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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Mandaue eyes financial aid for Sitio Marna families as relocation site remains unavailable
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Government is considering providing financial assistance to qualified residents displaced by the demolition in Sitio Marna, Barangay Subangdaku, as it has no available relocation site. City Councilor Atty. Carlo Fortuna said city officials earlier met with Mayor Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano to discuss the situation in Sitio Marna, with
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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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Man stabs Bogo couple after they offer him shelter from rain
A couple, both seniors, were injured after an unknown assailant stabbed them inside their store in Purok Pangalwan, Barangay Nailon, Bogo City, on Sunday, July 12, 2026, around 7 p.m.
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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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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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WATCH: Lotoc says VP Sara spoke to alleged assassin before 2024 presser
MANILA, Philippines – Prosecution witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) official Jeremy Loto believes Vice President Sara Duterte had already communicated with an alleged assassin before her Nov. 23, 2024 online press conference. “Nakita namin may kinausap na siya even before the press conference… We believe na hindi naman magsisinungaling ang bise presidente kasi galit
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