Editor's Pick

Marcos unsure he has numbers in Senate for Duterte impeachment

Commentary

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By Ellen Tordesillas

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Dec 2, 2024

Why did BBM ask lawmakers not to push through with impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte? My guess is, Marcos is not sure if he has the numbers in the Senate to convict Duterte in an impeachment trial. Malacañang cannot afford to lose because impeachment rules allow only one impeachment proceedings against the same official within one year.

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Duterte, Sara fail to declare P100M investments, documents show

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By VERA Files

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Nov 14, 2024

President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter Sara omitted to fully disclose their joint deposits and investments at the Bank of Philippine Islands, which conservatively exceeded P100 million in some years, when they were mayor and vice mayor of Davao City, our analysis of bank records submitted to Congress and their annual net worth declarations shows.

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BBM’s fictional version of the Bicol River Basin Development Project

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By Miguel Paolo P. Reyes

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Nov 11, 2024

Since Bongbong took office, government propagandists have a track record of amplifying his and his family’s line that all went downhill after 1986, so it is necessary for a Marcos to course-correct the country.

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Peril to paradise? China-funded Samal-Davao bridge project raises worries over Paradise Reef damage

Earth Files

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By Lucelle Bonzo

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Oct 31, 2024

The sentiments of Samal residents have worried environmental groups and a family that has protected the island's reefs for years. The bridge construction will destroy corals and affect the pristine waters that make Samal beaches a favorite destination.

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Faulty land survey derails right-of-way, relocation for Malolos-Clark Railway

Earth Files

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By Blanch Ancla and Nica Rhiana Hanopol

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Oct 26, 2024

Inaccurate parcellary or lot boundary plans in the initial feasibility studies for the Malolos-Clark Railway Project led to a domino of right-of-way and land acquisition issues on the part of the Department of Transportation.

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Claims by Public Figures FACT CHECK

FACT CHECK: Duterte wrong in claiming Trillanes should not be concerned about sources of bank deposits

Former president Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that the sources of his bank deposits are none of business of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV.

Arts & Culture

Exhibit of rare works of Filipino masters opens at UPV Iloilo City

The exhibit of rare and original paintings of Filipino masters Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo and Juan Arellano opened to the Iloilo public Monday, Nov. 25 at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Performance Hall.

Commentary

Keeping track of the Dutertes is a sanity survival challenge

Don't you feel discombobulated when you listen to any of the Dutertes? It's been over eight years since they became national political figures, and I can't get used to their tangled tales.