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New schedule of VP Duterte impeachment trial to be effective on July 29, 2026
Video: Watch video on YouTube The agreed-upon schedule of the senator-judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is now final. According to Senate Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero, starting Wednesday, July 29, 2026, the trial schedule will shift from 2:00 PM to a new window of 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. “Now, on July 29, again, as agreed in caucus by the senators and the senator-judges, the new time of the trial will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and the session of the Senate will be on or at 4:00 PM,” he said Escudero clarified that there will be no trial on July 27, 2026 due to the scheduled State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “During caucus, the senator-judges agreed for next week...
CCG tried to block medical evacuation for 2 wounded PH Navy PCG
Video: Watch video on YouTube Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela reiterated that the Philippines does not need to seek permission from China to conduct operations within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The response was made after the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) stated that they were allegedly allowed the medical evacuation of two wounded members of the Philippine Navy as a humanitarian consideration. According to Rear Admiral Tarriela, the Philippines does not need and will never ask for permission from China to transfer or execute a mission for its personnel within its own territorial waters. Tarriela emphasized that Ayungin Shoal lies strictly within the EEZ and continental...
I know where you're going': NBI Chief clashes with Defense in VP Duterte impeachment trial
Video: Watch video on YouTube PASAY CITY—National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag firmly denied being coached by the prosecution prior to taking the witness stand in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Standing before the court on July 21, for the fourth article of impeachment, Matibag faced sharp questioning from defense counsel Atty. Mark Vinluan, who pressed the NBI chief on why he appeared to testify despite the absence of a formal subpoena summoning him to the court. Matibag acknowledged that he met with lead House prosecutor Gerville Luistro twice before the proceedings, but maintained that the meetings were strictly professional overviews rather than a rehearsal. He clarified that the...
PNP identifies two suspects in Mima Alicia killing
Video: Watch video on YouTube The Philippine National Police identifies the two suspects in the killing of content creator Alicia Lipata or Mima Alicia in Caloocan City. According to PNP Public Information Office Acting Chief PCol. Allen Rae Co, the suspects might be syndicate members or rented to slay the victim. They identified the suspects through backtracking and forward tracking of CCTV footage, and through the statements of the witnesses. “Na-identify na po, actually less than 24 hours, we are already able to identify. Nakilala na po natin ang mga salarin sa pagpatay sa vlogger po sa Caloocan City,” said the PNP PIO chief “Most probably, ito po ay miyembro ng sintikato or inupahan ng isang sindikato upang ipapaslang or ipapatay...
Sen. Marcoleta, naghain ng not guilty plea sa kasong plunder at paglabag sa P.D. No. 46
Video: Watch video on YouTube Natuloy na ang arraignment o pagbasa ng sakdal kay Senator Rodante Marcoleta kaugnay ng kasong plunder at paglabag sa Presidential Decree No. 46, na nagbabawal sa pagtanggap ng regalo ng isang government official. Ito ay matapos bawiin ng kampo ni Marcoleta ang kanilang motion to quash information. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 22, 2026 2:18 PM
Imbestigasyon sa umano'y assassination plot vs. PBBM, nagpapatuloy pa rin NBI Dir. Matibag
Video: Watch video on YouTube Inihayag ni National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag na nagpapatuloy pa rin ang imbestigasyon kaugnay ng umano'y assassination plot ni Vice President Sara Duterte laban kina Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, at dating Speaker Martin Romualdez. Ayon sa NBI, may persons of interest na silang ikinokonsidera sa isinasagawang imbestigasyon. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 22, 2026 2:19 PM
Meeting nina NBI Director Matibag at public prosecutor, normal ayon sa prosekusyon
Video: Watch video on YouTube Walang iregularidad sa naging pagpupulong nina National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag at House Lead Prosecutor at Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro bago ang pagharap nito sa impeachment court. Ayon sa prosekusyon, normal ang ganitong paghahanda sa pagitan ng abogado at testigong ihaharap sa korte. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 22, 2026 2:23 PM
Pagdawit sa asawang kongresista ni NBI Director Matibag, tinuligsa
Video: Watch video on YouTube Tinuligsa ng prosekusyon ang pagdawit sa asawa ni National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag sa cross-examination ng defense counsel ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa ikawalong araw ng impeachment trial kahapon. Samantala, desidido naman ang prosekusyon na ituloy ang impeachment trial kay VP Duterte kahit magbitiw ito sa puwesto. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 22, 2026 1:00 PM
Limang senator-judges, tutol sa paglalabas ng tax at bank records ni VP Sara
Video: Watch video on YouTube Naghain ng magkakahiwalay na manifestation ang limang senator-judges na sina Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Imee Marcos, Loren Legarda, at Camille Villar upang tutulan ang paglalabas ng tax at bank records ni Vice President Sara Duterte. Ang pagtutol ay kasunod ng desisyon ni Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero na maglabas ng subpoena sa Bureau of Internal Revenue o BIR at Anti-Money Laundering Council o AMLC. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 22, 2026 1:00 PM
Saudi Arabia, kinondena ang maritime blockade threat ng Houthi
Video: Watch video on YouTube Kinondena ng Saudi Arabia ang deklarasyon ng Iranian-backed Houthi rebels na pagpapatupad ng maritime blockade laban sa Saudi at pag-target sa mga barkong papasok at palabas ng mga daungan nito. Nagbanta rin ang Houthi ng mas matinding aksyon kung magpapatuloy ang umano'y pagharang ng Saudi sa Yemen at lalo pang lalala ang tensyon sa rehiyon. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 22, 2026 1:04 PM
Mima Alicia received threats before her killing PNP
Video: Watch video on YouTube A content creator Alicia Lipata, also known as Mima Alicia, had already received death threats before her killing, according to the ongoing investigation of the Philippine National Police. According to PNP Public Information Chief PCol. Allen Rae Co, they already identified the two suspects involved in slaying the victim. He also mentioned that the suspects might be syndicate members or hired to kill Alicia. “Most probably, ito po ay miyembro ng sintikato or inupahan ng isang sindikato para po ipapaslang or ipapatay (ang vlogger),” Co said The PNP PIO chief mentioned that they are currently profiling the background of the two suspects and noted that one of them already has multiple prior charges. While the...
Atong Ang is still in PH, says the PNP chief
Video: Watch video on YouTube The Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, PGen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., believes that Atong Ang is still in the Philippines despite speculations that the businessman has already fled the country. According to the PNP chief, based on Ang’s last known location, he’s still here in the Philippines. “The last known place na pinuntahan niya, of course, is—matagal na yun, dito pa rin sa Pilipinas,” he said PGen. Nartatez also mentioned that they are verifying reports on whether Ang has already fled. “If there were reports that he is already, he fled already, leaving our country, we are verifying that, but to the strongest possibility, nandito siya sa Pilipinas,” he said The Department of the Interior and...
Vice President Duterte, inabisuhan na sa subpoena ng kanyang financial records para sa impeachment
Video: Watch video on YouTube Nakarating na kay Vice President Sara Duterte ang desisyon ng Senate Impeachment Court na payagan ang subpoena sa karamihan ng kanyang financial records. Gayunman, ikinagulat ng kampo ng Pangalawang Pangulo na mayroon nang nakahandang desisyon ang impeachment court kaugnay ng subpoena bago pa man magsimula ang paglilitis. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 7:54 PM
Mima Alicia, nakatanggap ng death threat bago pinaslang PNP
Video: Watch video on YouTube Tukoy na ng Philippine National Police ang mga suspek sa pagpaslang sa vlogger na si Mima Alicia sa Caloocan City noong July 17. Ayon sa pulisya, nakilala ang mga suspek sa pamamagitan ng backtracking sa mga kuha ng CCTV camera, at lumabas din sa imbestigasyon na nakatanggap umano ng death threat ang biktima bago ang insidente. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 7:55 PM
Iran, kumikilos para sa ground invasion; 2 nasawing US servicemen, kinilala na
Video: Watch video on YouTube Nagsisimula nang magpakilos ang Iran ng mga tropa malapit sa hangganan ng Iraq at Kuwait kasunod ng matinding pag-atake ng Amerika, sa gitna ng mga ulat ng posibleng ground invasion. Samantala, dadaluhan ni United States President Donald Trump ang dignified transfer ng mga labi ng dalawang US servicemen na nasawi sa airstrike sa Jordan. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 7:58 PM
Impeachment court clashes over past rulings and alleged 'fishing expedition' for VP's bank records
Video: Watch video on YouTube PASAY CITY—The Senate impeachment trial heated up on July 20 proceedings, as Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano questioned whether an impeachable offense must fall strictly within a respondent's current term, invoking the landmark Duterte v. House of Representatives case. House impeachment prosecutor Chel Diokno countered that offenses extend beyond the active term, dismissing relevant sections of that precedent as non-binding obiter dictum—an opinion uttered in passing. Defense counsel Michael Poa swiftly shot back, arguing those portions are binding law and pointing to the Supreme Court decision that triggered the one-year bar on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment. As Diokno asserted that the...
Subpoena request for VP Duterte's financial records granted, but with limitations
Video: Watch video on YouTube Manila, Philippines – After lengthy deliberation, the Senate impeachment court granted the prosecution's request for a subpoena covering the financial records of Vice President Sara Duterte. Included in the subpoena are the peso-denominated bank records of VP Duterte and her husband, Atty. Manases Carpio, Carpio Lawyers, and nineteen (19) companies with direct links to the vice president. Also included are Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records, including suspicious and covered transaction reports, which will first undergo in-camera review. Also covered are the BIR tax records of the vice president and related entities, as well as her financial records from 2007 to 2021, as a factual baseline for the...
Ilang senator-judges, pinuna ang pagbibigay ng manipestasyon na walang kaugnayan sa impeachment
Video: Watch video on YouTube Hiniling ng ilang senator-judges na itigil na ang mga manipestasyon na walang kinalaman sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte. Giit ng ilang senador, sa ibang forum na lamang dapat talakayin ang mahahabang pahayag upang mapabilis ang takbo ng paglilitis. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 2:24 PM
Dalawang suspek sa pagpatay sa vlogger sa Caloocan, natukoy na ng PNP
Video: Watch video on YouTube Natukoy na ng Philippine National Police ang dalawang suspek sa pagpatay sa isang vlogger sa Caloocan City. Ayon kay PNP Public Information Office Acting Chief PCol. Allen Rae Co, nakilala ang mga suspek sa pamamagitan ng backtracking, forward tracking ng mga CCTV footage, at mga pahayag ng mga testigo. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 2:26 PM
PBBM won't interfere in Ombudsman investigation of Rep. Martin Romualdez Palace
Video: Watch video on YouTube The Office of the Ombudsman will begin its preliminary investigation into the plunder and Anti-Money Laundering Act violation complaints against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. According to Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano, based on the initial investigation, the former House Speaker is being considered a "central figure" in the flood control scam. In connection with this, the Palace emphasized that President Ferdinand Marcos will not interfere in the investigation involving his cousin. "Wala po, hindi po makikialam ang Pangulo sa anumang pag-iimbestiga. Sabi nga po natin at ang sabi rin po ng Pangulo, kahit sino po ang maapektuhan dito, kung saan po pupunta ang ebidensiya, sundan na lang po natin."...
Ombudsman set to file plunder, money laundering complaints against former Speaker Romualdez over flood control *******
Video: Watch video on YouTube MANILA—Seven days ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Office of the Ombudsman announced a major milestone in its investigation into the controversial multi-billion peso flood control *******. In a public announcement delivered by Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano on July 20, 2026, the anti-graft agency declared it is ready to file two separate complaints for preliminary investigation against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, former lawmaker Elizaldy Co, and several others. The pending complaints focus directly on charges of Plunder under Republic Act No. 7080 and violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, targeting what the agency calls a systemic...
The Silver lining: PhilHealth secures UVL S4 silver medal and P500K for chosen charity
Video: Watch video on YouTube CALOOCAN CITY—The UNTV Volleyball League (UVL) Season 4 reached a thrilling conclusion as the BFP Lady Firefighters captured the championship title on July 19 at the Caloocan Sports Complex but the performance of PhilHealth Health Insurers cannot be discounted with their stunning silver-medal finish. Making a massive leap from their fourth-place standing last season, the Health Insurers proved to be the ultimate turnaround story of the tournament. Their relentless drive and dramatic transformation kept fans on the edge of their seats, establishing them as a premier powerhouse in public service sports. PhilHealth’s phenomenal run this season was supercharged by the explosive addition of key players Criselda...
Story of Never Say Die: BFP Lady Firefighters captures first UVL Championship
Video: Watch video on YouTube CALOOCAN CITY—The BFP Lady Firefighters captured their elusive crown, defeating the PhilHealth Health Insurers in a thrilling four-set Game 3 clash, 25-16, 25-15, 20-25, 25-19, to claim the UNTV Volleyball League (UVL) Season 4 Championship on July 19 at the Caloocan Sports Complex. The Lady Firefighters dominated the opening salvos and weathered a late-game resurgence from PhilHealth to decisively close out the match, igniting a roaring celebration on the court. This monumental victory marks BFP’s very first UVL trophy, completing a classic story of redemption after a heartbreaking finals defeat to PNP Lady Patrollers last season. Refusing to let history repeat itself on their second try, the Lady...
BIR Commissioner, dapat nang humingi ng awtorisasyon sa Pangulo para sa subpoenaed records
Video: Watch video on YouTube Matapos aprubahan ng Senate impeachment court ang ilang hiling ng prosecution na ipa-subpoena ang financial records ni Vice President Sara Duterte, sinabi ng prosecution na dapat nang humingi ng awtorisasyon ang BIR Commissioner sa Pangulo upang maisumite ang mga kinakailangang record ng Bureau of Internal Revenue. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 2:23 PM
Posibilidad na mapaaga ang article on unexplained wealth vs VP Duterte, 'di isinasantabi
Hindi isinasantabi ng House prosecution team ang posibilidad na mapaaga ang presentasyon ng article on unexplained wealth laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte. Kasunod ito ng pagpayag ng Senate impeachment court na i-subpoena ang ilang financial records ng Bise Presidente at ng kanyang asawang si Atty. Manases Carpio. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 2:25 PM
Estados Unidos, kinondena ang mapanganib na aksyon ng China sa Ayungin Shoal
Video: Watch video on YouTube Kinondena ng Estados Unidos ang mapanganib at umano'y escalatory actions ng China Coast Guard sa Second Thomas o Ayungin Shoal kahapon, July 20. Ayon kay U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton, hindi katanggap-tanggap ang insidente na nagresulta sa pagkakasugat ng isang miyembro ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na sakay ng BRP Sierra Madre. Source: UNTV News and Rescue Date posted: July 21, 2026 2:27 PM

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