Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:29:38 +0000
The government failed to pay private companies more than P100 billion in 2018 due to a “corrupt system” that continued to control the payment scheme for public works contracts, according to House appropriations committee chair Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:43:43 +0000
A Slovenian lawmaker resigned Thursday for stealing a sandwich from a supermarket because he was annoyed about being ignored by staff.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:24:09 +0000
President Trump backed down Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address, delaying it until the shutdown ends.
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Credit to Author: Matern Boeselager| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:49:25 +0000
Because someone had to.
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Credit to Author: Miss Rosen| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:44:40 +0000
The jail has become the largest mental health care provider in the US.
Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:23:24 +0000
A Republican lawmaker advising President Donald Trump said he is encouraging the president to reopen the government for several weeks to continue negotiating with Democrats over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall before the president takes the more drastic step of declaring a national emergency.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 02:58:51 +0000
The US government shutdown on Saturday became the longest in history and is taking a growing bite out of the world’s largest economy with each passing day, economists say.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:49:12 +0000
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday said government “should not be remiss in taking care of its own employees.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 03:40:41 +0000
The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 03:40:41 +0000
The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown.
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