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Ombudsman orders withdrawal of motions to suspend incumbent officials facing raps

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Ombudsman Samuel Martires ordered the withdrawal of motions seeking the preventive suspension of incumbent officials facing charges. Martires’ order, which directs the withdrawal of “[a]ll motions for suspension pendente lite [pending litigation]which have been filed before the issuance of this Memorandum but which remain unresolved by the trial courts,” prompted prosecutors handling the graft cases […]

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House approves on 2nd reading PhilHealth coverage for PWDs

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THE House of Representatives approved on second reading a bill mandating Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) coverage for all persons with disabilities (PWDs). House Bill 8014 was approved via “viva voce” or voice vote during the plenary session on Wednesday. The bill requires all PWDs to be covered by the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of […]

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Robredo to gov’t: Focus on solving inflation instead of ‘shutting down’ critics

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VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Thursday urged the government to stop focusing on silencing its critics and instead, come up with “coherent solutions” in solving the nine-year high inflation rate of 6.4 percent in August. “Instead of shutting down those who dare to point out its inefficiencies, may the administration finally rise to the challenge […]

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Meralco cuts power rates in Sept

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MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) announced on Thursday that its electricity rates would decrease by P0.1458 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this September. The latest rate adjustment will bring this month’s power rates to P10.0732 per kWh from P10.2190 per kWh in August. Typical households that consume 200 kWh will see a decrease of P29.16 in their September bill; for […]

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SolGen behind request for Trillanes amnesty form–Defense exec

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THE Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) requested Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th’s amnesty application from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Wednesday. Patrick Rubin, the DND chief for internal audit service, said the OSG contacted the AFP deputy chief of staff for personnel (J1), which keeps the […]

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Court gives Trillanes 5 days to answer motion for departure order, ‘alias warrant’

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A LOCAL court presiding over the coup d’etat charges against Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th gave the legislator five days to comment on a Department of Justice (DOJ) motion for the issuance of a hold departure order and an alias warrant against him. Judge Andres Soriano of Branch 148 of the Makati Regional Trial Court set […]

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PSEi skids to 7700 level after Aug inflation data

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THE stock market fell to the 7,700 territory in early trading Wednesday following the release of higher- than-expected August inflation data. As of 11:33 a.m., the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) was down 1.62 percent or 127.42 points at 7,754.40 while the wider All Shares was down 1.35 percent or 64.88 points at 4,730.98. Regina Capital Development […]

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PH inflation hits fresh 9-yr high in Aug

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INFLATION, or the increase in the prices of goods and services, accelerated to a fresh nine-year high of 6.4 percent in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. The August inflation result exceeded the 5.9 percent forecast of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Department of Finance and the 5.8 percent average forecast […]

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Diokno denies hand in no-bidding lease deal of Nayong Pilipino 

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BUDGET Secretary Benjamin Diokno denied any involvement in revoking the bidding requirement for the lease contract of Nayong Pilipino Foundation Inc. (NFPI). “We should not distract ourselves from the main issue here,” he said in a statement released on Tuesday. Diokno’s statement came after sacked Government Corporate Counsel Rudolf Jurado tagged Diokno and Finance Secretary Sonny […]

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Trillanes to be placed under Senate custody

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SEN. Antonio Trillanes 4th was placed on Monday under the custody of Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd to avoid a “warrantless arrest” against Trillanes after his amnesty was revoked. Trillanes and fellow members of the minority bloc, namely Senators Franklin Drilon, Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino and Risa Hontiveros, met with Sotto to seek his advice […]

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