Day 7 impeachment trial of Sara Duterte: The subpoena finally came through
July 20, 2026 Francis “Chiz” Escudero remembered something on the sixth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Weighing whether the Senate could compel...
Ivana Alawi’s iPhone giveaway and the price of “help”
“Gusto talaga nila na marami ang mabigyan kaya tumulong sila. All you have to do is follow their page, kasi do’n tayo kukuha ng random...
Duterte Impeachment Day 6: Whose secrets outrank the truth?
“The truth is not confidential.” Rep. Chel Diokno said that to the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday, July 15, the sixth day of Vice President...
Day 5 of Duterte Impeachment Trial: The “threat” the defense pointed to came from the Dutertes’ own camp
“So ngayon n’yo lang na-realize na ‘yun palang Oplan Romanov eh threat pala sa First Family?” Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson asked NBI Regional Director Jeremy...
Day 4 of the Duterte Impeachment Trial: The Paperwork Cracks, the Assassin Still Missing
July 14, 2026 Two documents. Same wrong date. Signed by the same man. On the fourth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Senator-Judge...
Day 3 of Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what the NBI witness proved, and what he did not
“No joke, no joke.” Those three words are now part of the Senate impeachment record. On the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment...
Day 2 of Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: the video is now on record
“In this bloodbath and bludgeoning, I will be bloodied but unbowed.” Vice President Sara Duterte said that at the Senate on Tuesday before meeting her...
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what citizens need to watch
“There is a right way to do the right thing at the right time.” That line from the Supreme Court’s 2025 ruling on Vice President...
The UN Preliminary report on AI we can no longer ignore
“We can no longer say we did not know.” At the July 1 launch of the AI panel’s preliminary report, that was the line that...
Are minors “untouchable” under the Juvenile Justice law? What RA 9344 actually says about accountability
On the morning of June 22, two teenagers walked into a school in Tacloban City and opened fire. Three people were killed and eleven wounded....
Day 4: What “Superman” ordered: Five things the ICC hearing proved about Duterte’s war
Watch the video explainer in English: Watch the video explainer in Tagalog: The chair reserved for Rodrigo Duterte at Pre-Trial Chamber I sat empty on...
Day 3: What the Duterte Defense Is actually arguing
On Day 3 of the ICC confirmation of charges hearing, the chair reserved for former President Rodrigo Duterte remained pointedly empty. Watch an explainer in...
The promise we carried: Forty years after EDSA
EDSA turns 40 under a Marcos presidency. With ?8.8 trillion lost to graft and history being rewritten in classrooms, what does People Power mean now?...
Day 2: “Nanlaban” was a lie. The ICC just spent a full day proving it.
ICC prosecutors spent Day 2 dismantling the "nanlaban" script — one body at a time. Here's what the evidence means for Filipinos, and what we...
Day 1: The drug war goes to The Hague: Inside Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing
“The ICC is the last boat the victims can board.” — Joel Butuyan, legal representative for 539 authorized victims, February 23, 2026 That boat sailed...