CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte, through her lawyers, filed her answer to the Senate impeachment court on Monday, June 1. Her defense team announced the filing shortly before the Senate convened as an impeachment court. “The VP, through counsel, has filed [her] answer just a few minutes ago before the Senate sitting

Angelo Tanduyan delivered the moment of the night, drilling a turnaround jumper as time expired to lift UAP 1-Sinclair to a dramatic 81-80 escape over the previously unbeaten Johnro Electrical in the Architects and Engineers Basketball Association (AEBA) 9th Corporate Cup over the weekend at the University of San Carlos (USC) Downtown Campus gym.

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla maintained that the executive department may arrest members of the legislative branch despite the separation of powers between the two branches of government. Remulla issued the statement after he was seen in a heated exchange with Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano when he went to the Senate to

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday clashed with Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla as well as police officers over his insistence that Estrada not be arrested inside the Senate building. This is despite the fact that Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has already expressed his intent to voluntarily surrender amid an arrest warrant issued

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte prayed on Monday for the dismissal of the impeachment case. Duterte’s defense team, led by Atty. Michael Poa, submitted the answer of the vice president to the articles of impeachment. “We want the articles of impeachment to be dismissed altogether, but whatever happens, we are prepared

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday commended Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for surrendering to police following his plunder and graft charges in connection with the flood control projects scandal. “Sen. Jinggoy did the right thing by voluntarily surrendering. He did not make things difficult for law enforcers, unlike what is happening now with Senator [Ronald] Bato

Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte Chides PBBM over 2022 Election Win PAOLO DUTERTE – The Davao Congressman claimed that President Bongbong Marcos allegedly owes his 2022 win to Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Not only political but as well as personal gap may be existing between the Marcoses and the Dutertes now. It came after former Pres. ... Read more

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Instead of seeking sanctuary from the Senate, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday opted to surrender to the police, saying he would not yield to threats and pressure.

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Dangerous high temperatures continued to prevail Monday over Borongan City, Eastern Samar, which recorded a heat index of 45ºC, the highest in the Visayas province, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. The index reading placed the Eastern Samar capital under Pagasa’s “danger” category, where prolonged exposure outdoors

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada will be committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division’s clerk of court confirmed on Monday afternoon. The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division issued an arrest warrant against Estrada and his co-accused for non-bailable plunder and graft cases. Aside from Estrada, those ordered arrested are