MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday rejected claims by Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte that the Marcos administration is weaponizing the International Criminal Court (ICC) against its political opponents. Duterte made the remarks following unconfirmed reports that arrest warrants had already been issued against Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go and two former police officials. “First of all,

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities on Wednesday said the floating platform earlier sighted inside the lagoon of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal had been removed, weeks after Manila filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing over its presence at the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said

MANILA, Philippines – The pre-trial conference on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte will begin on Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Senate. During the pre-trial conference, both the House prosecution panel and Duterte’s defense counsel will resolve the following matters to ensure a smooth impeachment trial: READ: VP Sara Duterte: Corruption threatens sovereignty,

This is the Daily Gospel for June 18, 2026, which is the Thursday of the Eleventh week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, June 17, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 16, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 6, 7-15. Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Wednesday that he “intentionally and voluntarily relinquished” the chairmanship of the Senate blue ribbon committee because he was tired of losing old friends and creating new enemies. After acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian was officially elected as head of the chamber by the new 13-member majority with

MANILA, Philippines — Stunting among Filipino children below 5 years old climbed to 25.3 percent last year, affecting one in four children, marking the first increase recorded since 2015, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) said on Wednesday. The figure, up by 1.7 percent hike from 2023, was taken from the 2025 Updating

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have issued an immigration lookout bulletin order (Ilbo) against former Blue Eagles head coach Tab Baldwin and four other officials of the college basketball team of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) amid investigation into the deaths of two rookie players. At a press conference on Wednesday, Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) on Wednesday has ordered that all existing advertisements advocating “responsible gaming” be replaced with materials promoting its 24/7 National Problem Gambling Helpline (NPGH). Citing a June 9 memorandum issued by its Gaming Licensing and Development Department, Pagcor issued the directive to all licensees, suppliers, gaming

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