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Senate races to keep VP Sara impeachment trial on track for July 6

Senate races to keep VP Sara impeachment trial on track for July 6

By Renalyn Ramirez | 21 hours ago
Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial faces time constraint.
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'Tama na, Alan': Lino Cayetano offers apology to Aquino family after brother's remarks

'Tama na, Alan': Lino Cayetano offers apology to Aquino family after brother's remarks

By Jan Milo Severo | 10 hours ago
People’s Television general manager Lino Cayetano publicly called out his brother, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano,...
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'Mary Grace Piattos' listed as witness for Duterte impeachment trial

'Mary Grace Piattos' listed as witness for Duterte impeachment trial

By Renalyn Ramirez | 13 hours ago
The mystery name is now headed to Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.
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Sara to testify if needed; Piattos listed as witness

Sara to testify if needed; Piattos listed as witness

By Bella Cariaso | 4 hours ago
Although criticized for shunning investigations on her alleged wrongdoings, Vice President Sara Duterte will testify in her...
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DPWH reshuffles execs as retirement wave continues

DPWH reshuffles execs as retirement wave continues

By Ranier Allan Ronda | 1 day ago
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered a fresh round of reassignments at the bureau, regional and district engineering...
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From left: Inigo Pascual, director Victor Villanueva, Christian Bables and Elijah Canlas attend the pink premiere of the comedy film ‘Drags to Riches,’ now showing exclusively in SM Cinemas.

Christian Bables unbothered by typecasting, sexuality questions amid gay roles

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‘Don’t be keyboard warriors’

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Photo shows the closed entrance gate of San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte following the shooting incident on June 22.

Bells silent, classrooms empty as school starts healing

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‘Being LGBTQ helped in my work as prosecutor’

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The global oil crisis and underspending prompted the government to lower its growth target for this year to 3.5 to 4.5 percent from five to six percent, but it remains optimistic that the country’s economic performance would improve in the second half.

Government to increase infrastructure spending

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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, along with three of his co-accused, arrived at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City on June 4, 2026 for the arraignment of their plunder case in connection with the alleged P573 million in illicit payouts from flood control projects.

Sandigan rejects Jinggoy’s bid to consolidate cases

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Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV Trillanes said that during the non-Senate sanctioned hearing, one of the 18, Bernard Gumban, said that he delivered a big paper bag reportedly containing between P5 million to P10 million to the Magdalo headquarters located at 86 Scout Ojeda Street in Quezon City.

Trillanes files cyberlibel raps vs senators, 18 bagmen

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National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag brief the press at the PCO building in Malacañang on May 14, 2026.

Matibag dares Defensor: Go ahead, sue my wife

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Sens. Robinhood Padilla, Bato dela Rosa and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano as seen at plenary session on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. hours before the gunfire was heard at the Senate compound.

Cayetano, Padilla ordered to explain Bato ‘escape’

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Manila Mayor Isko Moreno launched the violence-prevention program during his State of the City Address marking the city’s 455th founding anniversary at the Quirino Grandstand on Wednesday.

Isko forms task force vs school violence

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DENR Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna earlier said that the proponent voluntarily halted the cutting of trees along Quirino Avenue amid concerns raised by environment groups.

DENR: Tree-cutting permit on Quirino Avenue expires

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Six informants receive cash rewards from officials of the Dangerous Drugs Board and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday.

18 drug informants receive P9.66 milllion

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In a public advisory, the Comelec said the plebiscite would be from June 25 to Aug. 1, covering Barangays Baclaran, Tambo, Don Galo, La Huerta and San Dionisio.

Comelec sets gun ban in 5 Parañaque barangays

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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will determine whether the facility has been at the site before the area was declared protected, according to DENR Assistant Secretary Norlito Eneran said.

Probe eyed on landfill inside Rizal protected area

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San Enrique Mayor Jilson Tubillara confirmed that about 500 pigs died in her town, where ASF cases were confirmed by laboratory results.

Over 1,200 hogs die as ASF hits Negros

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Boxes of illegal cigarettes are found in one of 11 shipping containers inter- cepted by authorities in Cebu on Wednesday.

P860 million illegal cigarettes seized in Cebu

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NLEX Corp. said it has cleared several drainage systems and prepared pumps and detention tanks in Balintawak and Paso de Blas in Valenzuela.

NLEX ramps up safety efforts this rainy season

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PCSO general manager Melquiades Robles said the initiative reflects the agency’s core mandate of converting gaming revenues into programs that directly serve and benefit the public.

PCSO turns over 18 PTVs to Visayas provinces

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â??Fitch Ratings believes recent economic challenges in the Philippines are likely to drive higher credit impairments and lower bank profitability in the near term,â?? the debt watcher said.

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