5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (885+ words) To voters, it looked like unity. To insiders, it looked like a political transaction. CONFIDENTIAL Funds Roderick Wamil former COA State Auditor A House prosecutor in the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte described testimony by a former…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (575+ words) FORMER Israeli government Spokesperson and journalist Eylon Levy addresses a Philippine media delegation in Tel Aviv last 10 August. TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s economy has remained resilient as a pivot toward defense-related technologies helped offset the effects of the war and…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (668+ words) The defense of Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday it was prepared to follow any timetable set by the Senate… Lisa Marie Apacible·15 hours ago House prosecutor Representative Terry Ridon expressed support for calls to conduct the impeachment trial against…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (649+ words) There should be a proper process before projects are included in the NEP, including passing through the Municipal Development Councils and Regional Development Councils. In Disney’s animated Aladdin, the villain Jafar tells his equally wicked parrot, Iago, “I love the…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (248+ words) Immigration officers intercepted 14 suspected human trafficking victims and two recruiters at Manila and Clark airports… Neil Alcober·19 August 2026 Assistant Majority Leader and Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has filed a bill seeking to… Jing Villamente·19 August 2026 BAGUIO CITY…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (355+ words) Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh has underscored the vital role of Committee on Decorum and… Alvin Murcia·3 hours ago The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may be moved to the afternoon starting September as senators…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (817+ words) The Palace seems to believe that Filipinos were all born yesterday when it pushes its claim that poverty in the Philippines has fallen to a single digit for the first time in the nation’s history, at 9.7 percent. Here is how…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (583+ words) SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson Whimsical as the thought is, I often wonder if the twisted politicians, public works officials, and contractors guilty of flawed and corrupted flood control projects get the same jolting text-blast alerts from the…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (431+ words) 1-PACMAN Partylist Rep. and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reservist Brig. Gen. Michael “Mikee” Romero. The camp of former 1-PACMAN Partylist Rep. and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reservist Brig. Gen. Michael “Mikee” Romero vowed to fully cooperate…...

12+ hour, 56+ min ago   (704+ words) VICE President Sara Duterte, accompanied by lawyer Michael Poa, makes a surprise appearance at the Senate on Tuesday for a closed-door strategy meeting with her defense team as her historic impeachment trial unfolds. Inset: Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian confers with…...