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Exclusive! Senate Coup in the Offing to Avert VP Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial

MANILA, Philippines — A brewing leadership coup inside the Senate is reportedly being organized by members of the pro-Duterte bloc in a high-stakes effort...

Frank Mabanta’s Arrest An affront against Free Speech? Phew!

The Constitution protects speech. It does not immunize extortion. That distinction is at the heart of the controversy surrounding the arrest of Peanut Gallery Media...

Albay’s Mayon Volcano remains highly active

In a report by the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program, three volcanoes in the Luzon, Negros-Sulu, and Eastern arcs in the Philippines are categorized...

House Justice Committee Report on Sara Duterte: Will Accountability Finally Prevail?

The House Committee on Justice is set to present its report before the plenary today. Nearly two years after the first signs of wrongdoing...

Labor Day 2026: The Illusion of Employment in the Philippines

Every Labor Day, the Philippine government celebrates the Filipino worker with familiar numbers: high employment, steady growth, resilience. But strip away the headlines, and a...

Balikatan 2026: Balancing Great Power Rivalry

Balikatan 2026 is a strategic exercise that places the Philippines at the center of the Indo-Pacific’s evolving security architecture. With 17,000 troops from seven...

Malacanang Man Brains Behind MC Taxi Ghost Riders and Drivers Scam

The so-called “ghost rider” controversy should alarm anyone who still believes public funds are treated with even minimal care. At its core, this is...

VP Sara Duterte’s Death Threats: Not Mere Words

There are impeachment cases that turn on documents. And then there are impeachment cases that turn on words. The continuing hearings of the House Committee...

In the West Philippine Sea, Words Matter — And Roy Vincent Trinidad Gets Them Right

There are retirements—and then there are recalibrations of duty. The decision of the Philippine Navy to retain Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad as spokesperson...