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ICC : Duterte fit to stand trial
The ICC Probe
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By Ellen Tordesillas
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Oct 9, 2026
The International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III released Friday, Oct.8, its decision made on Sept. 28 that former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial.
BACKGROUNDER: The Chinese companies in CALE88’s remittance records
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By Yvonne T. Chua
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Oct 8, 2026
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.
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: Sara’s trial postponed NOT because senator-judges were ‘traumatized’ by Baste Duterte
The Sept. 30 session of Sara Duterte's impeachment trial was canceled for a "strategic procedural pause," not because senator-judges were "traumatized" by Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte.
How Sumilon’s reef grapples from damage
For 52 years, Sumilon has been protected. It should remain a vibrant marine ecosystem
How to destroy Antonio Trillanes – without succeeding
COMMENTARY: The attempts were all an onslaught to destroy Trillanes. All to no avail.First, there was the presidential attempt of Rodrigo, said to have been implemented by his Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, for a Trillanes assassination.
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