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ICYMI: Sara Duterte impeachment trial Week 10 highlights

MANILA, Philippines – The House prosecution team upended the trial’s trajectory on Day 23 by scrapping 15 Article I witnesses and signaling it will call Vice President Sara Duterte herself to testify. The Senate impeachment court also moved to address a key question on the number of votes needed to convict Duterte. The developments came

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MV June Aster tragedy: 5 of 76 victims identified

MANILA, Philippines — The government is struggling to identify most of the victims of the MV June Aster fire, with only five of 76 confirmed fatalities identified so far. At the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos convened national government agencies and local officials in Coron, Palawan, on Sunday to check

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Kin of missing ferry passengers ready for worst: ‘We just want confirmation’

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines — Rossana Caabay-Indic died while being taken to Manila for medical treatment. Her remains were aboard the ill-fated MV June Aster with her husband, Benjamin Indic, and their youngest daughter, Joanna, 28, who is pregnant. According to Rossana’s brother, Ruel Caabay, the family had earlier been waiting for confirmation that her

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PGH submits Romualdez impartial medical report to Sandiganbayan

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) submitted to the Sandiganbayan on Sunday a medical examination report on former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who is facing a nonbailable plunder charge. The report will recommend whether Romualdez should remain confined at the hospital or be committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas City

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PNP intensifies drive vs fake gov’t aid distributors targeting seniors

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) has intensified its crackdown on scammers posing as government aid distributors after senior citizens in Cebu and Aklan were allegedly tricked into letting the suspects into their homes. “We have directed our local police units to closely coordinate with concerned government agencies and immediately act on reports involving individuals

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