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‘HINDI LAHAT NG OFW SA HONG KONG AY MASAYA SA PAGPUNTA NI [VP SARA]’ Binatikos ng ilang progresibong grupo sa Hong Kong ang pagbiyahe ni Vice Pres. Sara Duterte sa naturang bansa mula Nov. 6 hanggang 8. Kinuwestiyon ng grupo ang umano’y sariling gastos ni Duterte sa kaniyang biyahe. Ipinanawagan din nila na panagutin ang Bise sa mga alegasyon ng paggamit ng pondo ng bayan. Naunang sinabi ng Office of the Vice President (OVP) na tutungo ang Bise sa Hong Kong para sa ilang engagements at aktibidad.

IMPEACHMENT UPDATE: WALLS CLOSING IN ON SARA? IMPEACHMENT COURT, TINABLAHAN ANG “FISHING EXPEDITION” DEFENSE; BULK OF EVIDENCE LABAN SA VP, PASOK SA RECORD! Lalong umiigting ang pressure kay Vice President Sara Duterte matapos ibasura ng Senate Impeachment Court ang continuing objection ng kanyang defense team laban sa mga ebidensyang inihain ng House prosecutors sa natitirang impeachment charge! Sa magkahiwalay na Order na inilabas noong November 5, pinaboran ng impeachment court ang posisyon ng prosecution na maaaring gamitin ang mga dokumentong nakuha sa pamamagitan ng subpoenas kahit hindi nakalakip ang mga ito sa orihinal na impeachment complaints. Nauna kasing iginiit ng kampo ni Sara na ang mga dokumento, kabilang ang bank records, SALNs, corporate records at financial transactions, ay resulta umano ng isang “fishing expedition” at hindi dapat tanggapin bilang ebidensya. Pero hindi ito tinanggap ng korte. “Documents subpoenaed during trial may supply evidentiary facts proving those allegations,” ayon sa ruling. Dagdag pa ng court, hindi sapat na tawaging “fishing expedition” ang proseso para awtomatikong ma-disqualify ang mga dokumentong nakuha sa pamamagitan ng subpoenas. Sa madaling salita, hindi basta mabubura ng blanket objections ng defense ang mga dokumentong inilatag ng prosecution para suportahan ang Article II, na tumatalakay sa umano'y unexplained wealth, hindi wastong pagdedeklara ng assets at posibleng conflict of interest ng Bise Presidente. PERO HINDI LAHAT NG EBIDENSYA, PINAYAGAN! May ilang dokumentong tuluyang ibinukod ng impeachment court. Kabilang dito ang COA disallowance records tungkol sa confidential funds ng OVP at DepEd, dahil sakop ang mga ito ng Article I na dati nang iniurong ng prosecution. Inalis din ang corporate records at forensic computations na may kinalaman sa JTC Group of Companies Philippines Inc. at Pikimong Pikimong Philippines Corporation dahil hindi umano konektado ang mga ito sa adjudication ng Article II. Gayunman, nanatili sa record ang malaking bahagi ng prosecution exhibits. ₱817.87 MILLION NA UNEXPLAINED WEALTH, ISA SA PINAKAMABIGAT NA ISYU! Matatandaang sa pagtatapos ng prosecution presentation, inilatag ng forensic accounting expert na si Alexander Cabrera ang kanyang computation na umaabot sa ₱817.87 million ang umano'y undeclared assets at income nina Sara at kanyang asawang si Manases Carpio mula 2022 hanggang 2025. Maaari pa umano itong umabot sa ₱1.5 billion gamit ang ibang assumptions. Batay ang pagsusuri sa bank records, tax returns, insurance documents, corporate filings at SALNs. Mariing kinukuwestiyon ng defense ang mga findings at itinanggi ni Sara ang mga paratang. Hindi rin ito final finding ng impeachment court. CONVICTION AROUND THE CORNER? Isang mahalagang legal hurdle ang nalampasan ng prosecution: hindi nito kailangang magsimula muli o itapon ang bulk ng financial evidence dahil lamang sa blanket objection ng defense. Sa November 9, magsisimula namang maglatag ng sariling ebidensya ang defense team ni Sara, kabilang ang mga bank officials, city assessors at iba pang witnesses na inaasahang sasagot sa mga isyu tungkol sa kanilang properties, bank accounts at financial records. Ang tanong ngayon: makapagbibigay ba ang kampo ni Sara ng konkretong paliwanag sa mga financial discrepancies na inilatag ng prosecution, o lalo pang mabibigatan ang kanyang depensa habang papalapit ang posibleng hatol?

Poland flipped. Argentina flipped. Israel flipped. The US just flipped. Which country and its people are next to flip???🙃🙃

🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗬 𝗩𝗣 𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗔’𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 VP Sara Duterte’s defense team tried to pull Dean Ralph Sarmiento’s social media commentary straight into the trial, only to be hit with a polite refusal. Issuing a subpoena before ensuring your key witness actually wants to take the stand is a major embarrassment. Now Sara Duterte’s lawyers are left scrambling as Dean Sarmiento chooses his academic reputation over their legal defense.

DEFENSE TO PRESENT LAW PROFESSOR AS WITNESS ON NOV. 9 UPDATE: Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team has named law professor and former dean Ralph Sarmiento of the University of St. La Salle, as a witness in her impeachment trial which will resume on Nov. 9. In a manifestation signed by her lawyers, the defense said Sarmiento will testify on legal and constitutional principles relevant to the impeachment case. The defense also asked the Senate impeachment court to issue a subpoena requiring Sarmiento to appear and testify, and to bring his curriculum vitae and other documents relevant to his qualifications and testimony. Duterte's lawyers also said they would disclose the identities of their other witnesses for the succeeding hearings scheduled on November 10-20 and 23 in compliance with the court's five-day notice requirement. #VPonTrial | @SophiaSSioco

Guys breaking away from regular programing OCTA Research released their Q3 national poll - matchup between Duterte & Robredo Q1 -> Q2 -> Q3 2026 🟩Sara Duterte 46 -> 43 -> 40% 🟪Leni Robredo 35 -> 34 -> 33% 11-pt. margin in March, now down to 7 pts this October By major island regions: Metro Manila swings from even to Robredo+7, no significant to little changes in Luzon (Robredo+25), Visayas (Duterte+19) and Mindanao (Duterte+69) By socioeconomic class: ABC Robredo 40% Duterte 32% D Duterte 41% Robredo 31% E Robredo 42% Duterte 41% Putting to the national average from three polls - Pulse, Momentum and OCTA: 🟩Duterte 49.6%🟪Robredo 37.3% @DeusXMachina14 @QuingAndre #Philippines #President

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LIKE UNCLE, LIKE NEPHEW?! SANDRO MARCOS' DISTRICT TOPS ₱4.38-B BUDGET INSERTIONS LIST — WATCHDOG The congressional district of House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, nephew of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, topped the list of districts with the largest House-added infrastructure projects in the proposed 2027 national budget, according to the People's Budget Coalition. The budget watchdog flagged ₱4.38 billion worth of additions for Ilocos Norte's 1st District, while raising concerns over nearly ₱190 billion in House-inserted projects allegedly lacking published supporting documents. The coalition warned that such insertions could expose government agencies to corruption risks and called for greater transparency in the budget process. 🎥 Senate of the Philippines

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REMULLA OPEN TO WORKING W/ MINORITY BLOC ON BATO’S ARREST UPDATE: Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, in a message to Bilyonaryo, says he is willing to work with the Senate minority bloc on the arrest warrant of Sen. Bato dela Rosa. “The calmer way is always better. For the record, everyone in the minority are good people in my eyes,” Remulla says. “It’s only the politics that separates us. I’m willing to work with them if they are willing to work with me.” This comes after a ₱50 million bounty was issued for the senator’s arrest. | via @rachelivvvv, bnc.ph