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Padadalhan pa rin ng imbitasyon para sa ika-apat na State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon kay House Secretary General Reginald Velasco, tulad ng nakagawian ay magpapadala sila ng imbitasyon sa mga dating pangulo ng Pilipinas, dating mga Bise Presidente, pati dating Senate President at Speaker of the House. Ipapadala aniya ang customary invitation sa official address ng Office of the City Mayor sa Davao dahil nahalal si FPRRD bilang alkalde. Source: Dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, padadalahan pa rin ng imbitasyon para sa SONA - Radyo Pilipinas

President on Truth Social says ceasefire will start in coming hours but no immediate response from Israel or Iran. Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran have negotiated a ceasefire, halting a two-week-old war that has killed hundreds in tit-for-tat strikes by Israeli warplanes and Iranian ballistic missiles. The ceasefire was set to begin late on Monday, Trump said, with Iran halting its attacks first and then Israel set to cease offensive operations in the coming hours. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-latest-news Trump says Israel and Iran have negotiated ‘complete’ ceasefire https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/live-blog/live-updates-iran-top-diplomat-meets-putin-us-braces-retaliation-rcna214428...

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan led the demonstration along with Anakbayan, Kabataan Partylist, Alliance of Concerned Teachers among others to show “solidarity with the people of Iran in resisting US-Israel aggression”. The groups believe the attack “further escalates the conflict in the region”. “[It] exposes the US as the biggest threat to humanity and the mastermind behind Israel’s attacks on Iran and the ongoing genocide in Palestine,” they added. The groups challenge President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to condemn the U.S. bombing and to renounce the supposed aggression of the U.S. government. “This also highlights the urgency for the immediate removal of all US troops, missile systems, and facilities from the Philippines as they pose a real...

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Bato dela Rosa said on Wednesday, June 4, that he was the source of the draft Senate resolution seeking to dismiss Vice President Sara Duterte‘s impeachment case. “That’s my own initiative. Galing lang ‘yan sa akin,” Dela Rosa told reporters when asked about the source of the purported Senate resolution. He added that the Vice President was unaware that his office was drafting the document. Dela Rosa claimed there were at least three different drafts of a Senate resolution seeking the dismissal of the impeachment case but did not provide specific details. Earlier on Wednesday, Senator Imee Marcos also said she had seen three different draft resolutions with the same purpose. The purported draft Senate...

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Back 15-20 years ago, no one really objected to Kiev's plans to join the European Union. It was like, if you want to, go ahead and have fun. But then you'll be biting your nails when you lose the EAEU market. It seemed that such economic cooperation with Kiev posed no fundamental threat to our country. Moreover, Ukraine had almost no chance of joining the EU. Our principled position was to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. Its expansion to our borders has been and remains a direct threat to Russia's national security. However, the former European Union, which was once based on the European Coal and Steel Community, no longer exists. It has become a politicized, globalist, and, in recent years, fiercely Russophobic organization...

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Lieutenant Colonel Christopherson Capuyan, 37th Infantry Battalion (37IB) commander, said the two NPA rebels, alias Ka Digbay, 16, and alias Ka Mario, 17, were arrested Saturday, June 21, in Sitio Muagan, Barangay Datu Ito Andong, Kalamansig. They belong to the NPA’s Sub-Regional Committee (SRC)-Daguma of the Far-South Mindanao Region (FSMR). “The continued recruitment of children by these terrorist groups is alarming and not only destroys their future but also places them in immense danger,” Capuyan said. “We condemn such activities and we are actively working to stop them for the sake of our youth and communities,” he added. Source: 2 wounded NPA rebels, both minors, arrested in Sultan Kudarat

A recent rumor claims the final decision could be delayed until late 2026, but experts say this is unlikely. Both parties have requested a hold on the appeals process, with the SEC needing to submit a status update by August 15, 2025. No official info suggests a 2026 delay.

Vice President Sara Duterte is on a personal trip to Australia and will be attending the “Free Duterte Now” rally on June 22 in Melbourne, according to her office.

The Supreme Court has discarded the long-standing "second placer rule," which previously allowed the candidate who ranked second in an election to assume office if the original winner was disqualified or removed. In a 37-page decision dated April 22, the high court declared that the "second placer rule," established in the 2012 Jalosjos Jr. vs. Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling, lacked legal basis as no law permitted the proclamation of the second-place candidate. Instead, the court asserted that the rule on succession outlined in Republic Act 7160, or the Local Government Code, should be applied. “In fine, the Court hereby abandons the second placer rule and declares that the rules on succession under the LGC shall apply in all...

The S&P 500 fell 0.22% and Nasdaq lost 0.51%. This week, markets will focus on key events like Fed officials' speeches and US economic data releases.

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Ombudsman Samuel Martires confirmed to Rappler the issuance of the order directing the Vice President to file her counter-affidavits to the complaints. Apart from Duterte, nine other officials from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd) were also ordered to file their affidavits. The officials were ordered to file their counter-affidavits within 10 days upon the receipt of the Ombudsman order. In proceedings, respondents are ordered to file their affidavits to allow them defend themselves and explain their side. Source: Ombudsman orders VP Sara: Respond to House-backed plunder, other complaints

Durov has been allowed to leave France for two weeks from July 10, but only to Dubai. The other conditions of its judicial supervision remain unchanged.

The case stemmed from a legal battle by Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) which owns a total of 6,245.6484 hectares of land located in Tarlac City, and La Paz and Concepcion towns also in Tarlac. In 2013, DAR issued notices of land valuation and acquisition to HLI informing it about the coverage of its property under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Under CARP, the government promised to redistribute private and public agricultural lands to the tillers. State-run Landbank valued the land and determined that around 4,500.7978 hectares of the land was subject to just compensation. Source: CA orders government to pay Hacienda Luisita P28.48 billion as 'just compensation'

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, at a press briefing yesterday, warned of taking necessary steps to protect China’s supposed territory. “The US should refrain from using the Philippines to create trouble in the South China Sea and stop undermining peace and tranquility in the South China Sea,” she said. The US embassy in Manila has so far made no statement about Mao’s allegations. Source: China to US: Stop using Philippines to create trouble in South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte urged Filipinos “not to surrender our freedom to traitors” during the 127th Independence Day celebration on Thursday. In a video message, Duterte emphasized that the country did not gain independence only to suffer again, nor did Filipinos earn their freedom “to lose our rights again and become slaves to a few.” Source: Sara Duterte to Filipinos: Do not surrender our freedom to traitors

The arrest warrant was issued by Zita Marie Atienza-Fajardo, the presiding judge of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 224. The National Police Commission, however, ordered his dismissal from the service in May after it found him “guilty of grave misconduct, conduct unbecoming of a police officer, and disloyalty to the government.” “Well, I would like to think that Fontillas is just a very, very small exception, an aberration to the organization, and we have 220,000 people,” Torre told reporters. Source: Ex-cop who threatened ICC, Interpol over Duterte transfer arrested

Senator Imee Marcos joined fellow senators who want to investigate what happened to the government's flood control budget after the recent floods caused by the combined effects of the monsoon rains and super typhoon Carina this week. Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/26/imee-marcos-what-happened-to-p1-4-b-daily-budget-for-flood-control-1723

Pulhin, chief of technical staff at the House Committee on Ways and Means, was attending his 7-year-old daughter’s birthday celebration at a subdivision in Barangay Commonwealth on Sunday when two unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle entered the venue and shot him at close range. A security guard was also fired upon as the suspects fled. The 55-year-old congressional director was rushed to the FEU-NRMF Medical Center but was declared dead on arrival. “I am deeply saddened and outraged by the tragic death of Director Mauricio ‘Morrie’ Pulhin,” Romualdez said in a statement. “His professionalism, integrity, and quiet commitment to his work earned him the respect of his peers and superiors alike. We condemn this brutal act of violence...

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MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday said everything is in place for the return of around 27 million students to schools on Monday. “All systems go po ang lahat sa pagbubukas ng ating klase bukas (All systems go, everything for the opening of our classes tomorrow [Monday]), June 16,” DepEd Media Relations chief Dennis Legaspi said in a Viber message to reporters. Legaspi said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will be accompanied by DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara in visiting Epifanio delos Santos Elementary School in Manila. Angara will also visit the Tenement Elementary School in Taguig, and one school each in Biñan and City of Santa Rosa, both in Laguna provinces. Under Angara’s watch, the DepEd has reverted to the...

Duterte's counsel Nicholas Kaufman told the ICC's pre-trial chamber a third country had E×ρréššed its "advance and principled agreement to receive Mr. Duterte onto its territory", according to the request released on Thursday. The name of the country was redacted in the text released to the public. Duterte is not a flight risk and will not commit crimes if released, his counsel said. "Mr Duterte is no longer the President of the Philippines, and does not command the same influence or power he is said to have abused during the period of the alleged crimes," the request stated. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-duterte-seeks-interim-release-icc-2025-06-13/

MANILA, Philippines — The late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago told her colleagues that senator-judges, during an impeachment trial, cannot make motions and may only ask for clarifications, former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Friday. In a message to reporters, Sotto said the Senate’s decision to remand the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives, based on a motion raised by a senator-judge, was “flawed,” as only the defense and prosecution are allowed to file motions. “Sen. Miriam, who was a former RTC (Regional Trial Court) judge, taught me that in the 11th Congress,” Sotto said. “Senator-judges can only ask questions for clarification,” he added. “I suggest...

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) issued the statement around 11 a.m. to announce that Duterte had left the country without giving flight details or the date she is coming back. “Vice President Sara Duterte is traveling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on a personal trip with her family,” the OVP said. But it said Duterte was also scheduled to attend an “OVP program consultation” with overseas Filipinos in the Malaysian capital on June 12, or on Philippine Independence Day. Source: Facing Senate trial, Sara flies to Malaysia

Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial hit a major roadblock Tuesday night, June 10, as the Senate voted 18-5 to halt proceedings and require the House of Representatives first to prove the case is not unconstitutional. The five who voted against the motion were Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, Sen. Grace Poe and Sen. Nancy Binay. Those who will not be a part of the next Congress — and hence, will not serve as senator-judges upon the case's carryover — are Binay, Pimentel and Poe. Source: Uncertainty as Senate votes to return Sara Duterte's impeachment case to House

In its ruling, the Manila court said, “Though the prosecution fell short of the required quantum of proof in the prosecution of the criminal case, the Court takes this opportunity to remind Pura Luka to be circumspect in his choice of medium or subject of his performances as a drag artist taking into account the society he belongs to. It is basic in the concept of social coexistence." “This is not to curtail his freedom or rights nor to regulate his acts to belong to a presumed majority but more to be compassionate on the community as a whole, especially with the accessibility of social media which makes it easy to record, upload and circulate materials which are readily available for consumption of the public," it added. Source: Pura...