Lead defense counsel Sheila Sison pushed back against prosecutors’ plan to call Vice President Sara Duterte as a witness, setting up a possible constitutional dispute over whether the impeachment court can compel the accused to testify. The issue surfaced during Day 23 of Duterte’s impeachment trial Tuesday after private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan disclosed that the…
Police rescued a 24-year-old Indian medical student and arrested five suspects during an operation along Alabang-Zapote Road in Barangay Pamplona Tres, Las Piñas City, on Sept. 5. The operation was conducted by the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group with local police units. Courtesy: PNP. MANILA, Philippines — A 24-year-old medical student was rescued in Las Piñas City…
The filing of a plunder case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez has put President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s own cousin before the anti-graft court, but Malacañang said Monday that family ties would not determine how the administration views the case. Palace press officer Claire Castro said Marcos’ position has been consistent: anyone who should be…
Photo courtesy of PNP A rented vehicle allegedly used in the abduction of a person later found dead in Cebu City helped investigators track down two suspects within two days of the crime, according to the Philippine National Police. Police said investigators pieced together witness information, CCTV footage and vehicle details until they traced a…
Photo courtesy of PNP A man identified by police as Eastern Visayas’ No. 1 most wanted person was captured in Surigao del Sur after authorities traced him hundreds of kilometers from his home province of Leyte. Police arrested the 53-year-old suspect, known by the alias “Asiong,” in Barangay Banahao, Lianga, on Sept. 3. He was…
Vice President Sara Duterte’s declaration that she no longer feels safe has drawn a challenge from Malacañang to produce evidence of any threat, with the Palace saying authorities have no documented complaint that would substantiate her concerns. Duterte voiced her apprehension over the weekend while appearing at the Quezon City Hall of Justice to post…
Former House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez. Photo courtesy of PNA. Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co now face a plunder case before the Sandiganbayan over an alleged multibillion-peso kickback operation tied to government infrastructure spending from 2022 to 2025. The Office of the Ombudsman filed the case…
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte held a press conference at OVP Central Office, Mandaluyong City on Feb. 18, 2026. In the same briefing, she announced her presidential bid for 2028. Screen grabbed from Inday Sara Duterte livestream. Scrapping one of the four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte would not shield her from possible…
Malacañang assured Vice President Sara Duterte that the Philippine National Police would not be used to harm her after she publicly questioned her safety and expressed distrust in law enforcement following the issuance of an arrest warrant against her. Palace press officer Claire Castro said Sunday that the Marcos administration would not allow the police…
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa – Photo courtesy of Bato Dela Rosa/Facebook. The hunt for Sen. Ronald dela Rosa may be gaining ground, with the National Bureau of Investigation saying agents have developed promising leads on his whereabouts after months of searching. NBI Director Melvin Matibag said Saturday that authorities were continuing to track the…