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Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Week 5: Beyond the receipts

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Aug 7, 2026

Five weeks into the trial, the proceedings have become about more than the fate of one elected official. They have evolved into an examination of how the Philippine government accounts for billions of pesos in confidential funds and whether the existing safeguards are sufficient to protect public money from misuse.

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Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Week 4: The money trail begins

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Jul 31, 2026

The decisive questions lie in the financial documents that have only begun arriving at the Senate: whether the money was lawfully spent, whether Duterte's declared income matches her accumulated wealth, and whether prosecutors can prove their allegations beyond political rhetoric.

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Confidential funds not excuse for fictitious names, De Lima tells impeachment court

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Jul 29, 2026

Leila De Lima: Ang confidentiality ay para protektahan ang lehitimong operasyon at informant. Hindi ito pahintulot para mag-imbento ng pangalan at dokumento. Hindi ito palusot para ibulsa ang pera.

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Marcos on Arbitral Award: “We do not yield”

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By Theresa Martelino-Reyes

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Jul 27, 2026

“Sa mga pang-aalipusta, hindi tayo matitinag. Sa manlulupig, hindi tayo pasisiil.”

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From one SONA to the next: Lessons for an impatient democracy

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By Katrina Stuart Santiago

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Jul 26, 2026

And it is not about simply calling for the President to resign, or insisting on changing government altogether, as it might be about working within the limits of this democracy, and hopefully figuring out how we can keep it going, given the threat of a 2028 return to yet another Duterte for President.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Hontiveros did NOT say 2028 pres’l race vs Duterte is an ‘easy fight’

At least four Facebook posts claim that Sen. Risa Hontiveros downplayed a possible fight with Vice President Sara Duterte in the 2028 presidential race, saying it is an "easy fight." This is fake.

Report The ICC Probe

Honeylet visits Duterte at ICC detention after more than a year

Pro-Duterte vloggers posted a video clip on social media showing Avanceña, who has visibly lost weight, coming out of the detention center on Tuesday.

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Fake news from the mouth of Sara Duterte

Sara's lie will now make the rounds of its troll supporters where it will be exponentially repeated and then proclaimed as gospel truth, that Rodrigo Duterte is the only active case in the ICC.The ICC Cases Portal currently lists the status of 34 cases in their pretrial or trial stages.