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The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte is considering asking the Supreme Court to review the Senate impeachment court’s decision to change how the two-thirds conviction threshold in her impeachment trial will be calculated. Duterte spokesperson and lawyer Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. said Wednesday, Sept. 23, that the defense is looking into filing a petition for certiorari, arguing that the Senate impeachment court may have committed grave abuse of discretion […]

The Senate on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, unanimously approved on third and final reading two measures aimed at strengthening protections for children against violence, online abuse and exploitation while improving safety in schools. The measures are the Comprehensive School Safety Act and the Safeguarding Against Grooming, Inducement and Predation, and Building Accountability for Technology-Facilitated Abuse or Exploitation (SAGIP BATA) Act. Both received 17 affirmative votes, with no negative votes or […]

Businesswoman Lakambini “Lakam” Chiu, the older sister of actress-host Kim Chiu, was arrested in Mandaluyong City on Sunday, Sept. 20, over 124 counts of qualified theft, police said. Lakam, 45, was arrested at around 4 p.m. in Barangay Wack Wack after police served a warrant issued by Branch 84 of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court. The warrant carried a total recommended bail of P5.838 million, according to the Quezon […]

Three people, including the 16-year-old gunman, were killed and several others were wounded after a shooting inside Banga National High School in South Cotabato on Friday afternoon, officials said. The incident occurred at about 1:15 p.m. inside one of the classrooms of the school in Barangay Benitez, where the suspect reportedly opened fire on fellow students before turning the gun on himself. South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said police […]

The Moalboal Municipal Government has imposed a 30-day restriction on live hogs and pork products from outside the town as authorities strengthen measures against the possible spread of African swine fever (ASF). The restriction was approved unanimously by the Municipal Council through Resolution 255-2026 on Sept. 7, 2026, and signed by Mayor Inocentes Cabaron. Under the measure, hogs brought to the municipal slaughterhouse must be sourced from within Moalboal’s barangays. […]

CEBU City is weighing the reallocation of P99 million originally set aside for the Binaliw landfill to help cover waste disposal costs in Aloguinsan after four bidding attempts for the city’s garbage disposal contract failed to attract a participating bidder. Mayor Nestor Archival’s chief of staff Kenneth Siasar said the city continues to depend on Aloguinsan as its primary disposal area while officials assess whether Binaliw can be used again. […]

Dengue cases have climbed sharply in both Cebu City and Cebu Province this year, with health officials reporting thousands of infections and dozens of deaths as they intensify efforts to prevent further transmission. In Cebu City, 2,456 dengue cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to Sept. 5, 2026, according to City Health Department (CHD) data cited by Mayor Nestor Archival’s chief of staff, Kenneth Siasar. The figure is 972 cases, […]

Reports of shooting incidents, alleged multiple voting and vote-buying emerged Monday during the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). The poll watchdog has deployed volunteers across BARMM to monitor the conduct of the elections. PPCRV spokesperson Ana Singson said a volunteer reported a shooting at Dilausan Elementary School in Lumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur at […]

The Sandiganbayan Third Division has ordered former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez transferred from Cardinal Santos Medical Center to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) for an independent medical assessment. The anti-graft court issued the order Friday, Sept. 11, directing the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to transfer Romualdez to PGH at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. PGH Director Gerardo Legaspi, or an authorized representative, was instructed […]