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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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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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WATCH: More names emerge in OVP confidential fund receipts
MANILA, Philippines – During Day 17 of Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment trial, more names surfaced in acknowledgment receipts related to the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) confidential funds, based on documents submitted by former OVP security officer Col. Raymund Lachica. Former OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta, however, said she did not personally
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NCDA defends Cendaña vs 'artwork' mocking his medical condition
MANILA, Philippines — The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) condemned the depiction of Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendeña in what it described as a "demeaning, mocking, and highly offensive manner." The caricature online, which is the latest in what Cendeña himself pointed out as "relentless attacks" on his person and medical condition, "clearly exploits and
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WATCH: You are stupid in the name of blind loyalty, Tulfo tells witness
MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Raffy Tulfo, during Day 17 of Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment trial, confronts former OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta over red flags in the documentation of confidential funds, specifically pointing to matching signatures under different names and the use of unverified aliases. Asked about her diligence in overseeing the transactions,
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Matibag to appeal increase of hazard pay for NBI agents
MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag said he will appeal to the House Committee on Appropriations the increase of the hazard pay for the bureau's agents. Matibag arrived at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday for the deliberation of the NBI's budget for 2027, which is under
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Ligutan notes Acosta's ease answering in Filipino with Duterte lawyers
MANILA, Philippines — Private prosecutor Amando Ligutan noted Monday former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta's apparent ease in answering in Filipino during the defense panel's questioning in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. Ligutan made the observation during redirect examination following the cross-examination by Duterte's defense team. For
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NAPC chief pushes for expansion of NTF-Elcac's dev't program
MANILA, Philippines – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict's (NTF-Elcac) Barangay Development Program (BDP) must be expanded to more communities after significant progress was recorded across more than 5,000 covered barangays, according to National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Lope Santos III. In a statement Sunday, Santos said poverty incidence in many local government
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Dam Watch: 6 dams record slight rise in water level
MANILA, Philippines — Water levels across several dams in Luzon rose slightly as of Monday, Aug. 24, with at least four less than 1 percent below their respective normal high water levels (NHWL). Based on the latest 8 a.m. data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the Angat, La Mesa, Ambuklao,
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Marcos eyes 5 Sabo dams in Nueva Ecija to curb flooding
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday announced plans to build five Sabo Dams in Nueva Ecija in 2027 to help mitigate flooding in Central Luzon during periods of heavy rain. A Sabo Dam is a barrier built across a mountain stream or river to catch mud, sand, rocks and other debris
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