The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will resume Monday after nearly a month-long suspension, with the defense set to begin presenting its case-in-chief.
Nov 8, 2026
HONG KONG -- Now that the final tournament of the season has wrapped up, Alex Eala is planning to go on a much-deserved vacation with her family.
MANILA, Philippines — It’s still premature to say that there is already a number enough to convict or acquit Vice President Sara Duterte as her impeachment trial remains ongoing, according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros. “I think premature for me or for anyone to say that there is already a number for conviction or number for
MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the ₱500.61 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot or the ₱92.85 million Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw result: 22-14-01-42-09-08 Jackpot prize: ₱500.61 million Super Lotto 6/49 draw result: 34-39-38-18-47-36 Jackpot prize: ₱92.85 million Minor games The PCSO
MANILA, Philippines – Counsel for the House prosecution panel Atty. Lorna Kapunan has questioned how Cale88 Foods Corp. organized its banana-chip export operations, pointing to workforce entries and production-inventory records examined during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Kapunan contrasted the company’s reported business activity with the limited staffing reflected in its corporate filings and
MANILA, Philippines – The House prosecution panel over the weekend said Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s lawyers failed to challenge the authenticity of key financial records during the impeachment trial, focusing instead on bank secrecy and confidentiality objections that the Senate impeachment court has largely rejected. House prosecution legal spokesperson and private prosecutor Benjamin Tolosa
We can count on this administration to be quick to take credit. It took just one day for Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki to claim credit on behalf of the Hong Kong government for the impressive results of the city’s universities in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings. All 11 of Hong Kong’s ranked institutions made it into Asia’s top 500 for the first time. Five of the 11 are ranked among Asia’s top 10. The University of Hong Kong took the crown as Asia’s top...
MANILA, Philippines – The House impeachment trial prosecution panel believes Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s lawyers may argue that she was unaware of certain bank accounts and financial transactions linked to her and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, its legal spokesperson and. counsel Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr. said over the weekend. Tolosa said questions raised
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur— The Caraga (Region 13) police arrested 26 wanted individuals in a series of coordinated operations on Saturday, November 7, highlighted by the capture of the region’s fourth most wanted person (MWP) in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. Brig. Gen. Rolindo Suguilon, Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) director, said the one-day operations yielded
TACLOBAN CITY — Police are continuing the probe into the shooting of a known anti-mining advocate at his residence in MacArthur, Leyte, on Nov. 6 as an environmental group condemned the attack and called for the immediate identification and arrest of those responsible. The victim, identified by police as Jesus Cabias, 53, a farmer and
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Online protests and strong opposition from residents, community advocates, and tourism stakeholders met the imposed ban on skating, vendors and gatherings / activities on the iconic Malinao’s “Skate Road” in General Luna, Siargao Island, with critics warning that the shutdown is a “severe blow” to grassroots livelihoods and island
MANILA, Philippines — Classes are suspended in some parts of the country on Monday, Nov. 9. Cavite City Classes at all levels (public and private schools) are suspended in Cavite City to allow for the disinfection of schools and buildings. Eastern Samar Meanwhile, Eastern Samar province declared Nov. 9 a special non-working day to celebrate
MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Cempaka intensified into a typhoon Sunday afternoon ahead of its expected entry into the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), according to the state weather bureau. In the tropical cyclone formation outlook issued at 4 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that the tropical cyclone