Impeachment court vs. Sara convenes
The Senate last year reached the same stage of senators putting on their trial court robes and taking their oaths as senator-judges before Duterte allies in the chamber successfully delayed and ultimately blocked the proceedings.
How Bato’s escape dooms Duterte’s bid for temporary ICC release
“The recent incident in which the Senate provided Sen. Dela Rosa with protective custody and later allowing him to escape to avoid arrest is sufficient grounds to deny the interim release,” NUPL’s Ephraim Cortez said.
Fact-finding mission confirms civilians among Toboso victims
Sitios Sinugmawan and Plaringding residents told mission participants that the six were indeed civilians as they have talked to them personally regarding agrarian issues in their areas. They confirmed that they were not carrying any kind of firearm at any point and time, the mission, conducted last May 13 and 14, revealed.
Rotational outages, power station breakdowns when demand is highest
Energy authorities are asking the NGCP and the generators to explain why power plants keep on breaking down when demand is highest. The Department of Energy itself had been unable to explain why the country’s power generators fail to ensure stable and adequate supply despite earning billions annually.
Cayetano’s victimhood ploy sucks
Obsessed with snatching the Senate presidency from Sen. Tito Sotto, Cayetano had to promise the Duterte bloc at the Senate that he would scupper the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte Carpio while goading Sen. Loren Legarda to ditch her erstwhile firm allies in the majority. He never thought that betraying Legarda and enticing de la Rosa to join the coup would lead to a crisis.
Cayetano’s chaos playbook backfires
By letting Bato escape, Cayetano gave the republic another black eye, rendering real Loren’s earlier opinion that Cayetano cannot be trusted. How will the Philippine government respond to such atrocious conduct? Perhaps by doubling efforts to hunt down de la Rosa and his new sidekick, Padilla.
Senate sheltered Bato and let him escape
“The protective escape granted to Senator Dela Rosa—wanted for crimes against humanity—proves exactly why the ICC remains crucial. When people of power and influence can easily be shielded from facing justice in our domestic arena, international accountability becomes not an option, but a necessity.”
Cayetano’s mock Senate shootout
Surely, the Filipino people will not allow political mongrels to toss out the Sara impeachment trial to please the already incarcerated Rodrigo Duterte and Sara herself. The Cayetano drama at the comes as a huge embarrassment for the Filipino people, who were applauded when Duterte Sr. was sent on a free trip to The Hague more than a year ago.
Frenchie Mae Cumpio wins international journalism prize
Imprisoned journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio is 2026’s Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award given to reporters unjustly detained, jailed, or imprisoned, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) announced.
TIMELINE: De la Rosa goes back into hiding
Like a thief in the night. This Biblical metaphor was exactly how Senator Ronald de la Rosa slipped back into hiding after appearing at the Philippine Senate after six months of being absent and gaining protective custody from an arrest order from the International Criminal Court (ICC).