MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte on Monday pushed back against National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag’s claim that he owns a property on Samal Island, a resort city. Duterte said Matibag should conduct due diligence when investigating such claims and avoid trumpeting unverified assertions. “If you claim that I own

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday said Sen. Robinhood Padilla should clarify whether his remark about a supposed disregard for the law during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was directed at the entire impeachment court or individual senator-judges. Lacson said he was unsure whether Padilla’s remark referred to the

CALAPAN CITY — Oriental Mindoro Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan is pushing to develop the shipbuilding and ship repair industry, saying it could generate jobs, boost industrialization, and support the modernization of the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard. The House Committee on Trade and Industry held an initial deliberation on House Bill No. 134, filed by

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Palawan was hailed as Asia’s Best Island in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveller 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, earning an impressive overall score of 98.99, according to results posted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Palawan on Monday. The island destination outranked several top Asian contenders, placing well ahead of

MANILA, Philippines — Contributed photos showed that the office that former Senate President Vicente Sotto III will turn over to Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian was clean and seemingly untouched. Except for what appeared to be an internet cable, no part of the office had been dismantled. Gatchalian’s soon-to-be office still had a 10-seat conference table,

MANILA, Philippines — The P41-million cash withdrawal made within an hour and 13 minutes was “unusual” and raised questions about the lack of a clear transaction trail, a financial analyst testified during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday. Alexander Cabrera, a lawyer and accountant presented by the prosecution as an expert witness on

Prosecution witness and Atty. Alex Cabrera marked the last day of the prosecution"s presentation of evidence by testifying that the unexplained wealth of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, could reach as much as P1.5 billion.

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and other regulators will conduct daily water quality monitoring in coastal waters of Odiongan after reports of fish mortality on Oct. 4 and 6. The monitoring program aims to establish baseline environmental data and determine possible factors behind the incidents, BFAR in

MANILA, Philippines — With all the witnesses and pieces of evidence presented by the prosecution — bank and tax records, financial reports, and public documents — discussions on Article II have proven that Vice President Sara Duterte is not as simple a person as she appears, Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said on Monday. Diokno, a

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