House leaders and impeachment prosecutors support longer trial days, including possible whole-day sessions, to speed up the presentation of evidence in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case before the Senate shifts its focus to the 2027 national budget.
The lawyer and spokesperson of Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday questioned the Office of the Ombudsman’s continued focus on his client, arguing that recent witness recantations and testimonies have weakened the case against the former House speaker.
Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos warned Tuesday that illegal drug dealers are using coded emojis and other seemingly harmless content on social media to reach young people and evade detection.
The Philippine Army did not receive funds from the Department of Education, the Office of the Vice President or the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group for two 2023 youth programs that DepEd later cited to support P15.54 million in confidential fund spending, an Army officer testified Tuesday during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
More than 50 civic, environmental and Indigenous groups on Monday formed a coalition opposing Pax Silica, a US-led initiative that they say could threaten communities and put additional pressure on the country’s water, energy and natural resources.
An Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officer is set to testify Tuesday on the use of Department of Education (DepEd) confidential funds as Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial enters its ninth week.
Students and student organizations at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) are questioning the university’s decision to confer an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying the administration did not consult the university community before granting the recognition.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday urged Filipinos to honor the country’s heroes not only through remembrance but also through acts of courage, service and patriotism.
The House prosecution team urged Filipinos to verify information about the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as the Armed Forces of the Philippines warned that foreign malign influence operations increasingly exploit domestic controversies, including the impeachment and flood-control issues.
Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer “Jenny” Barzaga won the special election for representative of Cavite’s fourth district on Saturday, securing 201,893 votes and succeeding her son, Kiko Barzaga, who lost his House seat after lawmakers expelled him on June 2.