The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) lifted the temporary ban on Discord after the messaging platform committed to stronger child-safety and counter-extremism measures.
The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday voted 13-1 to lower the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that the two-thirds requirement should apply only to senators legally and factually capable of participating in her impeachment trial.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has blocked two websites that police said were allegedly used to groom minors and encourage them to carry out real-world violence, amid investigations into a series of school violence incidents in the Philippines.
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion has nominated Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez for chief justice as the Judicial and Bar Council begins the selection process for the country’s next top magistrate.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has no document showing that Vice President Sara Duterte transferred ownership of businesses linked to her to other people, an SEC official testified before the Senate impeachment court Monday.
Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte was subpoenaed to testify before the Senate impeachment court over alleged transactions between the city government and a company in which Vice President Sara Duterte reportedly declared a financial interest, House trial spokesperson Zia Alonto Adiong said.
House prosecutors may call Vice President Sara Duterte to testify before the Senate impeachment court as they examine whether her declared wealth matches her lawful income and financial records.
Malacañang on Friday told Sen. Pia Cayetano that she has no reason to fear for her liberty if she has done nothing wrong, after the senator said she felt pressured and feared for her freedom during a Senate impeachment court session.
Three retired Supreme Court justices told the Senate impeachment court Wednesday that the two-thirds vote required to convict an impeached official should not automatically remain fixed at 16, while retired Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna argued that the Constitution requires the full 24-member Senate to serve as the basis for computation.
Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared net worth increased 13.6-fold from P7.25 million in 2007, when she entered government as Davao City vice mayor, to P98.66 million in 2025, according to her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) presented before the Senate impeachment court Tuesday.