Witness: Duterte’s 2023 pay from Davao was salary differential as mayor

Inquirer.net - Nov 10, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — A defense witness testified in court that the more than P64,000 in compensation Vice President Sara Duterte received from the Davao City government in 2023 represented a salary differential for the time when she served as mayor in 2020 to 2021. She clarified that the fund was not payment for another service

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Marcos calls for competence, accountability among military leaders

Nov 10, 2026

Marcos calls for competence, accountability among military leaders

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged military leaders to be “competent, fair and mindful” as they continue to respond to the needs of Filipinos and defend the country’s sovereign rights. He made the call as he administered the oath of office to Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete, chief of staff of the Armed Forces

WATCH: Escudero warns witnesses vs contempt, perjury

Nov 10, 2026

WATCH: Escudero warns witnesses vs contempt, perjury

MANILA, Philippines — Presiding officer Francis Escudero warns witnesses in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte that they could face contempt charges and perjury if they are found to have lied before the impeachment court./dp READ: LIVE UPDATES: Sara Dutrte impeachment trial | Nov. 10, 2026

Davao assessor yet to submit list of Duterte-Carpio properties – court

Nov 10, 2026

Davao assessor yet to submit list of Duterte-Carpio properties – court

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero said on Tuesday that a defense witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial had yet to submit documents requested by the senator-judges. The witness, Davao City Assessor Engr. Jaime Adalin, was asked to provide a list of properties owned by Duterte and her spouse,

Cops arrest alleged NPA medic in Eastern Samar

Nov 10, 2026

Cops arrest alleged NPA medic in Eastern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested a 23-year-old woman listed as Eastern Samar province’s No. 1 most wanted person and an alleged member of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) during a joint law enforcement operation in Dolores town on Monday. The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) identified the arrested suspect as alias “Marie,” who is

Escudero still hopes impeachment trial will end before Christmas, New Year

Nov 10, 2026

Escudero still hopes impeachment trial will end before Christmas, New Year

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Sen. Chiz Escudero on Tuesday expressed hope that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will conclude before Christmas or New Year. “If I were to be asked, of course, in a perfect world, I hope the impeachment trial, whichever side wins or loses, will be

Lacson: Witnesses may face contempt over impeachment trial ‘mockery’

Nov 10, 2026

Lacson: Witnesses may face contempt over impeachment trial ‘mockery’

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday reminded witnesses that the Senate Impeachment Court has the power to cite them for contempt if they make a “mockery” of its proceedings. This comes a day after the testimony of the first defense witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Davao City Assessor

As Fresh Air Becomes a Luxury, Many Indonesians Turn on Their Leader

Nov 10, 2026

As Fresh Air Becomes a Luxury, Many Indonesians Turn on Their Leader

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16 short-form playwrights to face off in Seoul Players' 10-Minute Play Festival

Nov 10, 2026

16 short-form playwrights to face off in Seoul Players' 10-Minute Play Festival

Seoul's international theater community prepares for battle once again, as the 10-Minute Play Festival (10MPF) takes to the stage to find this year's top playwright. This will mark the 13th year of the contest, brought to the stage at Dulwich College in southern Seoul by Seoul Players, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run English-language theater group founded in 2001. For this year's contest, they received 410 submissions sent in March and April from 354 playwrights based all over the world. The number of submissions has exploded in recent years, peaking at more than 500 for last year's festival in just two weeks, before submissions had to be closed early. "Last year, one of the board [members] felt that many of the hundreds of plays we got were AI-generated," said Lorne Oliver, a producer for Seoul Players. He didn't disagree with the assessment, but he explained why it didn't affect their final decisions: "I just thought most of them were not up to snuff." He added, "We did not bother to run them through an AI check; we just went with the assessment results, since cream floats." This year, th

Korea's economy is booming. Why isn't President Lee's popularity?

Nov 10, 2026

Korea's economy is booming. Why isn't President Lee's popularity?

On paper, Korea's economy looks strong. Fueled by a semiconductor export boom, the country's annual exports are projected to top $1 trillion for the first time this year, making Korea only the fourth country to reach the milestone, after the United States, China and Germany. Forecasts from eight major investment banks put Korea's real gross domestic product growth at an average of 3.5 percent this year, with some expecting growth as high as 4 percent. Per capita gross national income is also expected to surpass $40,000 for the first time, potentially placing Korea sixth in the world by that measure. By those numbers, President Lee Jae Myung's approval ratings should be soaring. The economy, after all, is widely regarded as one of the biggest drivers of presidential popularity. Yet that is far from the case. A Realmeter survey of 2,528 adults nationwide, conducted from Nov. 2 to Friday for the Asia Business Daily, put Lee's approval rating at just 35.9 percent. His ratings have hovered between the high 30s and low 40s since October, a sharp decline from 67 percent seven months earlier. More

String of drug busts shatters Korea's drug-free myth

Nov 10, 2026

String of drug busts shatters Korea's drug-free myth

A string of recent drug cases is eroding Korea’s lingering reputation as a drug-free country, highlighting how both Koreans and foreign nationals are being increasingly drawn into narcotics crime. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police said Monday that it referred 66 foreign nationals to the prosecution between March and October on charges including violating the Narcotics Control Act, with 30 of them being held in custody. Many of the suspects were Southeast Asian students who entered the country on D-2 student visas or D-4 language training visas. Of the seven separate cases, one involved drug manufacturing plans and another smuggling, while five involved distribution, purchase and use. One suspect set up equipment in a studio apartment to make ecstasy pills from powder and other materials smuggled into Korea, but was caught before obtaining them. Six others were arrested in succession after investigators found evidence that they had smuggled large amounts of ecstasy, ketamine and other drugs into Korea through international mail in March. They operated in isolated cells and took order

[57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Poetry Commendation Award: To Unfold a Bird

Nov 10, 2026

[57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Poetry Commendation Award: To Unfold a Bird

Written by Lee Su-myeong Translated by Noh Hye-yeon To Unfold a Bird A bird followed by hundreds of birds. I pass through the hundred-fold bird, without disturbance. The birds are seething. I move myself. I move a rock. The birds enter the rock, leave the rock. I move the rock against the direction of bird, while they watch How to Fall Under the Minari Family Every morning I wake minari. I hover as minari. I see a function f I do not understand. In theory, I follow the rhythms of minari standing still as exception. A lump of rhythms in the shape of minari Rhythm outside rhythm Rhythm is no abode Rhythm is most of me blended into it, therefore I push myself aside Pulled apart, blade by blade I break into today’s minari and try to repair minari, but a machine only wants a larger machine to smash itself, rather than become the machine itself. Minari leaps into the minari family The minari family grows smaller And smells foul on occasion. Into the hollow leaf Fly the great bundles of minari I wake minari. In the mechanical arrangement, most minari are nothing beyond minari Muddled, it looms. I Have Y

[57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Poetry Commendation Award: There Was a Fire

Nov 10, 2026

[57th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Poetry Commendation Award: There Was a Fire

Written by An Hee-yeon Translated by Park Se-yeon There Was a Fire He figured the day had turned chill, and also felt a bit alone. Today, I'll light a fire, he thought. He laid dry sticks together and lit them. Fire, rise, fire— he hummed a song, he dreamed of a fire that would not hurt, not a fire that devours but the one that allows, not a fire that scorches but the one that allows. Even here, he said, there was a home, and people arrived one by one. Once the cold hands came out from their pockets, that's how stories began— palm lines crisscrossing, without our noticing. The sun and the moon tenderly exchanged goodbye, beyond the fence, the weeds were growing, a stray dog retrieved its soul, returning home, while not-yet-born me— the self that died inside, I lulled and fell asleep. The fire—extinguished long ago— but certain things did not cease. The fire hadn't hushed, not even a little. Fuss Covered head to toe in flour, I stepped into the square to bring my sorrow into view. Yesterday, I hid my umbrella in my bag and took the rain on, to proclaim: I do not shatter. I do not disintegr

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