Day 28 of Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court wrapped up Day 28 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial on Tuesday with presiding officer Senator-judge Francis Escudero announcing that Wednesday’s session would be devoted to oral arguments on the conviction-vote threshold, with no witness taking the stand… Read more
Luistro: VP Sara-declared firm got P35-M in gov’t contracts
By Jose Cielito Reganit
MANILA – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte declared herself a shareholder of GenCorp Industries Inc., which allegedly received PHP35.9 million in government contracts, while serving as Vice President, House lead prosecutor Batangas Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro told the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday.
Luistro underscored Duterte’s own declaration after Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) Division Chief Rendell Sopeña testified that… Read more
PH pushes coordinated action vs. plastic, garbage problem
By Marita Moaje
MANILA – The Philippines is working to bring together government programs, private-sector efforts and development assistance to address the worsening plastic and garbage problem, with a national plastics roadmap being prepared to identify gaps and guide investments.
At the ASEAN Regional Dialogue for Circular Economy in Makati City on Tuesday, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Jonas Leones said… Read more