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LIVE Coverage: Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, Sept. 1
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LIVE Coverage: Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, Sept. 1

By PhilstarLIVE | 23 hours ago
Follow the trial, in context and in real time.
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Piercing, not earpiece: Chiz debunks image of Ortonio as AI-generated
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Piercing, not earpiece: Chiz debunks image of Ortonio as AI-generated

By Ian Laqui | 18 hours ago
Viral photo falsely showed the Office of the Vice President witness wearing an earpiece.
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Marcos to lead peace consciousness month celebration

Marcos to lead peace consciousness month celebration

By Alexis Romero | 7 hours ago
Acknowledging that the peace-building efforts in Mindanao is not yet finished, President Marcos yesterday vowed to ensure...
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Sara Duterte trial recap, Sept. 1: Military men, DepEd's P15.5-million confidential funds

Sara Duterte trial recap, Sept. 1: Military men, DepEd's P15.5-million confidential funds

By Cristina Chi | 15 hours ago
The impeachment court on Tuesday, September 1, heard the testimonies of two military officials whose signatures are on documents...
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Congressman hits OVP execs

Congressman hits OVP execs

By Daphne Galvez | 1 day ago
A leader in the House of Representatives has pointed to a possible staffing problem and accountability failure inside the...
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Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina (left) shakes hands with USA's Thea Frodin after the former defeated the latter during their women's singles first round tennis match on Day 3 of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 1, 2026.

Second-ranked Rybakina eases into US Open 2nd round

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Saso joins stacked Asian field in new women's team golf league

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Former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick speaks after receiving the newly established ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Arts, Business, Science and Sports at the ACLU Awards Ceremony at Washington Hilton on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Kaepernick says NFL 'blackballing me' decade after protest

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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz hits a return to Russia's Roman Safiullin during their men's singles first round tennis match on Day 2 of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on August 31, 2026.

Alcaraz aims to step it up in Round 2 of US Open title defense

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Joshua Gallano in action for the Bataan Risers.

MPBL: San Juan, Pasig, Bataan down opponents

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Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (left) poses with the trophy next to the team's owner David Beckham (right) after winning the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup final between Inter Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 6, 2025.

Messi legacy will 'live forever', says Beckham

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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deployed flood guards along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) near the San Simon Exit in Pampanga on August 31, 2026, to help mitigate flooding following heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon over the weekend.

MPTC steps up flood fixes, eyes measures to support motorists

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A nurse monitors newborns at the nursery of the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City in this file photo from August 2025. The hospital implements the government’s zero-balance billing policy.

DBM Oks P10.38 billion for zero balance billing

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This photo shows the Anti-Money Laundering Council seal.

AMLC: Freeze order issued vs lawmaker’s assets

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Philippine Coast Guard personnel help secure the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila on September 1, 2026, following reports of stolen specialized equipment and other components vital to the facility’s flood control operations.

PNP tightens security at pumping stations

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P37.49 billion ‘pork barrel’ for LGUs flagged

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A hall at the Supreme Court building in Manila in an undated image.

JBC invites 5 senior justices to apply for CJ position

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte defense team wants prosecution to ‘reframe’ charges

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Based on the latest weather satellite at 4 p.m. yesterday, Pilandok was located 1,015 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon. It was packing winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 80 kph while moving northwestward at 10 kph.

Pilandok intensifies into tropical storm

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The STAR Cover (September 2, 2026)

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This file photo shows the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila

San Lazaro braces for new wave of leptospirosis cases

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Police hold an active shooter drill at the Manila Sci- ence High School yesterday amid rising violence in schools

DepEd sets nationwide shooter drill tomorrow

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An employee of the Land Transportation Office sorts out newly manufactured license plates at the LTO central office in Quezon City

Delayed LTO plates? Check with car dealers

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Mona Khadka grieves the death of her son, Ayush, who died in the aftermath of flash floods in Nepal, outside a mortuary in Nepalâ??s Chitwan district on August 31, 2026.

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Photo shows workers at an auto parts manufacturing facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

Factory growth accelerates to near 10-year high

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Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina (left) shakes hands with USA's Thea Frodin after the former defeated the latter during their women's singles first round tennis match on Day 3 of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 1, 2026.

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A delegation of movie producers, media executives, actors and creatives from Thailand visits Manila for possible entertainment collab projects in the country. Leading the â??Thai Content in the Philippines 2026â?? networking dinner talk is Thailandâ??s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) Ministry of Commerce, as represented by trade officers Wannapong Waiyawuththanapoom and Prachak Manosuthi.

Thai artists visit Manila for possible collaborations with local production companies

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