Cayetano warns risk of ‘mistrial’ if voting rule changed mid-trial

Inquirer.net - Sep 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Amid discussions of changing the voting threshold needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano warned that changing a ruling in the middle of a trial could lead to a mistrial. Cayetano, in a Facebook livestream, stressed that he would not want to start

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DOTr chief pushes for Edsa busway funding in 2027

Sep 18, 2026

DOTr chief pushes for Edsa busway funding in 2027

MANILA, Philippines — Transport Secretary Giovanni Lopez on Friday called for the restoration of the proposed P1.756 billion funding of the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) bus carousel system at the Senate finance committee hearing. This comes as the Edsa busway system receives zero funding in the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) proposed 2027

Sub judice rule? Tolosa notes VP claim that Marcos controls Senate

Sep 18, 2026

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NCAA: Letran improves to 2-0 with rout of San Sebastian

Sep 18, 2026

NCAA: Letran improves to 2-0 with rout of San Sebastian

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North Korean anthem played for South Korea at Asian Games hockey match

Sep 18, 2026

North Korean anthem played for South Korea at Asian Games hockey match

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Sep 18, 2026

Ridon, Tolosa only trying to explain impeachment proceedings – Barbers

MANILA, Philippines —Former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers thinks House panel members Rep. Terry Ridon and lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr. were only trying to explain the proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial — not influence the senator-judges. “Perhaps there were some expressions in the desire to make the issue understandable and relatable to the

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SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Asian Games 2026 triathlon

Sep 18, 2026

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Palace on Tinio calling Marcos ‘inutile’ – Disrespecful coming from a teacher

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MANILA, Philippines — Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Friday called out ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio for using what she described as disrespectful language. This pertains to the lawmaker’s criticism of the administration’s response to transboundary haze pollution originating from Indonesia. Tinio made the remark during the House sponsorship and plenary deliberations on the proposed

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to ramp up local dairy production with a P237.9-million laboratory that would allow farmers to breed more female carabaos for milk production. The DA inaugurated the world’s first laboratory dedicated exclusively to sex-sorting buffalo semen on Friday in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. It uses flow cytometry to

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