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Madriaga, Trillanes, Remulla listed as common witnesses in Duterte trial

Eimor Santos — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:46:12 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The prosecution and defense panels will have at least 17 common witnesses in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, including self-confessed bagman Ramil Madriaga, former Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV, and Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla. The list is contained in the pre-trial order released to the parties on Monday,

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Curlee Discaya detained in Bulacan for malversation case

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:38:27 +0000

Bulacan, Philippines – After nine months in Senate detention, contractor Curlee Discaya was arrested and detained in a regular facility on Monday, June 8 for a non-bailable malversation case linked to the flood control scandal. Members of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) made the arrest inside the Senate premises on Monday

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LIST: House OK’s priority, historic measures before adjournment

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:16:23 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The House of Representatives has cleared key measures before Congress adjourned sine die on Wednesday, June 3 – from the anti-political dynasty bill to addressing economic shocks from the Middle East conflict and future crises. Anti-political dynasty bill A total of 267 lawmakers were in favor of the measure, seeking to

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Graft arraignment of Estrada, Bonoan deferred due to motions

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:53:16 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan has deferred the arraignment on the graft charges against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan to Thursday, June 4, due to the lawmaker’s pending motions and the ex-Cabinet member’s health condition. Estrada and Bonoan faced the court’s second division on Tuesday, June 2, a day

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House expels Barzaga for disorderly behavior

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:23:02 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The House of Representatives expelled Cavite 4th District Rep. Kiko Barzaga as a member during the plenary session on Tuesday, June 2 over disorderly behavior, among others. A total of 265 lawmakers were in favor of the report of the House committee on ethics and privileges, which recommended removing Barzaga from

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Articles of Impeachment vs. Duterte transmitted in orderly manner – Garafil

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Thu, 14 May 2026 05:45:29 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte was transmitted to the Senate in an orderly manner after gunshots rang out and caused a commotion at the chamber’s building on Wednesday evening, May 13, House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil said. Records showed that the Senate received the documents and the

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Duterte no show in House hearing on ouster suits, flags ‘mini trial’ reference

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:27:31 +0000

Vice President Sara Duterte skipped the first hearing on the fresh impeachment suits against her, as the House justice committee began what it called a “mini trial” on Wednesday, March 25.

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Court enters not guilty plea for Revilla in malversation charge

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:26:22 +0000

The Sandiganbayan entered a not guilty plea for former Sen. Bong Revilla in his non-bailable malversation charge after he refused to plead on the charge related to the flood control scam.

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SC Justice Leonen: Charter change not enough to solve corruption

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:24:43 +0000

Benguet, Philippines – A charter change would not be enough to curb corruption, a Supreme Court (SC) official said. Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen made the remark in a speech at the Office of the Ombudsman’s strategic planning for 2026 to 2032 in Baguio City on Tuesday, Feb 10. Leonen said while there are efforts to

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DPWH hits pause on Maharlika Highway repairs pending full plan

Lance Mejico, NewsWatch Plus — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:08:29 +0000

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered regional and district offices to hold off on the implementation of repair works on the Maharlika Highway this year, pending a master plan for the overhaul of the country’s longest road network.

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