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For four emotional days inside the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the families of those killed during Rodrigo Duterte's bloody drug war finally got what they've waited nearly a decade for — the chance to be heard. Grace Garganta, whose father and brother were killed in
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is heading to the United States this weekend for a packed working visit from March 8 to 11, where he'll take the stage at the UN General Assembly to call for peace in the Middle East and push the Philippines' bid for a
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The clock is ticking for Vice President Sara Duterte. The House Committee on Justice has officially served notice ordering her to file a verified answer to two impeachment complaints within 10 calendar days — or be considered to have waived her right and entered a general denial to all allegations against
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Three Filipino nationals working inside the country's own defense establishment have been caught red-handed spying for China, the National Security Council (NSC) confirmed Thursday. The trio — employed at the Department of National Defense, the Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Coast Guard — allegedly handed over classified information to Chinese
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signaled he's ready to certify the proposed Agriculture Cooperatives Act of 2025 as urgent, a move that would fast-track its passage through Congress and get it implemented sooner. The announcement came after a meeting with Senator Francis Pangilinan and agriculture stakeholders at Malacañang
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Senator Win Gatchalian is putting the education sector's spending under a microscope as the Senate Finance Committee kicks off its review of how the 2026 national budget is being implemented. And with a historic ₱1.3 trillion allocated to education — the biggest ever — the stakes couldn't
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Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV took the legal offensive on Thursday, filing criminal complaints against lawyer Levito Baligod, 18 former marines, and several pro-Duterte personalities for cyber libel and perjury. The charges stem from allegations that Trillanes accepted $2 million to bribe International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators to ensure the
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The political noose tightened around Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday as the House justice committee voted overwhelmingly to advance the impeachment complaints against her, finding both petitions sufficient in substance. The vote was a lopsided 54-1, with only Quezon City 4th District Representative Bong Suntay dissenting. It's
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sat down for a major bilateral meeting at Malacañang on Tuesday, with both leaders stressing that the world is getting more unpredictable and their two countries need each other more than ever. The two presidents didn't hold
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The House justice committee has officially ordered VP Sara Duterte to respond to impeachment complaints alleging unexplained wealth, fund misuse, and death threats against President Marcos.
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The House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms just approved an anti-political dynasty bill, but don't pop the champagne yet. Opposition lawmaker Rep. Kaka Bag-ao of Dinagat Islands says the bill is so watered down it might as well not exist. The problem? The bill bans relatives up