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Duterte’s counsel asks ICC to order prosecution to refile charges

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Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 8: Who knew where the confidential funds went?

Impeachment

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Aug 28, 2026

Over three days —the 17th, 18th and 19th days of the trial — the testimony from two ranking officials of the Office of the Vice President pointed to Duterte and her former security chief, Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, as the two people with the clearest knowledge of how the funds were handled and spent.

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Joel Butuyan: The lawyer carrying the victims’ stories to The Hague

The pressure clock, and setting the stage for 2028

Commentary

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By Francisco Ashley Acedillo*

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Aug 23, 2026

COMMENTARY:I am asking — I am telling — that we break it now, while the train is still approaching, on schedule, with a hundred lights visible to anyone willing to keep watch and stop the run and put a single honest hand on the lever.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia NOT disbarred for violating impeachment rules

A YouTube channel claims that private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia was disbarred for violating impeachment rules during Vice President Sara Duterte's Aug. 25 impeachment trial. This is false.

News

Marcos approval rating down, VP Sara up amid impeachment trial

Sara Duterte's approval rating rose to 61.3% while President Ferdinand Marcos stood at 36.4%, according to Momentum Research's August 2026 survey, amid ongoing impeachment trial

Commentary Impeachment

Robin Padilla’s cringe ramblings on history

COMMENTARY: However, there is a method to the madness of Padilla’s statements. They collectively serve to obfuscate the issue that he wishes to target and that coupled with the DDS machinery produces propaganda that keeps their following convinced of the so- called righteousness of their cause.