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The United States Embassy in Manila just issued a pointed warning to American citizens in the Philippines: do not participate in the February 25 rallies marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. The embassy made it clear that foreign nationals caught engaging in protests or mass demonstrations
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Forty years after millions of Filipinos united on EDSA to topple a dictatorship, the opposition can't even agree on how to commemorate it. Multiple rounds of talks between progressive groups failed to produce a unified rally for the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday
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Kylie Padilla just gave the most Kylie Padilla answer ever when asked about her father, Senator Robin Padilla, possibly running for Vice President in 2028. During a press conference for her upcoming film "The Lotto Winners," entertainment reporters asked what she thought about the political buzz — and she
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While Rodrigo Duterte faces his ICC hearing at The Hague, seven lawmakers back home are pushing the Philippines to rejoin the very court he pulled the country out of. Two separate House resolutions were filed on Monday urging the government to re-accede to the Rome Statute — the treaty that established
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Day 2 of the ICC confirmation of charges hearing against Rodrigo Duterte got even more intense on Tuesday, with prosecution lawyers laying out how the former president's so-called drug watch list allegedly functioned as a "dead list" — naming people who were then systematically killed in police
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Lawyer Levi Baligod, the private complainant in the pork barrel scam case against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, just made a jaw-dropping allegation: up to ₱800 billion in cash was allegedly delivered to corrupt government officials over the years in connection with flood control project anomalies. Yes, you read that right
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Malacañang just hit back hard at former Palace spokesman Harry Roque after he claimed on Facebook that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attempted to reconcile with Vice President Sara Duterte. The Palace's response? Two words: fake news. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro branded Roque's post as
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines has gone on full red alert status as the country prepares for the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday, February 25. With mass gatherings and the third Trillion Peso March expected, the military isn't taking any chances. AFP
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While the prosecution spent Day 1 quoting Duterte's own words, his lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman came out swinging with a counter-narrative: this case is built on "political demagoguery" and cherry-picked evidence, not facts that meet judicial standards. It was the most detailed look yet at
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Senator Erwin Tulfo emerged from his meeting with Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan on Monday with a potentially game-changing claim: China is willing to sign the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, and the Philippines — as this year's ASEAN chair — could have the framework finalized by December
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The ICC didn't just come for Duterte on Day 1 — they named names. Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls identified five co-perpetrators who allegedly helped the former president run the Davao Death Squad and carry out thousands of extrajudicial killings across the Philippines. The five named in open court:
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Former International Criminal Court Judge Raul Pangalangan — the first and only Filipino to ever sit on the ICC bench — dropped a take on Monday that might surprise both Duterte's supporters and critics: the confirmation of charges hearing that kicked off this week is actually designed to protect the