I ALREADY called out in this space last Jan. 21 the blatant lies being peddled by religious conservatives about Senate Bill 1979, which proposes a law that would provide for a national policy in ...

He practiced saying his new name, first, middle and last, but the syllables came out funny, with a question mark hanging over them,” the NYT story read. The broadsheet added that Matobato had shaved ...

Former President Rodrigo Duterte rallied behind his senatorial bets with his signature bravado during the Partido ...

MANILA, Philippines — The number of lawmakers backing Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment is now at 240 after 25 more legislators signed and endorsed the complaint. House of ...

While the impeachment charge formally accuses Duterte, it does not automatically result in her removal from office. She will now face an impeachment trial in the Senate. Here’s a timeline of ...

the former President Rodrigo Duterte, pivoted toward Beijing when he was in office, while Mr. Marcos favors closer ties with Washington. The impeachment move now risks escalating the feud between ...

s rule; Joseph Estrada’s impeachment (2001) reshaped Philippine politics. Now, in 2025, the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte (Feb. 5) signals another crossroads. If President Marcos wants a ...

Vice President Sara Duterte's fate now lies in the hands of the Senate, but the timing of the House's transmission to the Senate of the articles of impeachment complicates the start of the trial M ...

The fate of Duterte now lies in the hands of the Philippines’ 24 senators, two-thirds of whom must vote for her impeachment to remove her from office, a verdict that would also disqualify her ...

With the House voting to impeach Duterte, the case now moves to the Senate for trial. For a conviction and removal from office, at least two-thirds of the 24-member Senate — equivalent to 16 ...

The 24-seat Senate must now convene an impeachment tribunal to decide Duterte’s fate. Sixteen votes are needed to convict on the charges, any one of which would result in her removal from office ...