MARCOS, DUTERTE-CARPIO

Palace rejects Cha-Cha plot to keep Marcos in power

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MANILA — Malacañang dismissed Vice President Sara Duterte’s allegations that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is orchestrating political moves to eventually extend...
Workers load sacks of imported rice from Thailand and Vietnam on a truck in Dagupan, Manila, for transport to various dealers and distributors. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

Gov’t slaps 30-day cap of P50 per kilo for imported rice

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday issued Executive Order (EO) No. 118, which imposes a temporary price ceiling of P50 per kilo...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa was last seen Wednesday night with members of his staff after emerging from the office of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano amid mounting tension inside the Senate. Earlier in the day, he held a press conference appealing for support from Philippine Military Academy alumni. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

Bato slips out of Senate after ICC arrest scare, lockdown

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MANILA — Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa quietly left the Senate compound before dawn Thursday after a tense overnight lockdown sparked by gunfire and...
Members of the Akbayan party-list gather outside the House of Representatives on Monday, May 11, 2026, as the chamber began plenary deliberations on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Photo by Grig C. Montegrande, Philippine Daily Inquirer

House sends VP Sara impeachment case to Senate, setting stage for trial

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MANILA — The House of Representatives on Wednesday night formally transmitted the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio to the Senate, officially...
Marine soldiers detailed at the Senate keep their distance from the source of the gunshots that rang out on the second-floor hallway on Wednesday night, May 14, 2026. NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

‘NBI driver’ arrested following Senate gunfire

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MANILA — Panic and tension gripped the Senate complex on Wednesday night after gunshots suddenly erupted, prompting a lockdown and the arrest of a...
International criminal law expert Peter Haynes (right) is the new lead counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte in his crime against humanity case before the International Criminal Court.

Duterte taps new ICC lawyer ahead of May 27 hearing

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MANILA — Former president Rodrigo Duterte has appointed veteran international criminal law expert Peter Haynes as his new lead counsel before the International Criminal...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa shows his injured fingers as he returns to the Senate about six months after he was last seen in public. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ, PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

Bato vows to exhaust legal remedies against ICC arrest; Dela Rosa pins hope on...

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MANILA — Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday rejected calls from fellow senators for him to voluntarily surrender to the International Criminal Court...
“Wala akong feelings about the impeachment,” says Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio in an interview.

Sara unfazed by impeachment, leaves battle to lawyers; VP urges Filipinos to unite

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MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio said she remains unfazed by her impeachment and has left the legal battle entirely in the hands of...
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa resurfaced publicly after months of absence from Senate sessions, and says he is exhausting all legal remedies to prevent his possible arrest and transfer to The Hague.

Bato vows to fight ICC arrest, refuses transfer to The Hague

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MANILA — Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa vowed Tuesday to fight all efforts to bring him before the International Criminal Court (ICC), as pressure...
The House of Representatives on Monday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio for the second time after 257 lawmakers voted to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate, which is constitutionally duty-bound to convene as an impeachment court.

After Senate shakeup, Sara camp confident of fair impeach trial

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MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s legal team said Tuesday it remains confident that she will receive a fair impeachment trial in the Senate...
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