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The Senate impeachment court on Monday elected Senator Francis Escudero as presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, prevailing in a 12-4 vote despite objections that the move could face constitutional scrutiny. Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano argued that the 1987 Constitution requires the Senate President, now Senator Win Gatchalian, a non-lawyer, preside over impeachment trials except when the President is the respondent. The siblings warned that naming another senator could invite legal challenges, noting that a petition questioning the designation of a presiding officer has already been filed before the Supreme Court by Alan Peter Cayetano.

In Philippine weightlifting, the surname Diaz no longer opens doors. It breaks records.

The government is sharpening its industrial policy for the cement sector, extending fiscal incentives to integrated cement projects while encouraging manufacturers to produce more clinker locally to reduce import dependence and strengthen the domestic supply chain.

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has secured another investment for the country's expanding digital economy, signing a registration agreement with Industry Shared Services Centre Inc. for an P83-million information technology project in Davao City that is expected to generate more than 290 direct jobs.

Grab Philippines has launched a targeted support initiative to help local restaurant owners battle the crippling combination of rising utility bills and surging food costs. The assistance comes as inflation continues to squeeze the profit margins of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.