero’s possible second chance at presiding over the Senate impeachment trial may either become the redemption of his career or a “deja …

Lawyer Antonio Audie Bucoy speaks during a press conference at the House of Representatives on August 6, 2025. (Courtesy: House of Representatives / Screenshot) A human rights lawyer has dismissed as “unbelievable” allegations of former bodyguards of resigned Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co that they delivered more than P805 …

(PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA – A significant cut in domestic fuel prices is expected next week as international oil prices have declined by around USD20 per barrel as of Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled signing of a U.S.-Iran peace deal on Friday. Department of Energy (DOE) Director …

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian urges lawmakers to return to work, during a press conference at the Senate on June 19, 2026 (The STAR / Ryan Baldemor)  MANILA, Philippines —  Now that he is officially the Senate President, Sherwin Gatchalian says the weeks-long “Senateflix” political drama is over – to be …

FOR AND AGAINST. Prosecutors and defense lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte met for the first time at the Impeachment Court’s pre-trial conference on June 18, 2026 at the Senate. (Courtesy: Senate of the Philippines) The pre-trial conference for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte began Thursday even …

The US and South Korea posted 19.40 percent and 18.31 percent, respectively, of the total tourism arrivals in the country (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — The United States has overtaken South Korea in terms of tourist arrivals in the Philippines, data released yesterday by the Department of Tourism showed. …

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, June 18, went live again on Facebook, answering those who criticize him for going live frequently.In one of his Facebook lives as Senate President, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano shows different Pokémon TCG packs as he explained the current situation in the Upper Chamber. (FB …

Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro (House of Representatives) The debate on whether or not the conviction vote threshold should be lowered in Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial is no reason to delay the conduct of the trial itself. Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” …

NEW UN CASE. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio delivers his presentation at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung-We Protect Our Seas (WPS) forum in Pasay City on Wednesday (June 17, 2026). Carpio said the Philippines could file another arbitration case before a United Nations tribunal to push the establishment of …