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LIVE Coverage: Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, Sept. 1
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LIVE Coverage: Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, Sept. 1

By PhilstarLIVE | 20 hours ago
Follow the trial, in context and in real time.
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Congressman hits OVP execs

Congressman hits OVP execs

By Daphne Galvez | 1 day ago
A leader in the House of Representatives has pointed to a possible staffing problem and accountability failure inside the...
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Sara Duterte trial recap, Sept. 1: Military men, DepEd's P15.5-million confidential funds

Sara Duterte trial recap, Sept. 1: Military men, DepEd's P15.5-million confidential funds

By Cristina Chi | 12 hours ago
The impeachment court on Tuesday, September 1, heard the testimonies of two military officials whose signatures are on documents...
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Piercing, not earpiece: Chiz debunks image of Ortonio as AI-generated
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Piercing, not earpiece: Chiz debunks image of Ortonio as AI-generated

By Ian Laqui | 15 hours ago
Viral photo falsely showed the Office of the Vice President witness wearing an earpiece.
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Prosecution braces for Poa's defense as possible hostile witness

Prosecution braces for Poa's defense as possible hostile witness

1 day ago
A senior DepEd official who became part of Duterte's defense, Michael Poa could stand as a hostile witness this week...
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A nurse monitors newborns at the nursery of the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City in this file photo from August 2025. The hospital implements the government’s zero-balance billing policy.

DBM Oks P10.38 billion for zero balance billing

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This photo shows the Anti-Money Laundering Council seal.

AMLC: Freeze order issued vs lawmaker’s assets

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Philippine Coast Guard personnel help secure the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila on September 1, 2026, following reports of stolen specialized equipment and other components vital to the facility’s flood control operations.

PNP tightens security at pumping stations

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P37.49 billion ‘pork barrel’ for LGUs flagged

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A hall at the Supreme Court building in Manila in an undated image.

JBC invites 5 senior justices to apply for CJ position

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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on January 16, 2026.

Marcos to lead peace consciousness month celebration

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte defense team wants prosecution to ‘reframe’ charges

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Based on the latest weather satellite at 4 p.m. yesterday, Pilandok was located 1,015 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon. It was packing winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 80 kph while moving northwestward at 10 kph.

Pilandok intensifies into tropical storm

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The STAR Cover (September 2, 2026)

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This file photo shows the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila

San Lazaro braces for new wave of leptospirosis cases

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Police hold an active shooter drill at the Manila Sci- ence High School yesterday amid rising violence in schools

DepEd sets nationwide shooter drill tomorrow

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An employee of the Land Transportation Office sorts out newly manufactured license plates at the LTO central office in Quezon City

Delayed LTO plates? Check with car dealers

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The seafarers flew in on a Turkish Airlines flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, where they were received by Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary for sea-based OFW concerns Augusto San Diego III.

22 Philippine seafarers back after missile attack in Ukraine

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The 32-year-old suspect is facing charges of theft before the city prosecutor’s office after he was caught siphoning diesel from a vehicle parked at a fuel station along Dahlia Avenue in Barangay Greater Fairview.

Man held for stealing P28,836 worth of diesel

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EDITORIAL - Down the drain, literally

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Dangerous ‘resilience’

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Marching orders: Support Pax Silica

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Four years under BBM vs four years under GMA

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Blame people not for floods but for electing trash

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Vendors at the Commonwealth Market in Quezon City sell pork products to customers on March 28, 2023.

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A thick haze shrouds Metro Manila due to smoke from ongoing forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, in this photo taken from a building in Manila on September 1, 2026.

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Mona Khadka grieves the death of her son, Ayush, who died in the aftermath of flash floods in Nepal, outside a mortuary in Nepalâ??s Chitwan district on August 31, 2026.

Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster

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Photo shows workers at an auto parts manufacturing facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

Factory growth accelerates to near 10-year high

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Coach Tim Cone said Justin Brownlee is a possibility to join the squad but itâ??s nothing definite. He ruled out Jason Perkins, named in the initial 30-man pool, due to injury. Among the players who were on the 14-man pool for the fourth FIBA World Cup Asia qualifying window, only Baltazar, Arana and Abarrientos were retained. Caelan Tiongson wouldâ??ve been on the roster but lacks documents to comply with eligibility requirements.

New Gilas, same dream

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A delegation of movie producers, media executives, actors and creatives from Thailand visits Manila for possible entertainment collab projects in the country. Leading the â??Thai Content in the Philippines 2026â?? networking dinner talk is Thailandâ??s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) Ministry of Commerce, as represented by trade officers Wannapong Waiyawuththanapoom and Prachak Manosuthi.

Thai artists visit Manila for possible collaborations with local production companies

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Geraldine Sacdalan in "Heathers the Musical" with Louis Hearsey, Liberty Stottor, Lou Henry, and Jessica Ibadin

Filipina leads Philippine debut of 'Heathers' musical in 2027

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This is not a drill: Chowking Choco Pao is back this Moon Festival

This is not a drill: Chowking Choco Pao is back this Moon Festival

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