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Duterte trial: 'Scam' remark on OVP secret funds stricken from record
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution's description of the handling of the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) confidential funds as a possible "scam" was stricken from the record Monday after the defense objected during the 17th day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. The remark came as private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan questioned hostile
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Duterte trial: 'Scam' remark on OVP secret funds stricken from record
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution's description of the handling of the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) confidential funds as a possible "scam" was stricken from the record Monday after the defense objected during the 17th day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. The remark came as private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan questioned hostile
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WATCH: Acosta says no receipts proving Lachica got P125M
MANILA, Philippines – Former OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta admits she has no acknowledgment receipts or other documents proving that security officer Col. Raymund Lachica received the P125 million in confidential funds from her during Day 17 of Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment trial. /dp READ: LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Aug.
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Remulla: Claim HPG officers retrieved smuggled cigarettes 'conjecture'
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla maintained that it was conjecture to say the Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) officers who figured in a supposed raid of a Bureau of Customs (BOC) facility were ordered to retrieve the smuggled cigarettes there. The claim originated from veteran journalist and former Inquirer columnist Ramon Tulfo
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Ligutan flags Acosta 'magically' recalling confi funds on cross exam
MANILA, Philippines – During cross-examination of Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta on Monday, prosecution counsel Amando Ligutan flagged that the witness "magically" remembered details of Davao City confidential funds (CF) from 2019 to 2022, which Acosta testified to not remembering just a few hours ago. This came after Vice
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5 hurt as car hits electric post in Isabela
SAN PABLO, Isabela-Five people were hurt when their sports utility vehicle hit a concrete electric post on the national highway at Poblacion village in this town on August 23, police said on Monday. The San Pablo police station deployed police officers at about 3:12 p.m. to help injured driver Mark, 22, of Cabagan town in
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School shootings: Evidence on active attack drills 'limited' – doctors
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) said evidence on children's participation in active-attack and lockdown drills remains "limited" or "mixed," suggesting nonsimulated preparedness and a review of safety measures. "Some studies have reported anxiety, avoidance, or a reduced sense of safety following drills. There is insufficient evidence that realistic or high-intensity simulations provide
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BOC to file raps at Napolcom vs PNP-HPG cops in alleged confrontation
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said his agency will file an administrative complaint before the National Police Commission (Napolcom) against Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol Group (PNP–HPG) personnel who allegedly accosted his personnel. "Kung mali pala ang aming mga tauhan, malalaman natin doon," Nepomuceno said in an interview in Quezon City
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CamSur cop with severed hand gets 'Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting'
LIGAO CITY — Police Staff Sgt. Noli M. Miraña, whose left hand was severed in a clash with a bolo-wielding man in Camarines Sur, received the Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting on Monday for his bravery in the line of duty. PBGen Ronaldo Fulo, deputy regional director for administration, handed the award and financial assistance to
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WATCH: Defense begins cross-examination of Gina Acosta
MANILA, Philippines – Defense counsel Lindon Bacquel began cross-examining former OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta, asking whether the Commission on Audit (COA) had issued any Audit Observation Memorandum, notice of suspension, or notice of disallowance against her or then-Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte during Acosta's tenure as SDO in Davao City. Prosecution counsel Amando
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Farmer shot dead despite Bangsamoro poll gun ban
COTABATO CITY– A farmer was shot dead in Maguindanao del Sur despite the implementation of a gun ban in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the historic Sept. 14 parliamentary elections. The latest victim was Ebrahim Kalotig Timbao, 45, a resident of Datu Bakal, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, in Maguindanao del Sur, according
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Sara Duterte ex-security officer invokes confidentiality on secret funds
MANILA, Philippines "Kung ano man ang binigay ko sa'yo na mga dokumento, yun na yun." (Whatever document I submitted to you, that would be it). This was how Vice President Sara Duterte's former special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta recalled Duterte's then-security officer Col. Raymund Dante Lachica responding when asked how the confidential funds released
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Pagcor fines Ivana Alawi-linked gambling firm P1M over giveaway
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) fined an online gambling company linked to celebrity Ivana Alawi P1 million over a cellphone giveaway and ordered it to stop the promotion, Chairperson Alejandro Tengco said Monday. During the House of Representatives committee on appropriations' hearing on Pagcors budget for 2027, Kamanggagawa party-list Rep.
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Group seeks accountability for vessel that damaged Cavite mussel farms
MANILA, Philippines An activist fisherfolk group is calling on authorities to identify and hold accountable a dredging vessel that damaged more than 10 mussel-farming structures, or tahungan, in Cavite City. In a statement on Monday, August 24, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the vessel's owner should compensate the fisherfolk andtahunganoperators
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Acosta admits handing CF to Lachica despite knowing he was not bonded
MANILA, Philippines— Former special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta has admitted that she handed over the responsibility of disbursing confidential funds (CF) under the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to Army Col. Raymund Dante Lachica even if she knew that the latter was not a bonded officer. Acosta made this admission on Monday, during
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PNP: Family of 3 found dead inside car in Bulacan asks for privacy
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the family of the three individuals found dead inside a car parked in a town in Bulacan last week asked for privacy. In a press briefing at Camp Crame on Monday, the national police's public information chief, Col. Allen Rae Co, said investigators already completed the
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