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GOV’T EXPECTS PEACEFUL EDSA RITES, TRILLION PESO MARCH—DILG By Rex Espiritu, Vince Lopez, Katrina Manubay and Vito Barcelo AUTHORITIES expect a peaceful celebration of today’s 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution and the scheduled Trillion Peso March against
corruption at the People Power Monument in Quezon and other key locations across the country. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said ordered the Philippine National Police to observe maximum tolerance with protesters, including those who will participate in rallies without permits.
“We will respect their right to voice their concerns and their opinions. As usual, we will exercise maximum tolerance,” Remulla said. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said there are no verified intelligence reports on any security threat. “But we will not lower our
guard by maintaining a high level of alertness to prevent infiltration of individuals who may intend to disrupt a peaceful assembly,” he said. “Our goal is to make sure that all the planned activities will be peaceful and orderly. And this is only possible
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PBBM mulls making EDSA a holiday By Charles Dantes MALACAÑANG said Tuesday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is willing to examine proposed legislation seeking to declare February 25 a regular holiday in Next page
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUALS TAGGED AS ‘NEUTRALIZED’ IN THE ‘PRRD LIST’
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DILG ‘tracing’ Rody’s case co-perpetrators Prosecutor: Duterte drew up ‘death list,’ boasted of killings in bloody war on drugs By Vince Lopez, Pot Chavez, Vito Barcelo and Maricel Cruz
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HE Department of the Interior and Local Government is tracing personalities tagged as co-perpetrators in the crimes against humanity case against former President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court.
While acknowledging it has not yet received any fresh arrest warrant from Interpol, DILG chief Jonvic Remulla said they are already monitoring the named co-conspirators in Duterte’s case. “There is no warrant of arrest yet, so we have no actionable document. However, we are tracing these people already, except for one who has already passed away. We are already tracing them so in the event that there is a need (to look for them), we are ready,” Remulla said. “We are getting all the records. We should have them
Source: ICC Office of the Prosecutor
House skeds impeach hearings to March 2-4
‘ASEAN must reclaim global driver status’ PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. yesterday underscored the Philippines’ commitment to ASEAN centrality, stressing that the regional bloc must work collectively to reclaim its status as a global economic driver. Speaking at the ASEAN Editors and Economic Opinion Leaders Forum in Makati City, Marcos recalled that the region last reached its global economic peak in 2019 and stressed that member states share the aspiration to return to that role. Next page
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Lawyer claims 18 ex-Marines witnessed kickback deliveries By Charles Dantes and Joel Zurbano
THE House Committee on Justice is set to deliberate on four impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte on March 2 to 4, initially to determine their sufficiency in form and substance. The impeachment proceedings could shape how Filipinos decide in the 2028 presidential elections, said Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville Luistro, chairperson of the Justice committee. “In these proceedings, we will talk on the issues being imputed against the Vice President. So, I think it’s possible Next page
by this week. I think two are abroad, two are in the US, but we will eventually get them,” he added. Two sitting senators – Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go – have been identified as among the eight “co-perpetrators” in Duterte’s case, ICC documents earlier released by prosecutors showed. Other former officials tagged in the document are former Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, who served as lawyer for Duterte in cases involving the so-called Davao Death Squad; former Philippine National Police officials Vicente Danao, Camilo Cascolan (deceased), Oscar Albayalde, and Isidro Lapeña; and former National Bureau of Investigation director Dante Gierran. A Social Weather Stations survey showed most Filipinos believe Dela Rosa, who was PNP chief during the Duterte administration, should also be held accountable for the extrajudicial killings linked to the war on drugs. The survey, conducted in November 2025 but posted on the SWS website this month, found that 53 percent of respondents agreed that Dela Rosa should be made answerable for the alleged summary killings.
ALLEGATIONS. Lawyer Levi Baligod presents 18 former Philippine Marines, who claim to be security escorts of fugitive former Rep. Zaldy Co and alleged to have witnessed deliveries of billions of pesos made to unnamed government officials.
MALACAÑANG on Tuesday declined to comment on corruption allegations against President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. by a group of former Philippine Marines who served as security for former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co saying it would address the issue at a later time. “I will answer all of that tomorrow,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a brief statement. Her remark came after lawyer Levi Baligod accused the President of being the mastermind behind alleged flood control corruption schemes, claiming the chief executive gave the go signal to former Speaker Martin Romualdez and former House Appropriations chair and Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co. Baligod also presented 18 former Philippine Marines who alleged they witnessed deliveries of up to P805 billion in cash, stuffed in suitcases, to unnamed government officials. Next page
Senate panel wants to bar dynasts upto the 2nd degree By Ram Superable THE Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation on Tuesday endorsed a consolidated bill that would bar relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity from simultaneously holding national or local elective posts, as well as prohibit immediate succession in a specific office. Committee chair Senator Risa Hontiveros said the proposed second-degree ban includes
parents, children, siblings and spouses. She described the proviso as an initial step after she earlier filed a stricter proposal extending the prohibition to the fourth degree. “This is the product of our committee hearings in the Senate, consultations conducted in various regions across the Philippines, and the comments and recommendations of experts and ordinary Filipinos. We Next page
MEMORABILIA. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. receives a boxing championship belt from former senator and boxing great Manny Pacquiao during the handover ceremony of boxing memorabilia donated to the National Sports Museum at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Revoli Cortez