Senator-judge Bam Aquino’s questions to the defense counsel only revealed that Vice President Sara Duterte will either be a lying vice president or an official who makes threats, Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said on Tuesday. Ridon, in a press briefing, was asked about Aquino’s questions to lawyer Mark Vinluan on Monday about Duterte’s threats […]
Read MoreSen. Rodante Marcoleta will wear the standard orange detainee shirt and a protective vest when he is brought out of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Crame on Tuesday, the agency said. Marcoleta was ordered by the Sandiganbayan Third Division to be brought to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila for a […]
Read MoreMalacañang on Monday said the health of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta should be monitored and taken care of amid his arrest for the nonbailable charge of plunder, in connection with an undeclared P75-million campaign contribution. The senator was confined at the Philippine National Police General Hospital in Camp Crame on July 6, the same day of […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expanded the country’s investment footprint by issuing proclamations declaring additional parcels of land to be incorporated to existing special economic zones (ecozones) in Cavite and Batangas, and to create a new information technology park in Negros Oriental to attract more investments and generate jobs. The President issued Proclamation Nos. […]
Read MoreHouse of Representatives prosecution spokesperson and Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on Sunday said Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s online video on Nov. 23, 2024 went beyond an ordinary threat because she described arranging for someone to carry out killings. Duterte is facing an impeachment charge over the remarks she made during […]
Read MoreAll documents related to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial are now publicly accessible through the Senate website, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian confirmed on Sunday. An impeachment tab has been added to the Senate website, with four sections—prosecution, defense, court issuances, and journal—where records, manifestations, and documents submitted during the proceedings are uploaded by the […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. capped the week by underscoring the Philippines’ commitment to a rules-based international order, expanding international cooperation, and advancing programs aimed at delivering economic and social benefits to Filipinos. The President’s activities this week reflected three major priorities of his administration: defending national interests, expanding international cooperation, and ensuring that government […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea (SCS) is a victory for Filipino fisherfolk and coastal communities, emphasizing that adherence to international maritime law remains “non-negotiable, irreplaceable, non-optional.” Speaking at a diplomatic reception in Pasay City to mark the 10th anniversary of the landmark ruling, […]
Read MoreMalacañang and the House prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte challenged her defense lawyers to prove the existence of “Operation Romanov,” the alleged assassination plot against her, whose mention during a 2024 online press conference supposedly triggered — and “justified” — her threatening statements against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady […]
Read MoreSen. Rodante Marcoleta was allowed only two visitors at the Philippine National Police General Hospital (PNPGH) upon his request, the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Friday, July 10. Col. John Guiagui, CIDG Metro Manila unit director, said Marcoleta, who has remained confined at the PNPGH since his arrest on […]
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