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Marcos unsure he has numbers in Senate for Duterte impeachment

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.

Marcos unsure he has numbers in Senate for Duterte impeachment

Families appeal to authorities: Return James and Felix to us

No one disappears in the normal scheme of things in this world. Life’s cycle consists of birth, childhood, adulthood, old age, death. Some get to complete all the stages; others are not so lucky and skip some stages between birth and death. But nowhere is there a stage when one simply disappears, unless something drastic happens to disrupt that cycle, as in the case of James and Felix.

Families appeal to authorities: Return James and Felix to us

PH, China agree, disagree over breakthrough agreement

Hours before the President's SONA declaration, Filipino and Chinese diplomats simultaneously announced the arrangement they agreed on for the rotation and resupply (RORE) to the Philippine Marines stationed at BRP Sierra Made on Ayungin Shoal (international name: Second Thomas Shoal and Chinese name: Ren’ai Jiao).

PH, China agree, disagree over breakthrough agreement

The looming arrest of Duterte and the 2025 elections

The looming issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for former president Rodrigo Duterte and his accomplices in his deadly war on drugs is expected to impact tremendously in the 2025 midterm and the 2028 presidential elections.

The looming arrest of Duterte and the 2025 elections

The evolution of Duterte’s BPI account

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS MARCH 14, 2016 – Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte and his running mate Alan Peter Cayetano signed a manifesto waiving their rights under the Bank Secrecy law. In the manifesto, printed on a large piece of cardboard, they pledged “to open all our bank accounts in local and foreign currencies both here

The evolution of Duterte’s BPI account