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Competing legal claims fuel disinformation as Sara trial opens

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Jul 8, 2026

Even before House prosecutors presented their first witness, the opening day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on Monday became a battle over competing interpretations of the Constitution and other laws, with rival political camps offering conflicting claims that quickly spread on social media.

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Historic Senate trial begins for impeached VP Sara Duterte

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Jul 5, 2026

The Senate impeachment court is set to formally begin the historic trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 6, marking the start of what is expected to be a lengthy and politically charged proceeding that could determine the future of the country's second-highest elected official.

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America’s 250th

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By Jose Antonio Custodio

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Jul 4, 2026

That is where the U.S. finds itself now on its 250th birthday… The country is being led by a man who has been smeared for his grift, lasciviousness and corruption, while his administration is filled with sycophants, incompetents and individuals with weak moral foundations. A real honest to goodness 21st Century Idiocracy.

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Ten years of grief: Drug war families launch DEKADA movement for justice

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By Diana G. Mendoza

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Jul 2, 2026

DEKADA: July 1 marks exactly 10 years since the issuance of the Philippine National Police Command Memorandum Circular No. 16-2016 or ‘Project Double Barrel,’ which operationalized the Duterte administration’s nationwide anti-illegal drugs campaign.

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School killings were rampant under Duterte

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By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Jun 27, 2026

Propagandists thought it was easy to exploit the Tacloban City shooting and say there was ZERO school shootings under Duterte. FALSE.Duterte himself set the example when he shot his law classmate Octavio Goco. He never went to jail for it. That's the real impunity, not the Juvenile Justice Law. But if it's Tatay who says it, applause.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Video of Marcos instructing Remulla to prioritize case vs Marcoleta is AI

A video circulating online claims to show President Ferdinand Marcos instructing Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to prioritize the case against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta. This is made by AI.

ICC rejects Prosecution request for Duterte’s keys, allows access to other items
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ICC rejects Prosecution request for Duterte’s keys, allows access to other items

The International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III has rejected the request of the Prosecution for the keys taken from former president Rodrigo Duterte when he was arrested and brought to The Hague on March 12 last year, stating that access to them is “neither necessary nor proportionate.“

The story that was told by Amando Virgil Ligutan
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The story that was told by Amando Virgil Ligutan

That a star lawyer is born means many: the Filipino people are watching; the Filipino people are learning law and jurisprudence,not to mention accountability. The Filipino people are forming informed opinions.


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