Vice President Sara Duterte had billion of pesos in transactions that were flagged by banks to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), despite declaring official income and net worth way below her bank records. For certain years, she failed to declare her cash on hand and cash deposits in her statements of assets, liabilities and net...
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Duterte loses ICC appeal, remains in detention in The Hague
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Wednesday that the court had jurisdiction over the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, keeping him in detention in the Netherlands and bringing him closer to a possible trial for crimes against humanity for his brutal war on drugs in the Philippines. The ICC...
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Ramil Madriaga’s story of service and betrayal
Explosive allegations were made against Vice President Sara Duterte and her father by a man claiming to be her former aide and bagman at the resumption of the impeachment proceedings conducted by the House justice committee on Tuesday. Ramil Madriaga was occasionally overcome by emotion as he read aloud a supplemental affidavit that he swore...
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A new story takes root in old logging area
ITOGON, Benguet—For generations, the town of Itogon has been defined by mining. Gold, gravel, and the scars of mineral extraction have shaped both its landscape and its economy. But in a 10-hectare patch of forest that was once a logging concession, a different story is beginning to unfold. Opened in February 2025, Mt. Camisong Forest...
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UP Open U to set up Intelligent Futures Hub in New Clark City
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will establish an “Intelligent Futures Hub” at a UP building in New Clark City (NCC) in Tarlac, while keeping its headquarters in Laguna. An earlier report said the UPOU headquarters would be transferred to the 9,450-hectare NCC, which is envisioned as an “alternative” government center and touted...
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The hidden struggles of people on the spectrum
Cheryl’s story begins in quiet worry, weighed down by the demand of raising her differently abled son in a world that prides itself in progress and praises innovation and inclusivity, but is quick to judge what it hardly understands. The single mother of Rusell, who has Level 3 autism spectrum disorder (ASD), tells her story...
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Trouble down south: What happened to the government-MILF peace accord?
In March 2014, just two days before the government’s chief peace negotiator Miriam Coronel Ferrer signed the landmark agreement to end decades of Moro separatist rebellion, she described the effort as a journey that had reached a crucial destination. “There is no turning back. Only moving decisively forward. The peace train is on track. Its...
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Vegetable farmers in Benguet feel the crunch from fuel price increases
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — PJ Haight has taken to siphoning diesel from his vehicle into a water pump that will irrigate the family’s farmland these days, as prices of fuel and other inputs soar, straining available fuel supply and agricultural yields in Benguet. Haight and other upland vegetable growers in Atok, a third-class municipality in...
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House justice committee votes to summon Vice President’s documents
The House of Representatives’ committee on justice voted on Wednesday to summon witnesses and documents it deemed necessary to determine “probable cause” to bring Vice President Sara Duterte to trial at the Senate impeachment court. Among the documents are the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in its probe into Duterte’s threat in...
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Broad coalition of leaders calls for urgent action to safeguard Bangsamoro peace process
A broad coalition of leaders from civil society, academe, labor groups, political parties and business groups, together with sectoral organizations from the Bangsamoro and across Mindanao, has issued an urgent appeal to the Philippine government to address growing concerns affecting the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro. The coalition called for, among other...