Impeachment trial: Baste Duterte, Trillanes prosecution’s next witnesses

Inquirer.net - Sep 25, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s brother, Davao Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, along with former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, will be among the prosecution’s next set of witnesses for the impeachment trial. Counsel for the prosecution Benjamin Tolosa Jr. confirmed in a press briefing on Friday that after Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) Division Chief

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MANILA, Philippines — INQToday’s 6 p.m. broadcast today, Sept. 25, includes the following stories: Rep. Martin Romualdez, former House speaker, will testify in his own plunder case filed before the Sandiganbayan. His lawyer, Ade Fajardo, says his client will be the most important witness in the case as he intends to defend himself. President Ferdinand

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MANILA, Philippines — Direct funding for public schools nationwide will reach P61.02 billion under the proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), the Department of Education (DepEd) said in a statement issued on Friday. The proposed amount is more than double the 2022 public school funding of around P30 billion in 2022. As DepEd pointed out,

Macalintal says to bring BSKE postponement to SC

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MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Friday he will bring the newly enacted law postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to the Supreme Court. “Because this measure strikes at the heart of our democracy and reflects a grave abuse of discretion, voters like me are left with no choice but to

Robin Padilla appears before DOJ over obstruction of justice raps

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla personally appeared before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday at the start of the preliminary investigation into allegations of obstruction of justice. The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) filed the case for assisting fellow lawmaker Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in leaving the

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Marcos temporarily suspends excise taxes on LPG and kerosene

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Palace challenges claims of Marcos meddling in Sara Duterte impeachment

Sep 25, 2026

Palace challenges claims of Marcos meddling in Sara Duterte impeachment

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday challenged senator-judges who supposedly claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was interfering in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to substantiate their allegations. At a briefing in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, Palace press officer Claire Castro was asked to give the Marcos administration’s assurance that it was not

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