The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will start at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, at the Senate impeachment court. Here are the latest news and updates.

MANILA, Philippines — Megastar Sharon Cuneta and her daughter, Frankie “Kakie” Pangilinan, attended the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate on Monday, the 38th day of the proceedings. Cuneta, the wife of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, was spotted at the Senate gallery alongside their daughter, Kakie. After his interpellation of the

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) has been recognized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for its support to the missions and objectives of the agency. The award was given to the newspaper during the PCG’s Stakeholders’ Night on Monday, Oct. 12. READ: SWS poll: Filipinos choose AFP, PCG modernization as maritime priority

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More local government units in Metro Cebu suspended in-person classes on Monday, Oct. 12, after air quality deteriorated to “very unhealthy” levels once again.  But this time, local pollutants such as vehicle emissions and industrial pollution, and not the transboundary haze from the raging forest and peat fires in Indonesia’s Kalimantan

MANILA, Philippines – Day 38 of the trial on Monday centered on the cross-examination of prosecution forensic financial analyst Alexander Cabrera, who conceded that his report showing P817 million in alleged unexplained wealth was based on available documents and did not include records submitted directly by Duterte or her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio.  Defense counsel

The Senate impeachment court on Tuesday is set to tackle the manifestation of the House prosecution panel to drop Article III or the bribery charges in the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

VIGAN CITY, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — The provincial government distributed rice assistance to “kutseros,” or horse-drawn carriage drivers, on Monday (Oct. 12) in recognition of their contribution to preserving the cultural heritage of Vigan, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The assistance aims to ease the daily expenses of

MANILA, Philippines — Financial forensic analyst Atty. Alexander Cabrera has assured Senator-judge Robinhood “Robin” Padilla that he can come up with a competent report even in a limited amount of time, amid questions on why it seems that the report on Vice President Sara Duterte’s finances was made hastily. During the latter part of Duterte’s

MANILA, Philippines — Cale88, a banana chip export corporation established in 2021, with Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Manases Carpio, as a 47.5-percent owner, reported P150 million in sales in 2024 — and yet it did not have a single employee. Senator-Judge Joel Villanueva pointed this out on Monday in his clarificatory questioning of lawyer-accountant Alexander