Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 39: What to expect

GMA Network - Oct 12, 2026

The Senate impeachment court on Tuesday is set to tackle the manifestation of the House prosecution panel to drop Article III or the bribery charges in the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

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MANILA, Philippines — Cale88, a banana chip export corporation established in 2021, with Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Manases Carpio, as a 47.5-percent owner, reported P150 million in sales in 2024 — and yet it did not have a single employee. Senator-Judge Joel Villanueva pointed this out on Monday in his clarificatory questioning of lawyer-accountant Alexander

Mt. Kanlaon emits ash plumes for third day

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BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Local government officials remained on alert as Mt. Kanlaon continued to emit ash plumes following a moderately explosive eruption on Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded three ash emission events on Monday (Oct. 12), although no ashfall was reported, according to Phivolcs science research analyst

PCSO lotto results Oct. 12: No winner of ₱265.5-M jackpot

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MANILA, Philippines — No ticket holder won the ₱265.5-million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱105.81-million Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. The Grand Lotto 6/55 draw produced the winning combination 05-41-23-28-20-51, with a jackpot prize of ₱265.5 million. No bettor matched all six

Manila Water, MWPV-Cebu earn podium finishes at ASEAN Energy Awards 2026

Oct 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water Company, Inc. (Manila Water) and Manila Water Philippine Ventures Cebu (MWPVC) have once again brought Philippine water utilities to the international energy stage, earning podium finishes at the ASEAN Energy Awards (AEA) 2026. Manila Water’s 2.5 MWp Solar Project, recognized as the largest consolidated solar installation in the Philippine water

VP trial: Analyst stands by ₱1.049B gap in GenCorp reporting

Oct 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines —Lawyer Alexander Cabrera, a forensic financial analyst, stood by his report on Monday identifying unreported financial transactions involving companies linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, as a case of “nonreporting” — not “supposed fraud,” as defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer described them. The transactions in question include a

Albay broadcaster succumbs to injuries after gun attack

Oct 12, 2026

LEGAZPI CITY — Local broadcaster Adrian “Golden Boy” Loterte died in a hospital shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, after he was shot in Barangay San Roque, Daraga, Albay, prompting the town mayor and local media group to condemn the attack and demand a swift investigation. Loterte, an anchor for RBN News Television’s

Sandiganbayan suspends Jinggoy Estrada for 90 days over plunder case

Oct 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over a plunder case involving alleged irregularities in P573 million worth of infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2025. The five-page resolution penned by Associate Justice Zaldy Trespeses, chair of the

Bangsamoro group urges Marcos to meet MILF chair by Oct. 30

Oct 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Bangsamoro civic group AMANA BARMM has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to meet Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim before the Bangsamoro Parliament opens on Oct. 30, saying the talks could help advance the decades-long peace process. In a statement on Monday, the group said a meeting between

Police seek owner of P1.92-M cyanide found in Sarangani

Oct 12, 2026

KORONADAL CITY — Police are trying to identify those behind at least two tons of sodium cyanide, a highly poisonous chemical, worth P1.92 million, found in an abandoned truck in the coastal town of Maasim, Sarangani province. Maj. Herman Luna, chief of the Maasim Municipal Police Station, said the chemicals were packed in 32 sacks

Albay broadcaster shot; police hunt gunmen

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LEGAZPI CITY — Broadcast journalist Adrian “Golden Boy” Loterte was shot by unidentified gunmen in Daraga town in Albay on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, prompting police to form a special investigation task group and intensify a manhunt. Loterte, an anchor of RBN News Television’s Rabas Cun Rabas and a resident of Barangay San Roque, was

House panel approves system loss, power generation bills

Oct 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Energy approved on Monday substitute bills, along with their corresponding committee reports, which will remove the system loss charge from electric bills and liberalize power generation down to the consumer level. Since President Ferdinand Marcos identified the system loss issue in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA),

Higher tax take unlikely to widen 2027 fiscal space, CPBRD warns

Oct 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Tax revenues could rise to P4.854 trillion in 2027 even under a slower economic growth outlook. However, the marginal gain would still be too small to expand the government’s fiscal space materially, the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) said. This projection is slightly higher than the Development Budget Coordination Committee’s (DBCC)

Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 39: What to expect

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