Senator-judges examined witness testimony on the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education’s (DepEd) as the Senate impeachment court convened for Day 15 of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. (Senate of the Philippines / Joseph …
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Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar ‘Egay’ Erice and Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla (Courtesy: Egay Erice / Office of the Ombudsman Philippines) A member of the House minority bloc on Wednesday accused Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla of seeking a huge amount of confidential and intelligence funds from then House appropriations …
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(L-R) Canadian Minister of National Defence David McGuinty and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. sign a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) in Makati City on Nov. 2, 2025 to deepen their security ties in pursuit of peace, stability, and national resilience. (Photo: DND) The …
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deploys a trash skimmer to accelerate the removal of tons of garbage that had accumulated in a creek in front of Baclaran Church in Parañaque City. (Courtesy: MMDA) The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to enforce a higher penalty for improper waste …
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Defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer cross-examines state auditor Xylene Mae del Campo yesterday as lead defense counsel Michael Poa looks on (Ryan Baldemor) MANILA, Philippines — The defense team is standing firm that there was no misuse of the P612.5-million confidential funds for Vice President Sara Duterte as the Senate impeachment …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (STAR / Noel Pabalate) MANILA, Philippines — Public satisfaction with President Marcos’ administration improved in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations. The SWS poll, conducted from June 20 to 29, showed 42 percent of the …
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In this photo taken on January 18, 2024, Dr. Irene Flores, clinical head, shows the comparison between a BPaL regimen for the drug resistant tuberculosis (L) and the current regimen treatment for tuberculosis (R), at a hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga (AFP / Jam Sta Rosa) MANILA, Philippines — Tuberculosis …
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SUB JUDICE. Lawyer Benjamin Tolosa, Jr. (left) and Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon during a press briefing at the Senate in Pasay City on Wednesday (Aug. 12. 2026). The two members of the House prosecution team urged the Senate impeachment court not to let the sub judice rule prevent the …
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Motorists and pedestrians experience near-zero visibility amid heavy rain and strong winds in Taytay, Rizal, on August 9, 2026 due to the effect of the southwest monsoon (habagat). (John Louie Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of people killed by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical …
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From left: Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña, lawyer Kristine Ferrer, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon (Facebook, Senate PRIB, PPAB) Pro-impeachment congressmen Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña criticized Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense counsel Kristine Ferrer for her utterances and demeanor on Wednesday, …
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