Tax evasion case vs VP? Up for agencies to check, says Barbers

Inquirer.net - Oct 8, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Another way of scrutinizing the tax documents of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, is asking why the couple’s declared net worth is higher than the income they were taxed for from 2007 to 2025, the prosecution said on Thursday. In a press briefing after the impeachment trial, prosecution

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TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has found former Bohol provincial board member Vierna Mae Boniel-Maglasang guilty of “serious dishonesty,” thereby imposing a penalty of dismissal from service. In a news release on Thursday, the agency said it also imposed on Maglasang the accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, perpetual disqualification from

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Sarangani suspends classes, gov’t work Friday after M6.4 quake

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Sarangani suspends classes, gov’t work Friday after M6.4 quake

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The provincial government of Sarangani has suspended in-person classes at all levels and work in government offices on Friday, Oct. 9, to allow safety inspections and damage assessments following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Thursday afternoon. In Memorandum Circular No. 2026-10-01 issued Thursday, the

Flavio Bolsonaro says he would work with China and US as Brazil’s president

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MAP: Vacant barangay, SK posts after 2023 polls

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Padilla calls for death penalty for agricultural smugglers

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6 soldiers, 2 civilians hurt in Basilan ambush

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NIA readies Bicol farms for El Niño water shortage

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