Day 25 of the impeachment trial against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero allows the prosecution to use Duterte’s pre-2022 SALNs to establish a financial baseline under Article II, while stressing that the older records will not create additional impeachment charges. Foreign currency held by public officials as cash,…
Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Photo courtesy of PNP. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Tuesday that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was not given preferential treatment during his arrest, hospitalization and transfer to jail, insisting that authorities only followed court directives and medical advice. Remulla said the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology acted based…
Day 25 of the impeachment trial against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero allows the prosecution to use Duterte’s pre-2022 SALNs to establish a financial baseline under Article II, while stressing that the older records will not create additional impeachment charges. Vice President Sara Duterte’s SALNs from before she…
Retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang answers questions from defense counsel Mark Vinluan during cross-examination on Day 24 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Cabotaje-Tang is the House prosecution’s first witness under Article II, which covers allegations involving unexplained wealth, SALN disclosures and continued business interests. Retired Sandiganbayan presiding…
Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon – Photo courtesy of Terry Ridon/Facebook House prosecutors are considering whether Vice President Sara Duterte’s 91 days of non-official foreign travel over the past two years should form part of their unexplained wealth case under Article II of her impeachment trial. Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said Monday…
Retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang answers questions from defense counsel Mark Vinluan during cross-examination on Day 24 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Cabotaje-Tang is the House prosecution’s first witness under Article II, which covers allegations involving unexplained wealth, SALN disclosures and continued business interests. Vice President Sara…
Photo by Nothing Ahead on Pexels.com A proposed overhaul of taxes on sweetened products could provide PhilHealth with billions of pesos in additional funding while making sugary drinks more expensive in the coming years. The Department of Finance estimated that its proposed tax changes could raise about Php 74.78 billion annually, part of which would…
Carole King became one of the most influential musicians of the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond. (Photo from The Current) IN 1974, nobody expected Carole King and a former Steely Dan singer would create one of the biggest radio hits in music, but the unlikely pairing resulted in a No. 2 smash that was blocked from…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Chinese President Xi Jinping used the BRICS summit Sunday to push for deeper economic and technological cooperation among developing economies as war-related shipping disruptions add uncertainty to global trade. Xi told leaders in New Delhi that the expanded BRICS grouping should strengthen connections among emerging markets and develop closer links in…
A black sedan allegedly double-parked on a narrow road obstructs a responding Bureau of Fire Protection truck, prompting the LTO to issue a show cause order and place the driver’s license under a 90-day preventive suspension. Screenshot from a video. Gabriel Go/Facebook. A double-parking incident that allegedly slowed a Bureau of Fire Protection truck has…