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Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 9: Army denials deepen questions on secret funds
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By Tita C. Valderama
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Sep 4, 2026
The ninth week of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial ended with an important question still hanging over the prosecution’s case: Where did the P15.54 million in the Department of Education’s confidential funds go, and who is responsible for claiming that the money paid for activities that the Philippine Army said it funded itself?
Duterte’s counsel asks ICC to order prosecution to refile charges
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By Janna Millenas
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Sep 1, 2026
Peter Haynes: The Prosecution’s decision to frame the charges in this entirely novel way makes it impossible for the defendant to know what case he has to meet at trial.
Mariza Hamoy on her son’s murder: The pain remains raw and deep as it was ten years ago
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By Janna Millenas
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Aug 29, 2026
Mariza managed to buy a new barong for Darwin before he was placed in a casket. “Sabi ko hindi ko pasuotin ‘yung anak ko ng luma ‘kay last chance ko nang mabilihan siya ng damit.”
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 8: Who knew where the confidential funds went?
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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.
Joel Butuyan: The lawyer carrying the victims’ stories to The Hague
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By Janna Millenas
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Aug 27, 2026
Outside the courtroom, Butuyan confronts another challenge: a public narrative that, he says, still justifies violence. “Kasi Duterte said there was a drug war. There was really no drug war. There was really a massacre.”
FACT CHECK: Old clip claiming conviction of VP Sara in impeachment trial FALSE
Some Facebook users claim an old news report shows Vice President Sara Duterte has been convicted in her impeachment case and banned from public office. This is false.
Duterte camp asks ICC to tighten verification of digital evidence
In a Sept. 3 document filed with the ICC Trial Chamber III, Duterte’s lead counsel, Peter Haynes, sought to amend the E-Court Protocol to include an “expert verification” field for open source and user-generated evidence.
The resounding fall of Loren Legarda
COMMENTARY: The UP Antiqueño statement hits the nail on the head. Loren Legarda is a reflection of a long career defined by opportunism.
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