Prosec to formalize position on bribery rap in impeach trial – Luistro

Inquirer.net - Oct 4, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro on Sunday said the prosecution team will formally state its position before the Senate impeachment court following the prosecution panel’s reported plan to drop an impeachment charge against Vice President Sara Duterte.  Manila Rep. Joel Chua bared early Sunday that prosecutors will no longer present the bribery charge

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MANILA, Philippines – Former Sen. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV’s allegations involving China-linked funds and other financial transactions cannot simply be disregarded because he will no longer testify in Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s impeachment trial, prosecution spokesperson Atty. Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr. said over the weekend. Tolosa said the allegations are serious enough to warrant

Clarkson’s Farm favourite among special guests at Kent countryside show

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Prosec piecing together evidence on VP’s alleged unexplained wealth – Ridon

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MANILA, Philippines – The full amount of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth has yet to emerge as prosecutors continue to piece together evidence on properties, firearms and financial transactions against what she declared in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN), a House prosecutor said over the weekend. House prosecutor

Teacher named DepEd Hero for helping out-of-school youth for 20 years

Oct 4, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — As the country marks World Teachers’ Day on Monday, the Department of Education (DepEd) recognized a community-based teacher in Pampanga for nearly two decades of work providing education to out-of-school youth and other underserved communities. Allan Delos Reyes, a Master Teacher II and Alternative Learning System (ALS) teacher at Minalin Elementary School

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Oct 4, 2026

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DENR ramps up measures to prepare communities for El Niño

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Two men hacked during drinking spree in Bukidnon

Oct 4, 2026

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