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National Bureau of Investigation Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc emerged as the prosecution's most consequential witness so far, not because he presented a proverbial smoking gun, but because he became the vehicle through which prosecutors sought to transform Duterte's controversial public statements into evidence of an impeachable offense.

PAG-ASA ISLAND — Residents of this brave, little island welcomed the visit of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and top officials from the military's Western Command Sunday to join them in celebrating the 10th anniversary of a landmark ruling that invalidated China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea.

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned that Chinese scholars’ claim of Batanes, the Philippines’ northernmost province, as part of China is a prelude to its wider maritime ambitions.

Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers on Wednesday claimed House prosecutors had weakened their own case under Article IV of the impeachment complaint after acknowledging that her controversial Nov. 23, 2024 statements did not prove she had actually hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Even before House prosecutors presented their first witness, the opening day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on Monday became a battle over competing interpretations of the Constitution and other laws, with rival political camps offering conflicting claims that quickly spread on social media.

The Senate impeachment court is set to formally begin the historic trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 6, marking the start of what is expected to be a lengthy and politically charged proceeding that could determine the future of the country's second-highest elected official.

The International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III has rejected the request of the Prosecution for the keys taken from former president Rodrigo Duterte when he was arrested and brought to The Hague on March 12 last year, stating that access to them is “neither necessary nor proportionate.“

The Center for International Law (CenterLaw) asked the Supreme Court on July 3 to declare former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs unconstitutional and to grant judicial protection to petitioners who are victims of the campaign.

DEKADA: July 1 marks exactly 10 years since the issuance of the Philippine National Police Command Memorandum Circular No. 16-2016 or ‘Project Double Barrel,’ which operationalized the Duterte administration’s nationwide anti-illegal drugs campaign.

It was an ordeal for thousands of commuters June 30 when traffic stalled along EDSA because of the “surprise” rally by members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo held a at the People Power Monument in Quezon city to express their support for fellow member, Sen. Rodante Marcoleta following an announcement by the Office of the Ombudsman that he would be charged with plunder for having received P75 million in campaign contributions during the 2025 mid-term elections when he was a senatorial candidate.

In a time of increasing global pressures, the fight for truth must endure. Fact-checkers from different parts of the globe gathered in the historic capital city of Vilnius, Lithuania for the annual Global Fact-checking Summit to reaffirm this commitment.

The British judge reminded all lawyers involved in the proceedings to exercise caution when discussing the case or court rulings with the media.