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Clergy members, lawyers file 3rd impeachment case vs. VP By Maricel Cruz and Katrina Manubay
MEMBERS of the clergy filed an impeachment complaint Monday against Vice Sara Duterte, the third to hit the
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country’s second highest official in just over a week. The third impeachment complaint accused Duterte of bilking taxpayers of at least P612 million in confidential Next page
Palace firm on WPS issue
Won’t surrender KIG; Military, Coast Guard echo stand By Charles Dantes and Rex Espiritu
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ALACAÑANG on Monday doubled down on its position that not an inch of the country’s territory will be given up to any foreign power under the Marcos administration. “The President’s position remains the same: No part of our territory nor any of our interests will be surrendered to any foreign power,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said. “What the President wants is for every Filipino to be able to express what our rights are over our territory and what our interests are in the West Philippine Sea,” she added. But while the Palace did not agree with the statement of Senator Rodante Marcoleta that the Philippines should just give up the Kalayaan Island Group to “make it easier” amid maritime tensions with China, Castro said the remark does not amount to treason under Philippine laws. “As you know, a requirement of treason is that there should be an actual state of war. And we are not in an actual state of war,” the Palace official said. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela earlier described Marcoleta’s remark as potentially treasonous. The senator eventually said his statement was taken out of context. Next page
ASHFALL. Mayon Volcano belched the largest pyroclastic density current (PDC) or ‘uson’ yesterday morning, showering villages around it with ash, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Photo shows a wall of ash blocking the view of its almost perfect cone. MDRRMO-MRETU
Senate adopts reso censuring Chinese embassy By Ram Superable THE Senate yesterday adopted Resolution 37 expressing the sense of the Senate in condemning recent public statements issued by the Chinese Embassy that criticized Philippine officials and institutions over their positions on national sovereignty and maritime rights. In the adopted measure, 15 senators said the language used by a
Chinese Embassy official departed from the restraint and courtesy expected in diplomatic exchanges and ran counter to principles of mutual respect and noninterference among states. The measure, principally authored by Senator Francis Pangilinan as SRN 256, also reaffirmed the Philippines’ sovereign right to assert and defend its claims in accordance with international law.
“The West Philippine Sea is ours. We stand behind our men in uniform, we oppose, and we condemn the lies, the disinformation, and the maligning being undertaken by China against senators, congressmen, against our men in uniform,” Pangilinan said. During plenary deliberations, Pangilinan responded to questions from colleagues and introduced amendNext page
THREE IN A ROW. Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima endorses the filing of the third impeachment complaint by members of the clergy against VP Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives. AFP
Senate consults Ombudsman, DOJ on draft Blue Ribbon report • Senators have mixed reactions—Tulfo • 11 votes needed to pass report—Lacson By Ram Superable LAWMAKERS have consulted with the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), and the Ombudsman to
HYDRO POWER. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. presides over the turnover of the
Caliraya–Botocan–Kalayaan (CBK) Hydroelectric Power Plants to Aboitiz Power in Laguna yesterday. With the President are Aboitiz Equity Ventures CEO Sabin Aboitiz, Danel AboitizChief Commercial and Stakeholder Engagement Officer (CCSEO) of Aboitiz Power and Finance Secretary Frederick Go. Revoli Cortez
Aboitiz Power vows to improve CBK Laguna hydropower plants By Alena Mae S. Flors and Charles Dantes ABOITIZ Power Corp. said it will continue to invest to improve the 797-megawatt Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna.
Eala moves up to #40 in WTA world ranking By Peter Atencio
This developed as the government on Monday turned over the 797-megawatt CBK hydroelectric power plant complex to a consortium led by Aboitiz Renewables Inc., the renewable energy arm of AboitizPower.
FOLLOWING her quarterfinal run at the World Tennis Association 500 Abu Dhabi Open, the Philippines’ Alex Eala will have higher ranking ahead of her schedule to see action at the WTA 1000 Qatar Open. The 20-year-old Eala moved to world no. 40 in the official WTA rankings, hours before she confronts
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discuss the draft Blue Ribbon committee report, Senator Erwin Tulfo said on Monday. Tulfo said however, that only a handful of senators were present—Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson, Senators Loren Legarda, Sherwin Gatchalian, Raffy Tulfo, and himself. Tulfo said he had not reviewed the 400-page draft report and could not confirm how many senators would sign it. Next page
PESO UP AT 3-MONTH HIGH VS. US DOLLAR
PNP PROBES BOUNTY ON CEBU GOVERNOR
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PBBM off to New York for UN meetings from March 8-11 By Charles Dantes PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to fly for a working visit to New York from Mar. 8 to 11 to attend major United
Nations meetings, including events focused on gender equality and multilateral cooperation, Malacañang said. The President is scheduled to attend Next page