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Mariza Hamoy on her son’s murder: The pain remains raw and deep as it was ten years ago

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

The pressure clock, and setting the stage for 2028

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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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Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 7: Acosta testimony puts Duterte at center of P125M cash transfer

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Aug 21, 2026

Acosta’s testimony thus left the court with two competing questions: Duterte’s alleged authority to order the release of the money, and whether the person who received and supposedly implemented the confidential activities had the authority to handle the funds.

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A revitalized Philippine military: a threat to China’s ambitions

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By Jose Antonio Custodio

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Aug 18, 2026

Despite the persistent defeatist propaganda being regurgitated by the treacherous talking heads and influencers of the Duterte camp, the Philippines is slowly emerging as a significant Southeast Asian military power. The only thing for the Philippines to do is for Filipinos to realize that we are not anymore the weak man of Asia.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Water dam collapse did NOT cause Nepal-Tibet flood; clip is AI-GENERATED

A Filipino Facebook user posted a video showing a supposed missile shot that collapsed a water dam in Nepal, claiming this caused the massive and deadly flash flood in Nepal and Tibet on Aug. 26. This is fake and was generated by artificial intelligence.

Arts & Culture

Iloilo artists: Becoming visible, glimmering

Hánag in Hiligaynon refers to early dawn, its soft light just before the moment of fullillumination. It refers “to the quiet persistent arrival of light–that subtle glow, the shimmeringoutline… or what can be seen as a deliberate tracing of a path yet to be fully revealed…”.

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

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.