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More Filipinos encounter scams in 2026; 1 in 5 parents say children were victimized – Report
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By Valerie Joyce Nuval
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Oct 9, 2026
Eighty-four percent of Filipino adults encountered a scam this year, up from 77% in 2025, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance’s State of Scams Philippines 2026 report.
ICC : Duterte fit to stand trial
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By Ellen Tordesillas
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Oct 9, 2026
The International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III released Thursday, Oct.8, its decision made on Sept. 28 that former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial.
Trillanes bares P319-M China funds to Sara’s husband, drug-linked payouts to Dutertes
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By John Raniel B. Docot
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Oct 2, 2026
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday alleged that a company owned by Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, received more than P319 million from China-linked sources, while members of the Duterte family received millions of pesos in manager’s checks from a man he identified as a Davao drug lord.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 13: Baste grilled on GenCorp deals; Sara’s undeclared assets scrutinized
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By Tita C. Valderama
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Oct 2, 2026
The week’s most prominent witness was Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, who was subjected to searching questions by prosecution counsel Theodore “Ted” Te over 19 city government contracts worth about P33.2 million awarded to GenCorp Industries Inc., a company his sister had declared as a business interest in her SALNs.
From on the brink of death to freedom
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By Bullit Marquez
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Sep 26, 2026
Clutching a copy of the absolute pardon that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr granted her, 41-year-old Mary Jane Veloso walked out of the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City Friday to freedom in tears.
FACT CHECK: PBBM term NOT extended until 2034
A Facebook post claims President Ferdinand Marcos's term is extended until 2034. This is false.
BACKGROUNDER: The Chinese companies in CALE88’s remittance records
Five Chinese companies highlighted during the Senate impeachment trial as remitters to CALE88 Foods Corp., the banana chip exporter in which Vice President Sara Duterte's husband, Manases Carpio, was a shareholder, reveal a striking contrast in corporate profiles.
ICC judges: Duterte is fit to stand trial
COMMENTARY: As the Duterte trial begins next month on November 30, his family and supporters will be assured of a court of law capable of unbiased and accessible justice.
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