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The impeachment this week of Vice President Sara Duterte by the House of Representatives marks a formal indictment following a months-long congressional investigation into her alleged illegal actions. It initiates her trial before the Senate, acting as a quasi-judicial body. From the outset, impeachment reveals its dual nature. It is fundamentally political, designed to remove […]…

Keep on reading: The double face of impeachment

MANILA, Philippines – With just three days away before the campaign period for national posts begins, the administration’s senatorial slate will not drop reelectionist Sen. Imee Marcos. This is what Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said when he was asked if the administration slate will replace Marcos. “Definitely no plans to replace Senator Imee. Definitely. That’s 100 percent. She’s part of the Alyansa candidates,” Tiangco said during a meeting for the campaign season. Tiangco was chosen by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the slate’s campaign manager. Further, when asked if the older Marcos will attend the slate’s campaign rallies, Tiangco said […]…

Keep on reading: Tiangco: No plans to replace Sen. Imee in admin’s Senate slate

No one really knows what to expect Saturday afternoon in Dallas when the Mavericks return home to host the Houston Rockets after a five-game road trip. It will be the Mavs’ first home game since their league-shaking trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers a week ago. Fans upset about losing their 25-year-old, five-time All-NBA guard, have threatened to show their displeasure with the front office. Their outpouring of emotion has already included spontaneous memorials of Doncic jerseys, posters — even a coffin — along with profane graffiti outside of the arena since news of the trade […]…

Keep on reading: NBA: Wary Mavs host Rockets in first post-Luka Doncic home game

Actress and beauty queen Teresita Ssen “Winwyn” Marquez is making the transition from “Reina” to “Miss” as she once again switches to pageant mode eight years since giving pride to the country. The 2017 Reina Hispanoamericana winner, the first Asian woman to hold the distinction, is going back to pageantry for this year’s edition of the Miss Universe Philippines competition. Marquez was presented as the official representative of Muntinlupa City to the national pageant in a program held in Mandaluyong City on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 8. “Never give up on your dream. It’s never too late to take a chance […]…

Keep on reading: Winwyn Marquez straps heels anew for Miss Universe Philippines 2025

MANILA, Philippines — A driver of a United States (US) embassy vehicle was issued a ticket for unauthorized use of the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) busway in Pasig City on Friday, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (SAICT) said that a Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP) was issued to a 22-year-old American citizen around 8:30 a.m. at the Ortigas busway station. The SAICT related that the American was driving a black SUV (sports utility vehicle) with diplomatic plates from the U.S Embassy. He failed to show a driver’s license. The foreigner […]…

Keep on reading: Driver of a U.S embassy vehicle issued a ticket for using EDSA busway

United States President Donald Trump on Friday called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency. “THE CORRUPTION IS AT LEVELS RARELY SEEN BEFORE. CLOSE IT DOWN!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social app as part of a drive that has triggered chaos in the agency’s global network and allegations of weakening American influence on the world stage. In the three weeks since he began his new term, Trump has launched a crusade led by his top donor and world’s richest person, Elon Musk, to downsize or dismantle swaths of the US government. The […]…

Keep on reading: Trump demands US aid agency closure despite tumult

Despite being a South Korean, will have a lot of hometown support being somewhat a Philippine product and at just 16, one of the youngest players in the 132-strong cast in the inaugural $200,000 ICTSI Worldwide Link Philippine Ladies Masters 2025. Lee sharpened her game in the Junior PGT before winning titles as an amateur […]…

Keep on reading: Sokor teen player to watch at Country Club

While “Lisik: Origin Point” takes place during the height of a zombie outbreak in school, director and co-writer John Renz Cahilig said it is different from the storyline of the hit South Korean series “All of Us Are Dead.” The upcoming film takes place in a school where a professor’s accidental experiment became the cause of a zombie outbreak. This led to the unraveling of the students’ and faculty members’ normal lives as the survivors fought to stay alive amid the tragedy. “All of Us Are Dead,” on the other hand, tells the story of trapped students determined to flee […]…

Keep on reading: ‘Lisik: Origin Point’ is different from ‘All of Us Are Dead,’ director says

In an official statement released on Instagram last February 3, Restaurant Owners of the Philippines declared, “Fake PWD cards are crippling the restaurant industry.” The proliferation of the use of these counterfeit IDs raised the concern of the organization as it impedes the income margin of these establishments, especially the small and family-owned restaurants.  Instituted within Republic Act (RA) 10754 Section 6, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are entitled to a 20% discount along with a Value Added Tax exemption. However, the restaurant owners group clarified that these discounts are shouldered by the establishments and not necessarily reimbursed by the government.  […]…

Keep on reading: ‘Restaurant Owners of the Philippines’ calls out ‘proliferation and misuse’ of fake PWD IDs

MANILA, Philippines — A 25-year-old student from Quezon City was caught selling firearms in Makati City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced on Friday. According to the NCRPO report, the buy-bust operation was carried out in a parking lot along Don Chino Roces Avenue Extension in Barangay Magallanes at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6. Authorities confiscated one 5.56 rifle and one 5.7 pistol as well as two 5.56 magazines and two 5.7 magazines loaded with 40 rounds of live ammunition. The NCRPO said that when seeking a permit to sell firearms or a Commission on Elections certificate […]…

Keep on reading: Student arrested for selling firearms amid 2025 poll gun ban