2024 Palarong Pambansa officially in Cebu City

Kim Ablaña, Pia Piquero 02/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and Vice President Sara Duterte have sealed the deal for the city’s hosting of the 2024 64th Palarong Pambansa following the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)…

Lascañas, ex-cop, claims Sara Duterte ‘invented’ Tokhang

Jean Mangaluz 02/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) gunman claimed that “Oplan Tokhang,” the brutal “knock and plead” anti-drug operation carried out by former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was a brainchild of then Davao City Mayor…

Sara Duterte on Baste’s call for Marcos to resign: It’s a brotherly love

Jean Mangaluz 01/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday said that her brother, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, was coming from a place of “brotherly love” when he asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to resign. In a…

Why is Sara Duterte a ‘secondary respondent’ in ICC case?

Dempsey Reyes, Kathleen de Villa 01/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The testimony of a confessed hit man for the Davao Death Squad (DDS) served as the main basis for the inclusion of Vice President Sara Duterte as a “secondary” respondent in the crimes against…

Pulse Asia: Marcos, Duterte approval ratings bounce back in December

Jean Magaluz 01/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s approval rating rebounded in December 2023 after experiencing significant declines in September of the same year, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey issued on Monday. In June 2023,…

Marcos: VP Duterte’s confidential funds a ‘settled issue’

Jean Mangaluz 12/18/2023

TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called the matter of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds “settled.” “That was actually the initiative of the Vice President. I’m not actually talking about the confidential funds, and to…

SC gets 3rd petition to declare OVP’s 2022 secret funds unconstitutional

Tetch Torres-Tupas 12/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A third petition has been filed with the Supreme Court  (SC) asking to declare as unconstitutional and void the release of the P125-million confidential funds to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in…

Imee Marcos supports VP Duterte’s stance against peace talks with NDFP

Maila Ager 12/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos supports Vice President Sara Duterte’s stance on the government pursuing peace talks with communist rebels. Like Duterte, Marcos also believes that the government should reconsider its move to return to peace…

Bicam panel: ‘0’ secret funds for OVP, Deped

Melvin Gascon 12/01/2023

Lawmakers comprising the bicameral conference committee on Wednesday sealed the fate of the controversial confidential funds for the offices under Vice President Sara Duterte, retaining the versions of both the Senate and the House of Representatives that…

VP Sara Duterte says any ICC probe in PH is ‘patently unconstitutional’

11/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday said that allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and any alleged crime in the Philippines is unconstitutional. The Vice President’s father is former president Rodrigo Duterte,…

Duterte: I’ll run for senator or VP if Sara is impeached

11/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte said he will be forced to run for vice president or senator if his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte is impeached. Reports have circulated that there are members of the…

Bongbong cites ‘excellent’ ties with Sara: We don’t want her impeached

Nestor Corrales 11/20/2023

HONOLULU, Hawaii — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday (Philippine time) said he does not want Vice President Sara Duterte impeached. “We don’t want her impeached. She does not deserve to be impeached,” Marcos told reporters…

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