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MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said the impeachment court is aiming to reach a verdict on Vice President Sara Duterte’s case by November. “Maybe mid-November to end-November. Hopefully, hopefully,” he said in an interrview with radio dzBB on Sunday. Pressed further if he meant that the trial would end and the impeachment court

MANILA, Philippines — The Diocese of Kalibo in Aklan has raised concerns over the recent opening of a casino in Boracay as it reiterated its opposition to gambling and its implications to the lives of many Filipinos. The opposition was made after a six-story casino hub opened at Station 0 in Barangay Yapak, Boracay Island.

MANILA, Philippines — The Palace on Sunday said dropping the bribery charge in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial could deprive Filipinos of the chance to know the “whole truth.” “If they withdraw the bribery allegation against the vice president, wouldn’t that shortchange or disadvantage Filipinos who want to know the whole truth about this?”

MANILA, Philippines—A day before World Teachers’ Day, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Sunday staged a protest outside Malacañang, demanding a P50,000 entry-level salary. The teachers’ group also called for a P5,000 Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA), and higher government spending on education. READ: Government workers continue to push for P5,000 PERA ACT also

The construction of Bukidnon's first airport is expected to improve transportation, tourism, and business in the province, but some in Indigenous families displaced by the project say they are still waiting for promised services and livelihood support at their relocation site.

LUCENA CITY — A 58-year-old dump truck driver died while two others were injured in a collision involving three dump trucks in Real, Quezon, on Saturday night, the police said. In a report on Sunday, the Quezon police said a dump truck driven by alias “Joel,” 50, was forced to stop after another vehicle suddenly entered

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — An instructor and a student pilot escaped unharmed after their light aircraft made an emergency landing in a rice field in Arayat, Pampanga, on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3. Lt. Sherlyn Bañares, duty officer of the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Unit 3, told the Inquirer by phone that the incident occurred

Beijing has been urged to do more to protect its overseas interests with a call for diplomatic engagement to reshape international rules and deeper security cooperation with other countries. As China’s expanding global footprint comes under pressure from geopolitics and restrictions from the West, a Chinese analysis posted on the Global Security Research social media account has called for a major shift in strategy. The author was not identified, but the account regularly posts analysis and...

The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued a warning against a fake announcement that has been circulating, especially in social media on a "nationwide class suspension," DZBB Super Radyo's Luisito Santos reported.

BAGUIO CITY — Six drug suspects were arrested after Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera (PDEA-CAR) operatives and other law enforcement units dismantled a suspected drug den in Barangay Fairview, Baguio City, on Saturday, Oct. 3. Authorities seized 16 heat-sealed transparent sachets containing suspected shabu (crystal meth), weighing around 11 grams and with an estimated street value

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Rep. Joel Chua said on Sunday that the prosecution panel would no longer pursue the bribery charge against Vice President Sara Duterte, one of the articles of impeachment filed against her. In an interview with DZMM Teleradyo, Chua, one of the House prosecutors, was asked to confirm whether the bribery case