Boracay residents to SC: Reconsider ruling on resort island’s closure

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:30:20 +0000

Residents and a worker from Boracay have asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its February ruling that affirmed the legality of the closure

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Robredo: I don’t encourage opposition bets to engage in smear campaign

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:24:08 +0000

Robredo: I don’t encourage opposition bets to engage in smear campaign

Vice President Leni Robredo says she doesn’t encourage senatorial candidates of Otso Diretso to engage in mudslinging despite criticisms.

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Hontiveros to Duterte: Degrading women not freedom of expression

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:01:50 +0000

Hontiveros to Duterte: Degrading women not freedom of expression

Degrading women is not freedom of expression, Senator Risa Hontiveros asserted as she tagged President Rodrigo Duterte the country’s “chief misogynist.”

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Robredo reminds admin: Wiretapping is still illegal

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:49:33 +0000

After a Malacañang official admitted that the latest list of politicians linked to illegal drugs was based on wiretapped phone calls.

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Tañada urges admin bets to join debate

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:45:46 +0000

Former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada on Monday urged administration-backed candidates to join the debate instead of allowing President Rodrigo Duterte to speak for them.

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Alejano: I talk with basis and actions unlike Duterte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:29:51 +0000

Alejano: I talk with basis and actions unlike Duterte

Senatorial candidate Gary Alejano has clapped back on President Duterte, who has unleashed scathing remarks against opposition senatoral bets.

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Gutoc thanks Duterte for respect, urges stop to drug war

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 04:08:37 +0000

Gutoc thanks Duterte for respect, urges stop to drug war

Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc thanked President Rodrigo Duterte after the Chief Executive spared her from criticism.

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Robredo twits Duterte over end of Catholic Church remark

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:53:05 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo has declined to comment on President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that Catholicism would end in around 25 years, and took a swipe at the Chief Executive for missing self-imposed deadlines.

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VP: De Lima’s detention reflects country’s sorry state of justice 

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:27:15 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The incarceration and political persecution of Senator Leila de Lima reflect the sorry state of justice in the country, said Vice President Leni Robredo

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Sports leaders laud Duterte

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:30:28 +0000

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will be at the forefront of the completion of the the national training center whose primary role is to elevate the competitive level of the Filipino athlete.

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