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Former drug war perpetrators want to come forward, says Truth Commission
Confessed drug war perpetrators are also expressing interest in sharing their stories, according to the Truth Commission. “We are getting calls and interest even from former perpetrators, so maybe against the backdrop of what has already been documented, but former perpetrators are also now expressing interest in telling their stories," Commissioner Al Fuertes said.
Netflix K-drama The Blue Road: Son Suk-ku, Eita Nagayama hunt a vicious serial killer
Lead cast: Son Suk-ku, Eita Nagayama Son Suk-ku and Eita Nagayama team up for the transnational crime thriller The Blue Road, Netflix’s upcoming K-drama in which they play rival detectives on the trail of a viciously creative serial killer whose crime spree spans South Korea and Japan. Adapted from the 2002 manhwa (Korean comic) – itself a cross-border collaboration steered by Takashi Nagasaki (aka Keishi Edogawa) and Gaya Kwon – and set against the backdrop of the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by...
Flores confirms prosec manifested dropping bribery article vs VP Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has dropped Article III of the Articles of Impeachment or the allegations that she bribed different officials of the Department of Education, public prosecutor and Bukidnon Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores said. Flores in a press briefing on Friday said that they have filed
CHR chair faces graft complaint over alleged corruption in allowance
The NBI claims CHR Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc allegedly still received allowances for a trip already funded by a foreign sponsor
Why a ‘confrontational posture’ won’t help China in the Arctic
China should avoid taking a “confrontational posture” over a new security pact between the United States, Denmark and Greenland as it might end up being excluded from engagement on the emerging Arctic order. That was the warning from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s National Institute of Strategic Studies (NISS), a Chinese think tank, in a report released on Wednesday. It also said the US was unlikely to turn the northern polar region into its “exclusive strategic backyard”. The report noted that...
Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 37: Bribery article dropped, financial records examined
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte concluded its 37th day with the prosecution wrapping up the presentation of its last two witnesses, as well as the dropping of the bribery article.
A local’s playbook to Makati-maxxing
So many cities in the world, but no one quite like her (Makati)
Evening News on TV32 - Oct 9
Top stories for Friday, Oct 9, 2026 - The redeveloped Huanggang Port will open for round-the clock service from Monday morning. - Lawmakers say the new port will boost connectivity in the Greater Bay Area. - Former United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
696 nominations received in three days for EC poll
Electoral officials on Friday said they received 225 nominations for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections on the third day of the nomination period. Returning officers received 220 nominations for candidates and five from designated bodies. A total of 685 nomination forms from candidates and 11 from designated bodies have been received since nominations began on Wednesday. The poll, scheduled for November 22, will return a new term of the 1,500-strong EC, which will elect the chief executive and 40 members of the Legislative Council. The nomination period runs until October 20. Edited by Aaron Tam
Sara Duterte lawyer hit for ‘going in circles’ in questioning BIR witness
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Friday called out one of her lawyers for allegedly going in circles while questioning a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) witness about the vice president’s tax records. At the resumption of the trial, prosecution counsel Erwin Matib questioned whether defense lawyer