14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (32+ words) Philstar.com The Senate resumes the Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial at 10 a.m. today. Follow the trial, in context and in real time....

14+ hour, 27+ min ago   (273+ words) COTABATO CITY — Apprehensive of possible hostilities, 839 teachers in the Bangsamoro region have reportedly withdrawn from their September 14 election duties in polling places in areas with security concerns. Catholic radio station DXMS in Cotabato City reported Sunday that Commission on Elections…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago   (259+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano returned to the country on Saturday night following a brief trip to Singapore that drew public scrutiny. Hours after arriving in Manila, Alan took to Facebook Live to accuse Sen. Panfilo Lacson…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago   (303+ words) BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The Negros Occidental provincial government is setting aside P411 million for disaster risk reduction and management programs in 2027, as the United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) seeks additional national funding to expand cloud-seeding operations. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago   (275+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Five paralegals arrested during a protest in Taguig against the proposed Pax Silica have been released from detention after posting bail, according to progressive group Karapatan. Mara Peralta, Jona Yang, Kenneth Castor, RC Placido and Daya Juliano each…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (699+ words) MARAWI, Philippines — Near a resettlement site for survivors of the bloody 2017 siege of Marawi, a woman wearing a black face veil walks across a hilltop dotted by tombstones without names. Sophia Aminolla, a nurse and mother of two, does not…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (407+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez will remain at Cardinal Santos Medical Center for now as the Sandiganbayan continues to hear his request to be confined at the hospital. The Sandiganbayan Third Division said the status quo remains in…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (271+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A recent survey found that nearly two in every three Filipinos want Vice President Sara Duterte to return the P73.28 million in disallowed confidential funds to the government. Based on the latest results of The National Momentum Survey by…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (637+ words) Recently, two newly released books on prominent politicians have been made available to the public. One of them is on Franklin M. Drilon, who is often consulted today on national issues. The other is on Ramon D. Bagatsing, the former mayor of…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (308+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the City Prosecutor in Quezon City has recommended the dismissal of the complaint filed by Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, over the alleged violation of bank secrecy laws by several House…...