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Palace: Paying witnesses to target people alarming
ATTEMPTS to pay to make false accusations and implicate specific people in the flood control mess are alarming as this erodes trust in the justice system, Malacañang on Thursday said. “This is concerning because this will erode the justice system and...
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‘Underground water-retention facilities eyed to ease flooding’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday the government is considering digging underground water-retention facilities beneath existing public spaces, including football fields and open areas, as part of efforts to strengthen Metro Manila’s...
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2 dead in Zambo school shooting
AHIGH school student livestreamed himself shooting another schoolmate dead before taking his own life at a high school in Zamboanga City on Tuesday, authorities said. The school shooting, the country’s second in as many months, took place at the...
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Severe floods inundate NCR
THE streets of Metro Manila stood still yesterday as thousands of students, workers, and motorists endured heavy “habagat” rains that dumped 201.7 millimeters of rainfall in just five hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – extending a grueling stretch of...
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Palace, military, police blast Macacua ambush
COTABATO CITY— Authorities recovered empty bullet shells from a grassy, uninhabited area near the highway in Barangay Dulangan, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, as reactions continued to pour in Sunday following the ambush of Bangsamoro...
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BARMM chief’s convoy ambushed
COTABATO CITY — Gunmen fired at the convoy of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Saturday, less than a month before the first-ever Bangsamoro Parliament election. Macacua and his team were...
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PBBM: Hold accountable flood control perpetrators
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday vowed to continue the fight against corruption and hold accountable all those re-re sponsiblesponsible for the flood control mess. During a luncheon hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the...
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Ping: Worst form of ‘pork’
THE controversial “Leadership Fund” implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways from 2024 to 2025 was the worst version” of the pork barrel funds, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Lacson said the mechanism, which he also called...
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‘2024 senators got leadership fund’
ALL senators in 2024 received a so-called “leadership fund” – a minimum of P500 million per senator and up to P1 billion for those who have committee chairmanships, former Public Works secretary Manuel Bonoan testified before the Sandiganbayan...
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Marcos orders Las Piñas spillway project revived
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways to revive and complete a long-delayed spillway in Las Piñas City, saying the project could significantly improve Metro Manila’s ability to drain floodwaters. Mr. Marcos...
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‘Habagat’ rains to last until Wednesday; death toll now at 15
RAINS due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will continue over parts of Luzon until Wednesday, the state weather bureau said, as the death toll from the continuing inclement weather rose to 15 according to the national police, while about 1.3...
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‘Habagat’ kills 10, affects 380k
AT LEAST 10 people have died, and more than 382,000 people have been affected by days of heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay, according to government agencies. Meanwhile, the Office...
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‘Maleta Boys’ unreliable – NBI
THE former bodyguards of ex-Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co – known as the “Maleta Boys” — are unreliable witnesses, National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag said yesterday. This as four of them recanted their earlier sworn...
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4 ‘Maleta Boys’ recant flood control allegations
FOUR men who identified themselves as former bodyguards of ex-Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co have withdrawn their earlier sworn statements that implicated President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., former Speaker Martin Romualdez, Co, and other personalities...
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US asks PH to extradite Quiboloy on sex crimes
THE United States has formally requested the extradition of Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to face multiple charges, including child sex trafficking, engaging in sex with minors, fraud, and money laundering, the country’s ambassador to...
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SC junks pleas to stop VP trial
THE Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday the consolidated petitions questioning the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte of the House of Representatives and its Committee on Justice. In its Resolution, the High Court dismissed...
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‘Eala mania’ takes tennis by storm
THE Washington Times called her “Alexandra the Great.” The WTA in a social media post said: “All aboard the Eala express.” For millions of her Filipino fans – including young girls “with ruffled socks, lightup shoes and chubby cheeks” – she has...
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Eala stuns Pegula, bags DC Open crown
ALEXANDRA “Alex” Eala etched another historic feat by clinching her first WTA Tourlevel title. The Filipina tennis star dismantled American top seed Jessica Pegula in the decider for a resounding 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory in the 2026 Mubadala DC Open...
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ERC orders Meralco to refund P9.5 billion
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to refund P9.5 billion to consumers over six months under the actual weighted average tariff (AWAT) trueup mechanism, providing relief amid elevated electricity...
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WINNERS.
Ma. Katrina Llegado, upper right photo, beams after being crowned Miss Supranational during the finals of Miss Supranational 2026 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland. Alexandra Eala, at left, lets out a roar after beating...
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DOLE to challenge wage hike suspension
THE labor department said it will challenge a Pasig court order temporarily halting the implementation of the P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila, while assuring workers they do not have to return wage adjustments already received. The...
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FOR UNBOXING.
The Clerk of Court of the Senate Impeachment Court receives the subpoenaed tax and bank records of Vice President Sara Duterte and husband, Atty. Mans Carpio, which were delivered yesterday to the Senate. Wendell Alinea, Joseph Vidal | Senate Social...
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‘Unusual’ withdrawals cited
TWO former managers of the Land Bank of the Philippines on Wednesday described large cash withdrawals totaling P612.5 million for Vice President Sara Duterte’s offices from 2022 to 2023 as “unusual” as her impeachment trial continued at the...
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PRIORITIZING HEALTH.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. checks out the zero-balance bill of a patient in the medical ward during his visit to Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital yesterday in Montevista, Davao de Oro. The President also gave P147.95-m for the rehabilitation of...
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PBBM’S 5TH SONA: ‘I’m not president of family or friends, but of nation’
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday highlighted efforts to hold accountable all those involved in anomalous flood control projects across the country in his penultimate State of the Nation Address. He also took a strong stance on external...
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Second-to-last SONA: Pinoys want solutions
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, his second-to-last before the end of his six-year term, with Filipinos expecting him to present concrete plans to address rising living costs, strengthen the...
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NEW FOODIE SPOT.
An amazing fireworks display lights up the night sky during the grand opening of the Muelle Hangout District in San Nicolas, Manila, transforming a once-neglected riverside site into a vibrant food park.
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US slaps 12.5% tariff on PH; biz groups fret
THE United States slapped a fresh 12.5-percent tariff on most Philippine exports, alarming local business groups that warned the move could undermine the country's competitiveness and disrupt trade and manufacturing as Manila moves to negotiate lower...
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China fires water cannon at PH ship
CHINA’S coast guard fired water cannon and used a “dangerous maneuver” against Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels on a fuel subsidy mission for Filipino fisherfolk at Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag Shoal) on Thursday, the Philippine...
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NBI probes close to 20 names for VP ‘hitman’
THE National Bureau of Investigation has flagged close to 20 individuals whom Vice President Sara Duterte may have tapped to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., NBI director Melvin Matibag told the Senate impeachment court yesterday, adding that the...
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ASEAN ministers worried over escalating Middle East war
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East, particularly the renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran. In a joint...
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Court subpoenas VP’s bank, tax, AMLC records
THE Senate impeachment court has approved the request of the House prosecution to subpoena the financial, tax, and anti-money laundering records of Vice President Sara Duterte. Presiding Officer Senator Francis Escudero ruled the requested documents...
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Cayetano’s brother Lino flags Taguig ‘ghost’ infra
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano' brother Lino weighed in on allegations of "ghost projects" in Taguig City and asked the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to include these in its hearings as it resumes its probe into anomalous flood control...
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NBI eyes lapses in COA audit of SEA Games funds
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said it is investigating alleged irregularities in the management of public funds for the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, including claims that billions of pesos used for the event were not properly audited...
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PH protests China’s racist monkey video
THE Philippine government on Friday lodged a formal diplomatic protest with China over an artificial intelligence-generated video posted on social media by state-sanctioned China Daily depicting Filipinos as monkeys. Government officials, lawmakers,...
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‘VP trial may bleed into 2027’
THE impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may run until the first quarter of 2027, impeachment court spokesman Reginald Tongol said, even as House lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro said she was personally aiming for the proceedings to...
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Senate court defers action on VP’s bank, tax records
THE Senate impeachment court on Wednesday deferred its ruling on separate motions seeking subpoenas involving Vice President Sara Duterte’s related bank records pending further questioning by senator- judges. The court, however, ordered the issuance...
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OVP’s Lopez out as witness
HOUSE prosecutors on Tuesday dropped lawyer Zuleika Lopez, chief of staff of the Office of the Vice President, and Capt. Belinda Bello as witnesses in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying their would-be testimonies had become...
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‘VP’s kill rant serious, real national security concern’
THE kill threat of Vice President Sara Duterte against the First Couple was considered “serious, real and actual,” an official of the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday testified before the Senate impeachment court. NBI regional director...
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COAST GUARD SPOKES QUESTIONS CHINA ENVOY’S BATANES VISIT
PHILIPPINE Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela on Sunday questioned the purpose of Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan’s recent visit to Batanes, saying it should be viewed in the context of recent claims by Chinese...
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Ping hits hospitalization trend in high-profile cases
SENATOR Panfilo Lacson yesterday slammed what he called a persistent “pattern” of hospitalization among prominent individuals who have been held in contempt by the Senate or are facing arrest due to criminal charges. He cited the recent cases of...
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PBBM: Have courage to defend what is right
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos and foreign allies alike to have the “courage to defend what is right” as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award that dismissed China’s sweeping claims over the South China...
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PAGASA warns of flooding as ‘Inday’ enhances habagat
TYPHOON “Inday” maintained its strength while moving west-northwestward over the waters east of Northern Luzon. Its center was estimated at 780 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan. It was moving west-northwestward at 20 kph, with maximum sustained...
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Chiz warns vs. early ‘closing arguments’
SENATE impeachment court Presiding Officer Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Wednesday warned both the prosecution and defense against making what amounted to closing arguments while presenting evidence in the trial of Vice President Sara...
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NBI agent, video on alleged kill rant admitted in hearing
THE Senate impeachment court on Tuesday started hearing the alleged grave threats, inciting sedition, and assassination plots by Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza AranAraneta-eta-Marcos and former...
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Chiz...
SENATOR Francis Escudero was elected presiding judge of the impeachment court as the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte began yesterday. Senator-judges engaged in an hour-long heated floor clash over the election of a presiding officer, with the...
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1st day toward the truth: Impeachment trial begins
THE start of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial (Monday) is considered by many as the “fifirst day toward the truth,” House prosecution panel spokesman and adviser Robert Ace Barbers said. Even the defense team said the trial would allow...
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EALA DETHRONES DEFENDING CHAMP SWIATEK, STORMS INTO ROUND OF 16
FILIPINO tennis star Alexandra “Alex” Eala produced another career- defining perforperfor mance by upsetting defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland ( 7- 6, 6- 2) yesterday, to ad advance to the fourth round of Wimbledon. The 21- year- old Eala,...
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PH CANADA RELATIONS NOW ‘STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP’; 4 DEALS INKED
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney elevated Philippines-Canada relations to a strategic partnership on Friday (Manila time) in Vancouver. The two leaders sealed four bilateral agreements and launched negotiations...
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AHEAD OF IMPEACHMENT TRIAL Clergy pray: Vote for the truth
THE Catholic clergy prayed for the House prosecution panel to have the courage to ferret out the truth in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, and for the senator-judges to “vote for the truth.” “The whole Filipino people are looking...
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Marcos o to Canada for 4-day visit; unfazed by INC protest rally
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. flew to Canada on Wednesday evening for a four-day official visit despite the continuing EDSA rally, with Malacañang saying the President saw no reason to cancel the trip. Meanwhile, the President pledged...
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INC holds surprise rally vs. graft
Tmanilastandard.net @ManilaStandardPH @mnlstandardph @manilastandard @ManilaStandardYT HOUSANDS of members of the Iglesia ni Cristo religious sect rallied at the People Power Monument on Tuesday, snarling traffic as they protested the expected arrest...
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Palace open to school phone ban
MALACAÑANG expressed support for efforts to limit cell phone use in public schools as part of security measures even as it raised concern on the penalties to be imposed by the municipality of Dumanjug in Cebu. The Department of Education is also...
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Twin rallies push accountability, anti-corruption, electoral reforms
THOUSANDS of people joined separate protest marches in Quezon City and Makati on Sunday, calling for government accountability, anti-corruption reforms, electoral reforms, and the continuation of the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara...
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THE MARCH CONTINUES.
Participants wave rainbow and Pride flags as they march during the ‘Lovelaban Pride PH Festival 2026’ at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte joined the biggest Pride month...
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New grad shot outside school
AFRESH college graduate was shot outside the Kolegioolegio de Pantukan in Davao de Oro, just after his graduation rites, police said. Three individuals reportedly linked to the shooting were arrested yesterday. Pantukan Municipal Police Station...
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PNP thwarts ‘copycat crime’ at Leyte school
THE Philippine National Police thwarted a possible school shooting and stabbing incident at Tolosa National High School in Leyte, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Thursday said, describing the threat as a “copycat crime” following the shooting...
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PNP refers murder raps vs. 15-year-old suspect
THE Philippine National Police has referred criminal charges against the 15-yearold minor suspect in the deadly June 22 school shooting spree in Tacloban City. PNP chief General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the charges for three counts of murder,...
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Tacloban school shooting premeditated, says PNP
TWO teenagers who allegedly killed three fellow students in a rare school shooting in Tacloban City planned the attack in advance, police and Education officials said Tuesday, revealing one had trained at a firing range. Both alleged shooters, aged 15...
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3 dead in rare school shooting
TWO students opened fire yesterday inside a school in Tacloban City, a rare campus shooting that killed three teens and wounded 13 others, police said. The two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, were in custody after firing “randomly” in the state-run...
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Marcoleta ‘ready to be arrested, won’t resist it’
SENATOR Rodante Marcoleta said he expects to be arrested anytime this week for a plunder and indirect bribery charge—and would not resist arrest—even as the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday neither confirmed nor denied that a warrant may soon...
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‘VP to attend trial if necessary’
VICE President Sara Duterte will attend her impeachment trial “if necessary,” her legal counsel Michael Poa said ahead of the start of the proceedings on July 6. “We always say if it’s necessary, but we can’t say when that will happen,” Poa said in an...
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PROTEST.
Ateneans walk out of their classes to call for ‘truth, justice, and accountability’ over the deaths of basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili. Inset shows Ateneo basketball team head coach Tab Baldwin arriving at the CIDG headquarters at...
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Two-thirds vote issue still hangs
THE pre-trial conference for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte began yesterday even as the issue of the conviction threshold remains unresolved. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said as far as he is concerned, the requisite...
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