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Dwight De Leon

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Mimaropa, Quezon City
As seen in: Rappler, Flipboard, Newsbreak: Beyond the Stories | Hosted by Jodesz Gavilan, EIN News, Asia Pacific Report, Maharlika News, Philippine Post, Agriculture Newswire
Covers:  Congress, politics, elections
Congressional reporter for @rapplerdotcom; previously covered Malacañang, LGUs | ANC, DZUP 1602, UP CMC alum | dwight.deleon@rappler.com

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Dwight De Leon’s Biography

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Philippine-based journalist with background in television newsroom management and radio broadcast production. Presently filing multimedia reports on the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., national politics, and the electoral process for Rappler.

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Sara vs the House: Inside the ugliest live political feud of the Marcos era

Sara vs the House: Inside the ugliest live political feud of the Marcos era

The House that Vice President Sara Duterte faced on August 27 was no longer the institution that once succumb…

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Stella Quimbo, controversial star at a political crossroads

Stella Quimbo, controversial star at a political crossroads

In a tell-all interview, Stella Quimbo acknowledges a red flag in the OVP's confidential fund, explains why s…

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Harry Roque, from party-list congressman to enemy of the House

Harry Roque, from party-list congressman to enemy of the House

In 2016, Harry Roque was among the congressmen who figured in the House's persecution of Leila de Lima. Eight…

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8 years after 'sham inquiry,' a different House welcomes Leila de Lima

8 years after 'sham inquiry,' a different House welcomes Leila de Lima

The legislative body that was hostile towards Leila de Lima in 2016 now welcomes her with a spirit of collegi…

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Arnie Teves' fall from grace in Congress

Arnie Teves' fall from grace in Congress

Lawmakers describe Arnie Teves in various ways - friendly, funny, frank, eccentric, abrasive. Today, he has b…

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The power of Yedda Romualdez, Lady of the House and wife of the Speaker

The power of Yedda Romualdez, Lady of the House and wife of the Speaker

House de facto first lady Yedda Romualdez handles the chamber's internal budget worth billions of pesos and h…

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Sara Duterte trial: Prosecution navigates minefield after sub judice ruling

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By Dwight De Leon Verified
| Rappler Verified
MANILA, Philippines – After the impeachment court laid out clearer sanctions against violators of the sub judice rule on Wednesday, August 26., the prosecution panel has been more careful than ever. No public or private prosecutor faced House-organized press conferences, while some gave relatively few words during chance interviews. “Personally, I will behave,” private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said.
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Sara Duterte trial: Whose soundbites did Escudero flag?

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By Dwight De Leon Verified
| Newsbreak: Beyond the Stories | Hosted by Jodesz Gavilan
Whom does the impeachment court find most disobedient? Trial court presiding officer Chiz Escudero spent half an hour reading the court’s decision on violators of the impeachment handbook’s sub judice rule, which prohibits senator-judges, prosecutors, respondent Vice President Sara Duterte, and her defense lawyers from making comments on the merits of the case outside of the court.
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Despite recantations, Ombudsman findings on Romualdez’s alleged money laundering network hold

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By Dwight De Leon Verified
| Newsbreak: Beyond the Stories | Hosted by Jodesz Gavilan
Five former bodyguards of Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez have withdrawn their allegations against him, but not all is lost in the Ombudsman investigators’ case buildup against him. As Rappler’s Dwight de Leon tells us, the office’s effort to establish proof of Romualdez’s alleged multi-billion-peso money laundering network still holds. The accusations include Romualdez’s supposed connivance with his frat brother to hide his wealth. – Rappler.com
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Through email.

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Twitter.

Why did you become a journalist?

I want to write stories that will affect people, help them understand.