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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. dropped a major announcement on Tuesday: he plans to ask Congress for emergency authority to cut excise taxes on petroleum products if Dubai crude oil prices breach $80 per barrel. It's a direct response to the ongoing Middle East conflict that's been
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Just three days after the Supreme Court affirmed its ruling declaring the previous impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional, her accusers came back swinging — filing not one but two fresh impeachment complaints on February 2, 2026. The Makabayan coalition filed the first complaint, alleging Duterte betrayed public trust
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Batangas Vice Governor Hermilando Mandanas — the same name behind the landmark Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court ruling — is back at the high court with a fresh petition. This time, he and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) are demanding the full and automatic release of local government units' share from national taxes,
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In a major development in the long-running saga surrounding former President Rodrigo Duterte's legal troubles, the Department of Justice on Tuesday declared that there is absolutely no law preventing the Philippine government from coordinating with the International Criminal Court — even after the country officially withdrew from the Rome
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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is demanding an apology from Rep. Bong Suntay after the congressman made lewd comments about actress Anne Curtis during the House impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday — and it happened during Women's Month pa. During the hearing, Suntay was defending
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Malacañang on Tuesday for a state visit that yielded a sweeping set of agreements on defense, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence, and critical minerals — a clear signal that both nations are doubling down on their alliance amid rising global
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As bombs rain down across the Middle East and Filipinos worry about the Philippines getting caught in the crossfire, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has a message: calm down, it's not happening. In an interview on Tuesday, Teodoro firmly dismissed fears that the country could be pulled into
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More than 1,400 overseas Filipinos scattered across the Middle East are now begging to come home — but the bombs won't let them. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. revealed the alarming numbers during a press conference at Malacañan on Tuesday, painting a grim picture of the repatriation crisis. The
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After a week of intense confirmation of charges hearings at the International Criminal Court, judges will now decide whether former President Rodrigo Duterte will stand trial for crimes against humanity in connection with his controversial war on drugs. The decision could come in the next few weeks. During the hearings,
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The House Committee on Justice has declared the third and fourth impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte to be 'sufficient in form,' clearing the way for a critical debate on whether they are also sufficient in substance — scheduled for Tuesday, March 3. The third complaint, endorsed by
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Despite the International Criminal Court's confirmation of charges hearings against former President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang has made it crystal clear: the Philippines is still not rejoining the ICC. Press Undersecretary Claire Castro reiterated that President Marcos Jr.'s position remains unchanged. 'Hindi pa rin natitinag ang
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The Senate is going after one of Philippine politics' worst-kept secrets: political families using the party-list system as a backdoor into Congress. Senate President Tito Sotto, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, and Senator Risa Hontiveros are all pushing separate bills to reform the system and return it to its original purpose