VP to minority: Don’t let supermajority discourage impeachment

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:42:54 +0000

VP to minority: Don’t let supermajority discourage impeachment

President Rodrigo Duterte feels confident an impeachment complaint against him will not prosper because he has a so-called supermajority in Congress, according to Vice President Leni Robredo. It should not, however, discourage anyone, even officials in the minority, from filing such a complaint, Robredo said during her weekly radio program, “BISErbisyong Leni,” which airs over AM station DZXL.

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FACES OF THE NEWS: June 30, 2019

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:10:52 +0000

FACES OF THE NEWS: June 30, 2019

Francisco Duque III As ex-officio chair of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III volunteered that he be included in the justice department’s probe of various allegations of corruption in the state insurance firm. But Duque said his gesture should not distract from the real issue, which is the alleged fraud in […]

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Robredo on Pride Month: Celebrate humanity’s diversity

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 05:17:55 +0000

Robredo on Pride Month: Celebrate humanity's diversity

Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday joined the LGBTQIA+ community in celebrating Pride Month, saying it was an opportunity to celebrate humanity’s diversity. 

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Hurting Robredo’s family over ‘boba remark’ is Locsin’s ‘deepest regret’

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:42:59 +0000

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said hurting the family of Vice President Leni Robredo due to his “boba” remark was his “deepest regret.”

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Robredo thanks Vietnamese ambassador for support to Filipino fishermen

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:12:25 +0000

Robredo thanks Vietnamese ambassador for support to Filipino fishermen

Vice President Leni Robredo has personally thanked Vietnamese Ambassador Ly Quoc Tuan for the help extended by Vietnamese seafarers to Filipino fishermen.

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Pangilinan: Locsin’s reply shows no remorse; apology is insincere

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 05:32:25 +0000

Pangilinan: Locsin's reply shows no remorse; apology is insincere

DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s “noted” reply “shows no remorse for his insulting and boorish remarks,” Senator Francis Pangilinan said. 

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CoA tags Robredo office for ‘inadequate monitoring’ of P28.2M in local projects

Credit to Author: MA. REINA LEANNE TOLENTINO, TMT| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:30:50 +0000

“INADEQUATE monitoring” by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) of funds transferred to some cities and towns in 2018 for its Locally Funded Projects (LFPs) resulted in “deficiencies” by…READ

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Robredo: Use funds only for purpose they are appropriated

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 14:54:01 +0000

Robredo: Use funds only for purpose they are appropriated

Government funds should be used for the specific purpose they have been appropriated, Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Sunday in relation to reports that over P5 million was taken from the Marawi rehabilitation fund to finance the 2018 hajj of some of the city’s displaced residents.

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Otso Diretso’s defeat in polls ‘not a total loss’ — Robredo

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:22:34 +0000

Otso Diretso's defeat in polls ‘not a total loss' — Robredo

Vice President Leni Robredo described the defeat of the Otso Diretso senatorial candidates in the midterm polls as “not a total loss.”

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