Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 10:10:29 +0000
The government has not provided a budget for Yolanda victims. All of the Office of Civil Defense budget for Yolanda victims were borne out of donations, according to a recent report from the Commission on Audit.
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Read moreCredit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 08:44:30 +0000
The next Speaker of the House of Representatives should maintain the independence of the legislative body, instead of simply adhering to the agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, according to a veteran lawmaker.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 06:51:19 +0000
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday launched dozens of its newly acquired assets meant for rescue operations.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:40:41 +0000
Senator Imee Marcos would likely get the chairmanship of the Senate committee on ways and means while returning Senator Lito Lapid would get the games and amusement panel.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 12:24:12 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has expressed renewed eagerness to strike a deal with an Australian firm to build offshore patrol vessels for the Philippine Navy.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 11:44:03 +0000
The four-hour ordeal of former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales at the Hong Kong International Airport last May 21 is “an act of strong-arming by China in its slow and creeping invasion of Philippine sovereign maritime zones.”
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 14:01:55 +0000
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion filed by former Rizal Governor Casimiro Ynares Jr. to reinvestigate his graft cases.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 12:57:29 +0000
In the wake of recent controversies regarding his real health condition, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday threw shade at his critics and revealed asking God: “Ano ba itong presidente? Patagalan sa mundo?”
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 06:31:04 +0000
About P50 million in antidrug funds released from 2010 to 2014 have not been liquidated, a Commission on Audit (COA) report said.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 05:51:24 +0000
A covert policeman has killed “demon” or “devil” in Caloocan City during a buy-bust operation early Monday morning.
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