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Lack of consensus stalls proposed impeachment format

MANILA, July 29 -- A proposal to alternate the presentation of evidence between the prosecution and the defense in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte failed to move forward after the... Read More


Lacson: Blue Ribbon probe to expose Taguig infra details

MANILA, July 29 -- Senator Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation would expose the evidence behind five case studies on alleged anomalous infrastructure projects in... Read More


More senators move to strip system loss, VAT from power bills

MANILA, July 29 -- Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Senator JV Ejercito have filed complementary measures seeking to remove system-loss charges and value-added tax (VAT) from electricity bills,... Read More


Court keeps prosecution-first format in VP Sara trial

MANILA, July 29 -- The impeachment court will retain a prosecution-first format, allowing House of Representatives prosecutors to complete their evidence on all remaining articles against Vice Preside... Read More


Hontiveros reports online threats to NBI after vlogger's slay

Manila, July 23 -- Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she has reported to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) hundreds of social media users who allegedly posted death threats against her, a... Read More


Senate set to tackle social media ban on minors when session resumes

Manila, July 23 -- Senate President Win Gatchalian on Thursday committed to prioritizing legislation barring minors from social media when Congress resumes session, citing the growing international mo... Read More


Senate weighs EPIRA overhaul as PH power rates top ASEAN

Manila, July 23 -- The Senate on Thursday began reassessing the 25-year-old Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) amid reports that the Philippines now has Southeast Asia's highest electricity ra... Read More


GSIS opens P520-M emergency loan aid in La Union, Negros

Manila, July 22 -- More than 21,000 government workers and pensioners affected by a dengue outbreak in La Union and a sugarcane pest infestation in Negros Occidental may tap PHP520.08 million in emerg... Read More


Irrelevant legal debates seen slowing down impeachment trial

Manila, July 22 -- Lengthy legal lectures that stray from the evidence and testimony are unnecessarily prolonging Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, Senator-Judge Erwin Tulfo said Wednes... Read More


Tulfo expects SONA update on graft cases, recovered funds

Manila, July 22 -- Senator Erwin Tulfo said Wednesday he expects President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to update the public on corruption cases filed and government fu... Read More