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Defense objects to use of Waray in Sara Duterte impeachment trial

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A brief exchange over the use of language marked the fourth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, July 13. A member of the House prosecution panel, lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan, briefly began conversing with a resource person in Waray, prompting an objection from one of Duterte’s defense

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Add pickleball to Mandaue City school sports, grassroots, Council asks

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Pickleball is being pushed for inclusion in school sports programs and grassroots sports development in Mandaue City through two resolutions the City Council passed during its session on Monday, July 13. Both resolutions, served up by City Councilor Carlo Fortuna, seek to promote pickleball by encouraging the Department of Education (DepEd)

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Lava effusion recorded in Mayon as volcano enters 189th day of unrest

MANILA, Philippines — A lava effusion with minor Strombolian activity was recorded at the Mayon Volcano between 5:17 p.m. and 5:26 p.m. on Monday, July 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The said volcanic activity occurred less than two hours after the short-lived lava fountaining that was observed at the volcano’s

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Baguio begins dry run of P10-M smart traffic signals to ease gridlocks

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The Baguio City government is undertaking a dry run of newly installed smart traffic signal lights at three major intersections in the city’s central business district to ease occasionally gridlocked roads.  Part of a P10-million traffic management project, the initial tests cover the U-shaped pedestrian overpass, the Y-shaped overpass, and Lower

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Bam Aquino: If lawyers say there’s no hitman, was Sara Duterte lying?

MANILA, Philippines — If Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers deny that she contracted an assassin to kill ranking government officials, does this mean that her statements during a November 2024 online press briefing were mere lies? This was the question posed by Senator-judge Bam Aquino during the resumption of the impeachment trial on Monday, after asking

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Manila Water facilities among first under 100-kW RAP threshold

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water Company has become one of the first organizations in the country to transition facilities under the expanded Retail Aggregation Program (RAP), marking another milestone in its efforts to secure more stable and sustainable energy sources for its operations. The transition follows the implementation of the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) Resolution

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WATCH: Sen. Aquino presses defense team on alleged hitman denial

MANILA, Philippines – Senator-Judge Bam Aquino on Monday, July 13, questioned Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team on whether she had ever publicly denied allegations that she hired a hitman./dp READ: Palace hits Baste Duterte’s claim impeach meant to derail Sara 2028 bid

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Megawide admits no comprehensive plan yet for Sitio Bato in Carbon JVA

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The developer behind the Carbon Public Market modernization project has admitted before the Cebu City Council that it has yet to prepare the comprehensive plan required under the Supplemental Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) to protect residents of Sitio Bato. The admission surfaced during a June 1 inquiry that the City Council’s

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