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Lapid Fears Debate With Miriam On RH
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MANILA – Because of his limited fluency in English, former action actor Sen. Lito Lapid is afraid to tangle with Sen. Miriam Defensor who is sponsoring the controversial RH bill… Read More
DZIQ: Lacson will help resolve Dacer-Corbito murders, says lawyer
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MANILA, Philippines?In an interview with ‘Kumpadres’ on DZIQ (990 AM) Radyo Inquirer on Saturday, lawyer Alex Abisado says his client, Senator Panfilo Lacson, is willing to help… Read More
Hunt for Lacson continues
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MANILA, Philippines?The manhunt for Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson will continue until the courts lift the warrant for his arrest or categorically say that its nullification is final, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Friday. ‘Our position is the warrant of arrest is still subsisting and [the manhunt] is still also ongoing,’ De Lima told reporters when asked if the National Bureau of Investigation would proceed with its search despite a Court of Appeals (CA) ruling that cleared the fugitive senator of involvement in the 2000 murders of publicist Salvador ‘Bubby’ Dacer and driver Emmanuel Corbito. De Lima made a similar remark to reporters in Camp Crame: ‘The warrant of arrest is still… Read More
Philippine president bans logging after deadly floods
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By Kate McGeown BBC News, Manila Continue reading the main story Related Stories Philippines floods toll tops 40 What caused Philippines landslide? Read More
Bishop: Lacson should surface, Singson should resign
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MANILA, Philippines?A senior Catholic bishop on Tuesday urged fugitive Senator Panfilo Lacson to surface and face the law while he advised drug-trafficking suspect Ilocos Sur Representative Ronald Singson to do the “most honorable thing,” which is to resign if Congress found wrongdoing on his part. Cotabato… Read More
Senators defend Lacson
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MANILA, Philippines?There is no basis for comparing the case of fugitive murder suspect Senator Panfilo Lacson and that of drug-trafficking suspect Ilocos Sur Representative Ronald Singson, whose expulsion from Congress are being sought, according to the senator’s Senate allies and lawyer. As expected, Lacson’s Senate allies rallied around their colleague Read More
Trillanes on Arroyo: No ill feelings
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MANILA, Philippines?After more than seven years in jail, Senator Antonio ‘Sonny’ Trillanes IV now considers himself a ‘better man,’ bearing no ill feelings toward former president and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who had sent him to jail. Appearing at the Senate for the first time on Wednesday,… Read More
Use calamity fund for disaster preparedness equipment?DILG
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MANILA, Philippines?The Department of Interior and Local Government is pushing for the expansion of the use of calamity fund to include the purchase of disaster preparedness equipment to avert huge damages… Read More
AFP on Trillanes’ release: ‘Let’s move on’
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MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines welcomed the release of former rebel leader and incumbent Senator Antonio… Read More
Philippine coup plot suspect freed after 7 years
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MANILA, Philippines – A former Philippine navy lieutenant and sitting senator accused of leading a 2003 coup plot has been… Read More
‘Tell truth about GMA’ campaign launched
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MANILA, Philippines?Dismayed by a Supreme Court ruling striking down President Aquino’s truth commission, a dissident former Army general and his civilian allies on Friday launched a movement to encourage ‘truth tellers’ to supply them with leads about corruption in the past Arroyo administration. Read More
Joker Arroyo suggests amnesty for ‘Morong 43′
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MANILA, Philippines?Senator Joker Arroyo on Saturday floated a legal recourse to finally free members of the ‘Morong 43′ group of health workers. President Aquino should grant amnesty to these suspected members of the New People’s Army after granting the same privilege to military officers who tried to overthrow the previous administration, according to the senator. ‘How can the… Read More
Manila City Hall employees to get bonuses next week
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MANILA, Philippines?Some 11,000 Manila City Hall employees are to receive their Christmas bonuses and half of their 13th month pay next week. Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim’s announcement on Friday… Read More
Madrigal wins SC reprieve in fight for aunt’s billions
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MANILA, Philippines?Former Senator Ana Consuelo ‘Jamby’ Madrigal has won a reprieve from Supreme Court in her appeal to participate in the distribution of the billion-peso fortune left by her late aunt, billionaire… Read More
Senate closes Lacson office
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MANILA, Philippines?Mounting pressure from the Commission on Audit has forced the Senate leadership to close the office of fugitive Senator Panfilo Lacson. Lacson’s colleagues arrived at the decision in an emergency caucus in the middle of their session last Wednesday, according to one senator, who asked not to be… Read More
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