An ally of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio petitioned the Supreme Court to restore the fixed 16-vote requirement to convict in an impeachment trial. The Senate impeachment court has ruled that only senators legally and factually capable of participating at the time of the final vote.

SC asked to restore 16-vote threshold in impeachment trial

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MANILA — The Supreme Court has been asked to restore the fixed 16-vote requirement to convict Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, bringing before the high...
FREE AT LAST. Former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso has been granted absolute pardon by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ending her over a decade of detention after her conviction for drug trafficking in Indonesia.

Marcos grants absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso

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MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has granted Mary Jane Veloso an absolute pardon, clearing the way for the release of the Filipino...
National Bureau of Investigation director Melvin Matibag says 51 of the 100 flood control projects in Davao City examined by investigators showed red flags, with six warranting closer scrutiny as potentially nonexistent projects.

NBI flags 6 Davao flood projects as potential ‘ghosts’

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MANILA — Six flood control projects in Davao City have emerged as strong candidates for “ghost projects” after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio may question before the Supreme Court the Senate impeachment court’s revised conviction threshold. The Constitution requires the concurrence of two-thirds of the entire Senate membership in the impeachment vote.

Sara mulls SC challenge to impeachment vote threshold

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MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s camp is considering taking the Senate impeachment court’s revised conviction threshold to the Supreme Court, insisting that the...
Supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte gather outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands where he is accused of crimes against humanity for the thousands killed in his drug war. AFP

Donald Trump’s push for ICC exit won’t affect Duterte case, says Malacañang

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MANILA — United States President Donald Trump’s call for countries to abandon the International Criminal Court (ICC) will neither change the Philippines’ decision to...
Mary Jane Veloso (second from right) is reunited with her two sons and her father (left) after she arrived at the Correctional Institution for Women in Manila on December 18, 2024 from Indonesia where she had been convicted for drug trafficking. The Indonesian government agreed to her repatriation despite her death sentence. AFP

Marcos weighs absolute pardon to Veloso on humanitarian grounds

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MANILA — Mary Jane Veloso could be moving closer to freedom after Malacañang confirmed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is seriously considering granting her...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 6 will distribute fuel cash assistance to an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 public utility vehicle drivers and operators today, April 24, and April 25 at the LTFRB regional office in Barangay Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloilo City. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Palace: aid drivers first, fare hike is last resort

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MANILA — Malacañang wants government assistance to public transport drivers and operators exhausted first before allowing higher fares, as soaring fuel prices intensify pressure...
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Baste subpoenaed over Sara-linked firm’s Davao deals

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MANILA — Davao City mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has been ordered to testify and turn over records of city government transactions involving GenCorp Industries...

Duterte seeks Exclusion of ICC witness testimony

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MANILA — Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers are seeking to block the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution from using the previously recorded testimony of...
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Buses warn of fewer trips as fuel costs soar

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MANILA — Provincial bus operators warned that commuters could face fewer buses, reduced trips and longer waiting times as soaring diesel prices squeeze their...
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