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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate failed to resume its session on Monday as the 13-member majority stood up the minority senators, who walked out last week following disagreements over a proposal in the Senate rules to introduce online participation. The session was called off after some two hours of waiting among the minority senators, and

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is seeking the dismissal of the articles of impeachment filed against her before the Senate impeachment court, even as she is prepared to appear, “if necessary,” during the trial, according to her lawyer. Duterte said the articles of impeachment against her are “constitutionally infirm, procedurally defective, and substantively

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for charges of plunder and graft. Estrada eventually surrendered to agents of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) after holding a press conference at the Senate. Aside from Estrada, also ordered arrested were former Department

MANILA, Philippines — Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan was sent to the PNP (Philippine National Police) General Hospital in Camp Crame due to hypertension, following the Sandiganbayan’s order for his arrest on plunder charges, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Monday. “Secretary Bonoan is on his way to the hospital because his hypertension was

MANILA, Philippines — Palace press officer Claire Castro took another jab at Vice President Sara Duterte on the occasion of her birthday last Sunday by resurfacing Duterte’s old video greeting for her alleged bagman, Ramil Madriaga. At her press briefing on Monday, Castro was asked for her birthday message to the Vice President, who turned

MANILA, Philippines — A House bill seeking to exempt all essential medicines from the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) was filed on Monday to “lessen the burden” on Filipinos and help government comply with its responsibility to protect and promote people’s right to health. House Bill No. 9564, filed by ACT Rep. Antonio Tinio, Gabriela Women’s

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday said it has grounded 26 buses belonging to Victory Liner after an accident in Benguet killed one passenger and injured around 90 others. LTFRB Chair Vigor Mendoza II said a show-cause order has been issued against the company, adding that the transport

MANILA, Philippines — Around 1,400 of 2,000 bones recovered by divers from Taal Lake have been identified as human remains, according to the Philippine National Police, which is investigating the alleged kidnapping and murder of at least 34 “sabungeros” or cockfighting aficionados between 2021 and 2022. “The total number of human bones we have identified

MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on Monday pushed back against widespread criticism over the mass cutting of trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila, insisting the clearing activities were necessary to make way for the Southern Access Link Expressway (Salex) project. “The clearing works are needed to build the elevated expressway along the approved

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A rescue-buy initiative in Atok town, Benguet, has helped 146 farmers sell nearly 80,000 kilos of vegetables amid a prolonged price crash, while advancing calls for fair farm-gate prices and long-term reforms in the highland vegetable industry. Project UBBO, or Unified Buying and Bayanihan Operations for Atok vegetables, facilitated the sale