The spokesperson of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) expressed hope that Congress won’t realign the P903-million budget proposed by the OVP for 2026, emphasizing its meagerness compared to other executive departments. Lawyer Ruth Castelo said while they are ready to defend the OVP’s...
With the confirmation of charges hearing for former president Rodrigo Duterte set two weeks from now, his defense team said that it is ready to present its counter-evidence before the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I. In a document dated Sept. 2, lead counsel Nicholas...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte denounced on Thursday night, Sept. 4, the persistent corruption within the Department of Public Works and Highways and called on all contractors to become partners in reform. Duterte made the call before members of the Philippine...
Victims in the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte have urged judges to keep him in detention, warning that his release could endanger their safety and undermine the trial. In a redacted public filing submitted by the Office of Public Counsel for...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte and son, acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, arrived at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, to visit former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. While Vice Mayor Duterte could not enter the...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Ruth Castelo expressed hopes that Congress will give Vice President Sara Duterte the courtesy of approving the budget without needing to defend it before lawmakers. The Vice President is scheduled to return to the Philippines from The Hague,...
Finishing the investigation on the flood control mess in just a day is "absolutely preposterous" as President Marcos is not doing a tokhang-like probe, Malacanang said. It came as a reaction to the criticisms of Vice President Sara Duterte on President Marcos ' investigation of anomalous...
Vice President Sara Duterte has expressed his interest to visit former vice president and now Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo when she visits Bicol Region for the Peñafrancia festival there. She told former presidential spokesman Harry Roque in an interview in The Hague, Netherlands that attending...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, Sept. 1, that President Marcos was “too little, too late” when he ordered the probe into the anomalous flood control projects of the government, pointing out that rampant corruption isn’t just happening in the country’s infrastructure programs....
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) detention unit has barred the visitors of former president Rodrigo Duterte from providing the public updates about the situation inside the facility. Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, Sept. 1, that she’s now only allowed to confirm that her...
DAVAO CITY – About 400 senior citizens joined opening the “Zumba Ehersisyo sa Barangay” program led by the Office of First District Rep. Paolo Duterte on Monday morning, Sept. 1, in Barangay Catalunan Grande. The initiative, designed to promote health and wellness among older people, will be...
The confirmation of charges hearing for former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands will run for four days—from Sept. 23 to 26. Information found on the ICC’s website showed that the former chief...
