(October 13, 2026) – The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Tuesday allowed the House prosecution panel to drop three of the four articles of impeachment against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained wealth article. Senator-Judge Chiz Escudero, the presiding officer of the court, granted the Prosecution’s manifestation to withdraw Articles I, […]

(October 13, 2026) — The Prosecution panel officially manifested dropping three of the four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. During the 39th day of the impeachment trial, House Lead Prosecutor Representative Gerville Luistro said the Prosecution will focus on Article 2 on Duterte’s unexplained wealth. “The Prosecution believes it has presented sufficient […]

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is offering septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers this October in select parts of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Manila, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Valenzuela, and Cavite Province at no extra cost. Maynilad’s sanitation program is one of the company’s efforts to lessen pollution […]

By Abelicah Zafe | TV5 News Digital Intern (October 13, 2026) — The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) admitted that the government currently has no means to identify how many fake persons with disability (PWD) IDs are being used nationwide. In an interview with True FM’s “Ted Failon & DJ Chacha”, NCDA Director Glenda […]

(October 13, 2026) — Vice President Sara Duterte denied ownership of the properties presented by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in a press conference on Monday. In a statement issued Tuesday, Duterte expressed alarm over the allegations sprung by the NBI. “Ang lote sa larawan na sinabi niyang nasa aking Statement of Assets, Liability, […]

(October 13, 2026) — The prosecution team of the International Criminal Court (ICC) updated its list of evidence in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. Following a review, the prosecution has removed a total of 253 items from the list. “The Prosecution has restructured the List of Evidence in order to […]

By Gianluca Lo Nostro, Menna AlaaElDin and Joanna Plucinska Oct 12 (Reuters) – Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights after continuing attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis emptied the skies over Saudi Arabia’s capital. Operations at King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia’s second-busiest airport after Jeddah, were […]

By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Russia will be able to return diesel exports to levels above those US President Donald Trump has outlined under a deal with Moscow which has been criticised by Ukraine and some US lawmakers, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday. Trump announced on […]

(October 12, 2026) – The House prosecution panel concluded its presentation of evidence for the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte at the Senate, as the prosecutors’ last witness returned to the witness stand for cross-examination on Monday. Financial forensic expert Atty. Alexander Cabrera, on the previous trial day last week, testified to the […]

By Nestor Corrales and Mikhail Flores (October 12, 2026, REUTERS) – The Philippines on Monday moved a step closer to restricting social media use among minors after its lower house of Congress approved a measure banning access to platforms for children under 13. The Philippines is the latest country, from Greece and Portugal to Australia, […]

By Joshua McElwee (October 12, 2026, REUTERS) – Pope Leo will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday ahead of surgery to remove a small growth found on one of his lungs, the Vatican said, as the pontiff kept up a busy schedule on Monday, holding seven previously planned meetings in the morning. Leo, 71, said […]

By Clarist Zablan (October 12, 2026) – The burden to explain the legitimacy of a public official’s source of wealth is on the person associated with it, a law school dean said on Monday after a witness estimated Vice Pres. Sara Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth at millions of pesos. Fr. Ranhilio Aquino of the San […]