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MANILA, Philippines — Saying it already has a strong case against Vice President Sara Duterte, the prosecution panel in her impeachment trial would no longer call three individuals believed to be capable of delivering key testimonies. Prosecution spokesperson and adviser Robert Ace Barbers said on Friday the requirements have already been met with regards to

MANILA, Philippines — Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Friday pleaded not guilty to a graft case, hours after he was released following the dismissal of two separate cases of plunder and graft in connection with the flood control scandal. Bonoan’s counsel Stephanie Ong entered the plea during his arraignment before the Sandiganbayan’s Second

MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Crispin Remulla should file a complaint against judges if he has proof they had committed misconduct, the Supreme Court said in a rare response on Thursday. During a budget hearing at the Senate earlier that day, Remulla questioned why some cases dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman were revived anew

MANILA, Philippines — The government has begun updating the census of communities in Capas, Tarlac, as it seeks to determine “appropriate assistance and safeguards” for residents who may be affected by the proposed industrial zone under the Pax Silica initiative planned for New Clark City in the town. According to the Bases Conversion and Development

MANILA, Philippines — Coverage for hemodialysis treatments accounted for the biggest share of claims made at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) during the first six months of the year, amounting to P48.76 billion. In a report posted on its Facebook page on Friday, PhilHealth said the kidney treatment was the highest among the top

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The Bangsamoro’s first parliamentary election is unfolding amid rising political tensions, persistent gun violence, renewed extremist threats and growing doubts over the peace settlement, according to peace and security watchdog Climate Conflict Action (CCA). Campaign activities may appear normal, but CCA said the Aug. 15 ambush of Interim Chief

PULILAN, BULACAN, Philippines — Traffic along flood-hit sections of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) began to normalize, with motorists now facing only about 11 minutes of slow-moving traffic in the affected portions of Pampanga, NLEx Corp. said on Friday. This was a significant improvement from Aug. 29, when motorists were stranded for nearly eight hours

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Passi City in Iloilo province was placed under a state of calamity on Friday as the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation continued to spread, making it the latest area to take the measure as the pest threatens sugarcane plantations across major producing areas of the country. Passi City joins Negros

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Classes remained suspended in several parts of Cebu on Friday as haze continued to blanket parts of Central Visayas, with Metro Cebu recording “very unhealthy” air quality despite a slight improvement in pollution levels. The Metro Cebu monitoring station recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 197 as of 11 a.m.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A suspected illegal small-scale mining operation in Misamis Oriental ground to a halt late Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2, after security forces caught the operator red-handed processing mineral ore without permits in the hinterland village of Limonda of Opol town. Joint government troops and police units swooped down on the