WATCH: PNP-FEO records show Sara Duterte owns 22 firearms

Inquirer.net - Sep 28, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – Testifying before the impeachment court on Day 30, PMaj. Joericson Sangalang, Chief of the PNP-FEO Records Section, detailed the Vice President’s registered armory, confirming she personally owns 22 firearms./dp READ: LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Sept. 28, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines—The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will continue to bring rains and thunderstorms to parts of Palawan, the Visayas and Mindanao through Wednesday, according to the state weather bureau. In its 5 p.m. forecast on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Palawan, Central Visayas, the Negros Island Region, Zamboanga Peninsula,

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MANILA, Philippines — Father Flavie Villanueva said Monday that former cop Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. went to his house to seek help exposing his alleged delivery of suitcases containing large sums of cash to the Dutertes on orders from his former boss, ex-House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. In a phone interview with the INQUIRER, Villanueva said

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NWPC affirms P42 minimum wage hike in Central Visayas

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Absence of DBM rep at budget hearing irks Sen. Erwin Tulfo

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Camarines Sur placed under state of calamity over dengue

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