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‘Recovering’ PBBM to focus on work, won’t get distracted by impeach bid By Katrina Manubay and Rio Araja
VOL. XXXIX • NO. 351 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026 •
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday assured the public that his health is improving, saying doctors gave him a positive assessment following days of medical observation. This as Malacañang said Mr. Mar-
House pushes back on SC rulings, compliance
As Makabayan refiling impeach case vs. VP Sara today
cos will focus on his recovery and official duties instead of monitoring impeachment proceedings against him. In his latest vlog, President Marcos said his condition was “nothing serious” and that he only needed time to regain strength after being placed on a restricted diet.
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OIL FIRMS HIKE LPG PRICE BY P2.18/KILO NEWS/ A2
M/V KERSTIN DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 40 NEWS/ A3
By Rio Araja, Itchie Cabayan, Pot Chavez and Jimbo Gulle
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OUSE lawmakers on Sunday pushed back against recent Supreme Court (SC) rulings on impeachment, arguing that the High Court itself must address questions on constitutional interpretation and compliance with mandated timelines. This even as the Makabayan bloc in Congress said it would file a new impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte today. Despite the assumed February 6 expiry of the one-year prohibition against filing consecutive impeachment cases versus public officers – in this case, the Vice President -- ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio said the bloc believes that date should be January 14. In a TV interview Sunday, Tinio said they based their interpretation of the date on how the SC answered motions for reconsideration on its ruling
IN FULL BLOOM. Participants strike a pose during the grand opening day parade of the 30th Panagbenga Festival with the theme ‘The Baguio Flower Festival: Blooming Without End’ at Session Road in Baguio City on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Conrad Rotor
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‘NSC reviewing Foreign Agents Act amid foreign-funded trolls’ LOVE MONTH.
By Pot Chavez and Rio N. Araja
A heart-shaped arc made of red roses greets visitors of the Dangwa Flower Market in Manila during the 1st day of February, known as the Love Month, on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Norman Cruz
THE Office of the National Security Adviser is already working on possible updates of the Foreign Agents Act to ensure transparency on Filipinos tapped as agents by foreign countries, such as China, to propagate certain narratives, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said. In an interview on Sunday, Carpio backed the move, saying the law must
be amended "because nobody is registering" despite the existing legislation. “There should be a dedicated office in the Department of Justice monitoring the media activities of probable agents and asking them why they are publicly spreading propaganda favoring China against the Philippines,” he said. "If you are a foreign agent, if you are working for China, the whole country will know that you are speaking for China, that you are being paid," Carpio said in a separate radio interview. Next page
Terminate contracts with Discayas, House panel OKs Co immediately, DPWH-Bicol told TESDA training By Vito Barcelo PUBLIC Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon on Sunday directed regional officials and district engineers in the Bicol
Region to hasten the termination of all infrastructure contracts awarded to companies linked to former Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Zaldy Co and contractor-couple Sarah
BOC to auction 10 more Discaya luxury vehicles
ry suspects in the gruesome murder of a policewoman and her child. The CIDU presented Gil Valdemoro Dy, who identified a couple, Christian and Pia Panganiban, as the Next page
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Husband of slain cop in QCPD custody THE Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District (CIDU-QCPD) on Sunday, February 1, presented the three prima-
By Rio N. Araja THE House committee on higher and technical education has approved a proposed bill of former Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez directing the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to roll out targeted training and livelihood programs for rehabilitated drug dependents, pushing forward a reintegration track that links skills, jobs and dignity. Authored by Romualdez and Tingog party-list, led by Rep. Jude Acidre,
NEWS / A3
By Vince Lopez
bill for reformed drug dependents
RESCUED FUR BABIES.
(Clockwise) Marimar, Misty, Jasper and Pax
Pet shelter wins court case vs. animal clinic A VETERINARY clinic has lost its long-drawn legal battle and was directed to pay the litigant pet shelter a P105,000 in damages, plus court cost. In an eight-page decision, the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court
(MTC) ruled in favor of complainant Save Animals of Love and Light (Save ALL) and directed respondent Mandaluyong Animal Care Dog and Cat Hospital owned by veterinarian Maricelle Next page