MANILA, Philippines – Defense counsel Mark Vinluan apologizes for any impression of intimidation during the defense team’s cross-examination of Anti-Money Laundering Council Executive Director, lawyer Ronel Buenaventura, in Monday’s impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Vinluan said the defense never intended to intimidate anyone, but apologized if a different message was conveyed and vowed

IBA, Zambales — Four rehabilitated wild animals were released into designated sites within the Aurora Memorial National Park, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Central Luzon said on Tuesday. The animals included a Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus), two Philippine cobras (Naja philippensis) and a reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus), according to Artemio

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A human rights advocate slammed the defense panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, branding its warnings of criminal liability an “absurd, desperate move” and an outright “assault on press freedom.” Carlos Conde, former senior researcher at Human Rights Watch – Asia Division and former secretary general

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Mark Vinluan, counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte, apologized to the senator-judges Tuesday for remarks that appeared to intimidate the witness or members of the media during his cross-examination of an Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) official. Vinluan had cited penalties under the Anti-Money Laundering Act while questioning AMLC Secretariat Executive Director

GENERAL SANTOS CITY— Filipino and foreign scientists have discovered a new frog species and “resurrected” two others in southern and central Philippines, all of which were thought to have been the same species over the past 100 years. Before the discoveries, they were referred to as cryptic species, meaning they look very similar but are genetically

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Classes across all levels in both public and private schools in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, remain suspended on Tuesday due to persistent heavy rains and inclement weather brought by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Sibuco Mayor Joel Ventura extended the class suspension Tuesday morning to ensure the safety and

MANILA, Philippines — El Niño has placed 106 cities and municipalities across the country under a state of calamity and affected more than 388,000 people, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In its latest report as of Monday, the NDRRMC said 66 areas in Cagayan were under a state of

TACLOBAN CITY – The Biliran Province State University (BiPSU) in Naval, Biliran, has warned students that threatening or endangering anyone on campus could lead to expulsion on the first offense. This follows an alleged gun threat involving a third-year female college student and one of her teachers on Monday. In a reminder issued after the

The House prosecution on Tuesday said insisting on strict adherence to technical rules in presenting evidence could unnecessarily delay the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

The award-giving body cites Halzen's 'decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin'