VANCOUVER, Canada – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Canada time) said it would be “much easier” for Vice President Sara Duterte to face the Senate impeachment court to respond to the allegations thrown at her. If he were Duterte, he would insist on attending the impeachment trial, Marcos said. READ: Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial: Everything
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Supertyphoon Bavi may enter PAR by July 8; fair weather seen July 5
MANILA, Philippines – Most parts of the country will continue to experience generally fair weather on Sunday, July 5, although isolated rain showers and thunderstorms remain possible due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms, the state weather bureau said. In its weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the easterlies, or warm
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Marcos: Proposal to lower age of criminal liability needs careful study
VANCOUVER, Canada – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Canada time) said the proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal liability following the series of school violence requires careful study. Speaking to reporters following his four-day official visit to Canada, Marcos said there is a need to identify first the reasons behind diminishing emotional or
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AFP urges more LGUs to declare July 12 ‘West PH Sea Victory Day’
The military is rallying more local governments to declare July 12 as “West Philippine Sea Victory Day” to commemorate a landmark arbitral tribunal ruling that upheld the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea—waters within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ)—and rejected China’s expansive claims. The call made by the Armed Forces of the Philippines
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Marcos ‘worried’ over possible WPS policy change under next admin
VANCOUVER, Canada – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Canada time) admitted that he is “worried” that his successor might take a different approach in handling the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. In a media interview before returning to Manila after his four-day official visit to Canada, Marcos stressed the need to be consistent in protecting
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Daily Gospel, July 5, 2026
This is the Daily Gospel for July 5, 2026, which is the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 4, 2026 Daily Gospel, July 3, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 11, 25-30. At that time Jesus exclaimed, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of
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LTFRB warning: No vlogging while driving
Eyes and mind on the road—not on your next content. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Saturday warned drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) against going on-camera as vloggers while busy behind the wheel. In a statement, the LTFRB said it issued Memorandum Circular No. 2026-050 that reiterate the enforcement of the
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Palace: Better if VP Sara Duterte appears at trial to prove innocence
Vice President Sara Duterte’s personal appearance at her impeachment trial could help prove her innocence against the charges she is facing, including corruption and betrayal of public trust, Malacañang said on Saturday. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, begins the trial on Monday and among the issues that it must resolve is what to
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Ombudsman: Senate sgt-at-arms ‘dismissed’
After filing separate plunder charges against Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Saturday that he had also dismissed from the service the former acting Senate sergeant-at-arms, who allegedly triggered the gunfire that rattled the Senate in May. Speaking on the “Executive Session” program on dzRH radio, Remulla said he
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‘Nonsense’, Marcos says on oust calls over slow flood control probe
VANCOUVER, Canada – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday (Canada time) dismissed as “nonsense” the calls to oust him due to allegedly “selective justice” and still unresolved cases of corruption in government. “That makes absolutely no sense,” Marcos said, noting that he is the only president who exposed anomalies in state-funded flood control projects. Marcos said
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