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Martin Romualdez, former House Speaker, pleads not guilty to plunder
MANILA, Philippines — Martin Romualdez, former House Speaker, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to plunder over an alleged P7.4 billion kickback during his arraignment at the Sandiganbayan Third Division. The plea was made by Romualdez in the anti-graft court via teleconferencing while at a facility at the New Quezon City Jail. The Leyte representative had
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LIVE: VP Sara Duterte Impeachment Day 26
The Senate resumes the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, September 16, as senators continue deliberations in the historic trial. Follow CDN Digital’s live coverage below for the latest developments, key exchanges, and updates from the Senate as the proceedings unfold. Davide: Impeachment vote base should only count qualified senators The two-thirds
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₱1M Rotary reimbursement questioned amid lack of subsidy rules
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council approved a resolution offering up to P1 million in reimbursement for a Rotary district conference. However, councilors questioned the justification for the financial aid amid a lack of clear rules governing municipal assistance to non-governmental organizations. The Council’s discussion on the reimbursement exposed the city’s reliance on
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Romualdez to seek bail as Sandiganbayan weighs suspension
MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez will seek bail in the P7.44-billion plunder case filed against him, his lawyers told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Wednesday. Romualdez, wearing a yellow shirt issued to persons deprived of liberty and seated in a wheelchair, attended his arraignment via video conference from the New Quezon City
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CHR cites violence, vote-buying, ballot irregularities in BARMM polls
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) raised concerns about reports of election-related violence, voter intimidation, ballot irregularities, vote-buying and other incidents during the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a statement issued Wednesday, the CHR said its Bantay Karapatan sa Halalan (BKH) 2026 deployed
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Puno: Constitution’s ⅔ vote is flexible depending on certain factors
MANILA, Philippines — Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno asserted on Wednesday that the 1987 Constitution’s provision on the number of votes required to convict an impeachable officer is flexible, “depending on certain factors.” Puno, acting as an amicus curiae (friend of the court), expressed his views to the Senate impeachment court as it
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P1-M ‘shabu’ seized, 2 nabbed in Cagayan de Oro buy-bust
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Anti-narcotics operatives seized an estimated P1.08 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two suspects during a joint buy-bust operation in Barangay Gusa here late Monday evening. Personnel from the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit-10 (RPDEU-10), backed by local police units and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), launched the
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