7+ hour, 42+ 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, 42+ 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, 15+ hour ago   (1038+ words) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Before Resil Mojares became one of the country’s most respected historians and Cebu’s foremost keeper of memory, he was a fictionist. He was also a journalist, writing about Cebu’s history and culture while increasingly engaging with the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (233+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday called for more localized learning measures amid the prolonged suspension of in-person classes due to the recent weather disturbances. “This is concerning. While we know that class suspensions seek to ensure the…...

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, 10+ hour ago   (238+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano and his sister Sen. Pia Cayetano returned to the country on Saturday after their Singapore trip. “Through GOD’S grace, we are back! And in the arms of our beloved Pilipinas,” the former Senate president…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (360+ words) MANILA, Philippines — “I’m just doing my job stating the facts.” Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Friday said this in response to Vice President Sara Duterte claiming that he wanted drama when the latter was ordered arrested by…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (193+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said she has not yet received a formal document summoning her as a witness to her trial before the Senate as an impeachment court. In an interview in Quezon City on Friday morning, Duterte…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (368+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday slammed what they described as the “political decision” of prosecutors to dismiss the perjury complaint against Ramil Madriaga. Duterte’s spokesperson Paolo Panelo Jr. made the statement after the Office…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (64+ words) Inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court on Friday deferred the arraignment of Vice President Sara Duterte’s three counts of grave threats. The charges against her stem from her November 2024 remarks against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and…...