DAVAO CITY – Concerns are mounting within the Duterte family over the health of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The Duterte patriarch’s family reported that he has noticeably lost weight since his...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte strongly supports Councilor-elect Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II as the city anticipates significant shifts in its local political landscape next month. Rigo, the son of first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, is expected to become acting vice mayor if...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to file a motion to dismiss the impeachment complaint against her, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said on Wednesday, June 18. This is one of the possibilities that Duterte 's legal team would do, Tongol said...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division, voting 2-1, granted the petition seeking to cancel the registration of the Duterte Youth Party-list, which ranked second in the May 2025 polls. In the resolution dated June 18, 2025, petitioners Reeya Beatrice Magtalas, Abigal Aleli tan,...
A human rights lawyers’ group has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to dismiss former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request for interim release from pre-trial detention, citing the threats he continues to pose on the safety of witnesses and the “systematic barriers to...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte on Tuesday weighed in on the sudden request for relief submitted by Davao City Police Office acting director Police Col. Hansel Marantan. Marantan cited medical reasons for seeking reassignment. He appeared before the city council session on Tuesday...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 17, pushed back against calls for some senator-judges to inhibit themselves from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, stating that doing so would allow them to avoid taking a clear stand on the case. “Kapag...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte strongly condemned reports linking a PR firm allegedly tied to a billionaire to a coordinated online campaign against her using the ChatGPT platform. Responding to a query about a report from OpenAI—which operates ChatGPT—Vice President Duterte claimed...
The Senate Impeachment Court has made significant strides in the ongoing impeachment proceedings, completing key actions within just a week of its convening, according to its official spokesperson. In a statement issued Tuesday, June 17, Atty. Regie Tongol, spokesperson for the Senate Impeachment...
Malacañang stressed the questionable spending of the confidential funds of the Office of Vice President (OVP) Sara Duterte should not be compared to that of President Marcos ' office. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the two confidential funds should...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Tuesday, June 17 that the Senate impeachment court 's recent move to return the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, without dismissing or terminating the case, may open the door to a slew of legal...
Vice President Sara Duterte said she would rather be “single and ready to mingle in politics” than be tied down to a political party, such as her father’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). With Senator Robin Padilla taking a leave from his duties as president of...
