Witness disputes Imee Marcos: ‘VP is the accountable officer’ for confi funds | The wRap

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Imee Marcos, state auditor clash over Sara Duterte’s accountability for confidential funds Witness Roderick Wamil disputes Senator-judge Imee Marcos’ interpretation that Vice President Sara Duterte is not the ‘accountable officer’ in relation to her office’s confidential funds. Impeachment court tackles defense lawyer Poa’s conflict of interest The issue of a possible conflict of interest with defense lawyer Michael Poa is brought up during the 13th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, August 5. SC junks Duterte, Torreon petitions vs House impeachment proceedings The Supreme Court en banc dismisses as moot consolidated petitions that questioned House proceedings on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Inflation eases to 6.2% in July 2026, but still elevated The Philippine Statistic Authority reports inflation softened to 6.2% in July as the relative slowdown in transport costs helped temper overall price increases. This is slightly slower than the 6.4% recorded in June. Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking vegetable seller in Kherson Ukraine accuses Russia of committing a war crime. This, after a video was released showing a drone chasing and wounding a vegetable seller in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. – Rappler.com How does this make you feel? Loading