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Duterte impeachment trial witness begs off after suffering stroke WATCH: The Senate impeachment court receives a medical certificate stating that former DepEd special disbursing officer Edward Fajarda has suffered a stroke and cannot testify yet in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial. Impeachment court presiding officer Chiz Escudero orders the Senate medical bureau to examine Fajarda and validate the medical findings. #NewsPH #Rappler

Raffy Tulfo to Acosta: Smart, average or stupid? WATCH: Former OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta rates her intelligence as “average” when asked by Senator Raffy Tulfo if she saw herself as smart, average or stupid. Tulfo says an average person given a list of informants identified by code names such as “Belat,” “Pagong” and “Pusa” would question the documents. Acosta says she simply relied on former OVP chief security officer Raymund Lachica. Tulfo says this makes her “stupid in the nam

Defense asks Acosta if rules prohibit reliance on documents provided by security officer WATCH: Defense counsel Lindon Miguel Bacquel asks OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta if Joint Circular 2015-01 prohibits reliance on documents provided by a security officer, during Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on Monday, August 24. #NewsPH #Rappler

No Justin Brownlee as Gilas Pilipinas set to play all-Filipino WATCH: Naturalized player Justin Brownlee will not suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, head coach Tim Cone announces on Monday, August 24. Brownlee remains in United States as he recovers from the hamstring and leg injuries he played through in July. Without Brownlee, the Nationals will parade an all-Filipino lineup when they host Jordan on Friday, August 28, and against Iran on Sunday

Acosta: Joint circular doesn't require SDO to be directly involved in confidential operations WATCH: OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta says Joint Circular 2015-01 does not require an SDO to be directly involved in an agency’s confidential fund operations during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, August 24. #NewsPH #Rappler

Ligutan insinuates Acosta has selective memory, feigning confusion WATCH: Private prosecutor Virgil Ligutan questions OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta’s memory during the impeachment trial, pointing out that she repeatedly claims not to remember past events but readily recalls details when questioned by the defense. Ligutan also challenges Acosta’s claim that she struggled to understand Filipino, noting that she answered the defense’s questions without requiring translation.

Gina Acosta affirms previous request to speak in Bisaya at House hearing WATCH: Defense counsel Lindon Miguel Bacquel asks OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta whether she also sought to speak in Bisaya during a House of Representatives good government committee hearing. Acosta answers in the affirmative during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, August 24. #NewsPH #Rappler

Ridon believes Acosta, Lachica likely to be in jail because of confidential fund misuse WATCH: House prosecutor Terry Ridon believes Office of the Vice President special disbursing officer Gina Acosta and Sara Duterte military aide Colonel Raymund Dante Lachica are likely to be jailed because of alleged misuse of confidential funds, during an interview on the sidelines of Duterte's impeachment trial on Monday, August 24. | via Dwight de Leon/Rappler #NewsPH #Rappler

'Magic': Acosta suddenly remembers details of stint as Davao City confi fund officer, says Ligutan WATCH: When the prosecution confronted hostile witness Gina Acosta about her stint as special disbursing officer of Davao City, the OVP officer claimed she could not remember much, but when it was the defense's turn to cross-examine her, she was suddenly able to answer consecutive questions about her previous role in government. "I have to interject a continuing objection... on the ground of incomp

What happens when PR masquerades as news? | When you look at Pilipinas Today, you see a typical digital news organization. But there’s more beneath the surface. A Rappler investigation uncovers a P138-million political operation behind the newsroom facade, run by a political consulting firm that has reportedly offered services to politicians during elections. Read the two-part investigative series via the link in video. #newsph #tiktokph #tiktokphilippines #Rappler

Kay Martin Romualdez ba ang P425-M mansiyon na ito sa Connecticut, USA? | Konektado kay dating House speaker Martin Romualdez ang tao at kompanya sa likod ng transaksiyon sa pagbili ng P425-million na mansiyong ito sa Connecticut, USA. #Rappler #NewsPH #tiktokph #tiktokphilippines

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