This report is part of Inquirer’s special coverage of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings. For real-time updates, follow our live coverage of the impeachment. MANILA, Philippines – After two days of proceedings disrupted by inclement weather during Week 7, former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta is set to return to the witness
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Daily Gospel, August 24, 2026
This is the Daily Gospel of August 24, 2026, which is feast of Saint Bartholomew, apostle. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, August 23, 2026 Daily Gospel, August 22, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 1, 45-51. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses
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Typhoon Saudel forecast to become super typhoon, to enter PAR Monday (Aug. 24)
MANILA, Philippines —Typhoon Saudel is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Monday morning or afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. This weather system is predicted by the weather bureau to develop into a super typhoon once it enters PAR. In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,
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Puerto Galera to resume compressed workweek schedule
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The municipal government of Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro will resume its compressed workweek schedule starting Monday (August 24). Government offices operating from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The local government announced the schedule in a public advisory issued through its official information channels. Under the arrangement,
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Zambales town suspends Monday classes due to heavy rains
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — The local government of Masinloc has suspended classes in all levels in both public and private schools on Monday due to inclement weather brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat. Mayor Hazel Lim announced the suspension Sunday, citing the safety of students, teachers and non-teaching personnel amid moderate to heavy
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Landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea — Thirty people died in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains, the government said. Six others were seriously injured in the 2:00 am (0200 GMT) incident in the Bbessia district’s Dar-es-salam neighbourhood on the capital’s outskirts, a
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VP Trial Day 17: Gina Acosta to continue testimony on confidential funds
MANILA, Philippines — After two days of cancelled proceedings due to bad weather, Gina Acosta is set to continue testifying on Monday, August 24 – the 17th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. This schedule comes as the Senate impeachment court resumes tackling Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds. Acosta is the former
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Habagat to bring rain in Northern, Central Luzon areas Monday (Aug. 24)
MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to affect parts of Northern and Central Luzon on Monday, according to the state weather bureau. This is based on the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Pagasa specialist Aldczar Aurelio said that Typhoon Saudel and Tropical Depression
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House prosecution backs move to hasten VP trial
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel said on Sunday it was ready to revise the schedule of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, trim its witness list and work with the defense, in a bid to hasten the proceedings but not at the expense of due process. As the impeachment proceedings enter their eighth
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Lacson: Inducing perjury may bar officials from office
MANILA, Philippines — Public officials who induce another person to commit perjury may themselves be treated as principals in the crime and face disqualification from public office, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson raised the possibility of imposing the penalty as he said on Saturday that detained Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and former Rep. Michael Defensor
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