7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (705+ words) MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution on Monday defended its decision to present retired Sandiganbayan presiding justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang as a witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, saying she would provide the Senate impeachment court with a legal framework for…...

8+ hour, 43+ min ago   (92+ words) newsinfo.inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution team, on Day 24 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, begins presenting its witnesses for Article II of the Articles of Impeachment, which covers allegations involving unexplained wealth, SALN violations, and failure to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (243+ words) MANILA, Philippines – The House prosecution team upended the trial’s trajectory on Day 23 by scrapping 15 Article I witnesses and signaling it will call Vice President Sara Duterte herself to testify. The Senate impeachment court also moved to address a key question…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (276+ words) CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Police seized an estimated P17.65 million worth of allegedly smuggled cigarettes from a van intercepted in Agno, Pangasinan on Thursday, authorities said. In a report on Saturday, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) said an inspection of the van…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (214+ words) COTABATO CITY —Three town mayors in Maguindanao del Sur have surrendered six high-powered firearms, including a caliber.50 machine gun, yielded by their constituents, officials said. Brig. Gen. Ricky Bunayog, acting commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID), received the loose…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (410+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court holding the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte clarified that at least 11 votes, including that of the presiding officer, are needed to nullify an earlier ruling that set the threshold for…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (335+ words) COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Two suspected Moro extremists were injured in a shootout with police authorities in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur during the implementation of election gun ban on Friday afternoon, Sept. 11, police said. Capt. Steffi Salanguit, speaking for…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (723+ words) MANILA, Philippines — There is no assurance that Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla would be able to successfully facilitate the return of former House lawmaker Zaldy Co and Sen. Loren Legarda, both of whom are reportedly in France. Remulla said his trip…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (420+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The final day of the 2026 bar examinations kicked off in various testing centers nationwide on Sunday, September 13. The third and final day of the exams will tackle criminal law, remedial law, legal and judicial ethics with practical exercises....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (481+ words) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies and local officials to tighten enforcement of construction and building standards as the administration pushes to make the country’s infrastructure more resilient to earthquakes, floods and other disasters. In…...