MANILA, Philippines — House prosecutors will trace the source of the P33.35-million increase in Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared net worth from 2021 to 2025, prosecution counsel and spokesperson Benjamin Tolosa Jr. said in a press conference at Tuesday’s impeachment trial proceedings. Then, he added, the prosecutors will find out whether the amount can be accounted
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Bukidnon’s Valencia City gives Sara Duterte rousing welcome
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — About 2,000 city government employees, local officials, and supporters gave Vice President Sara Duterte a roaring, phone-waving welcome as she arrived at past 2 p.m. here on Tuesday, greeted by chants of “Duterte!”, “Duterte!” at the city gymnasium. Delegates from Malaybalay City, Don Carlos, and Pangantucan joined the local workforce to
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Dy thanks Marcos for directing VAT removal on system loss charge
MANILA, Philippines — The removal of the 12-percent value-added tax on allowable system loss charges in electricity will provide direct relief to consumers, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III said in a statement on Monday thanking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and concerned government agencies for acting quickly to bring down power costs. “Every peso we can
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SC: Looking drunk not enough for poll liquor ban conviction
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed that appearing to be intoxicated, among other circumstantial evidence, is not enough to convict someone for violating the election liquor ban. In a 14-page decision promulgated on July 7, 2026, and made public on Tuesday, the SC’s Third Division acquitted petitioner Mcgill Esquillo Omandam, who had
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Bloody footprints investigated after Ayutthaya woman found dead in bedroom
The 43 year old had wounds to her neck, face and arm and had been dead about three days. Her bedroom was bolted from outside and the front door from inside.
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Lock Upp 2 Fame Akanksha Chamola on Sexuality, Pregnancy and Divorce: Women Celebrities Are Taking Back Their Narratives
Women Celebrities are increasingly owning the narratives lately by speaking up and taking their own stand when they are subjected to public scrutiny. The entire discourse around Akanksha Chamola recently is one such example regardless of her being right or wrong.
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Observers flag ‘fear, violence’ in first BARMM elections
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) marked a historic milestone for the peace process, but the exercise was “severely undermined by systemic disenfranchisement, technical blunders, and a heavy military presence that sparked a climate of fear,” an election observer group reported. In its
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Former Comelec chief wins Cotabato City 1st district representative race
MANILA, Philippines — Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Sheriff Abas has won the representative race in the first district of Cotabato City for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections with over 12,000 votes. According to the data server of election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting as of 3:51 p.m. on Tuesday, Abas obtained
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IBP: No BARMM election-related complaints received
MANTICAO, Misamis Oriental — The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) did not receive a single formal election-related complaint while its monitors conducted roving operations in various polling centers during Monday’s historic Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections. Atty. Allan Panolong, IBP president, said they were prepared to provide legal assistance related to the
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Sara Duterte’s net worth rose by P91.4M or 1,260% from 2007 to 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The declared net worth of Vice President Sara Duterte increased by P91.4 million, or 1,260.7 percent, from 2007 to 2025, according to a witness’ records of Duterte’s Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) shown during her impeachment trial on Tuesday. Atty. Karen Batu, the officer-in-charge of the Records Division of
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