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The charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte submitted by the prosecution in July 2025 and confirmed in April 2026 remain without changes as the Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court rejected the motion of the defense counsel to refile them.
China is marketing fish from Xinjiang as a triumph of technology and frontier development. But behind the sales pitch lies a deeper struggle over fraud, trust, and the political remaking of a heavily scrutinized region.
Eighty-four percent of Filipino adults encountered a scam this year, up from 77% in 2025, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance’s State of Scams Philippines 2026 report.
COMMENTARY: As the Duterte trial begins next month on November 30, his family and supporters will be assured of a court of law capable of unbiased and accessible justice.
The International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III released Thursday, Oct.8, its decision made on Sept. 28 that former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial.
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.
For 52 years, Sumilon has been protected. It should remain a vibrant marine ecosystem
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.
Sumilon Island was established as a marine protected area in 1974, the country's first.
The Office of Civil Defense should already begin looking into programs or dusting off existing ones that will map out a civil defense strategy in times of conflict as the rest of the DND takes on the other equally important task of modernizing the Philippine military.
