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Pimentel on OVP, DepEd, OSG confidential funds: 'Wag niyo na umpisahan'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 03:24 PM

Sen. Koko Pimentel particularly flagged the confidential funds granted to the OVP, DepEd, and OSG. Read more »

Proposed DepEd budget to be submitted to plenary

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 01:00 AM

The Senate Committee on Finance has approved the budget proposals of the Department of Education and its attached agencies on Thursday. Read more »

Campaign with Senate bets not in Duterte's schedule

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Posted at Feb 18 10:12 PM

President Duterte's official calendar as of Friday does not include campaigning with Senate contenders he endorsed, Malacañang said. Read more »

'My work is not done': De Lima eyes reelection amid odds

Allison Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 05:16 PM

While under detention, senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima is running for re-election in an against-the-odds campaign. Read more »

Duterte liable for appointees in Pharmally mess: Gordon

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 05:05 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is liable for letting his appointees get away with alleged anomalous government deals with pharmaceutical firm Pharmally, Senator Richard Gordon said Monday. Read more »

Gordon: 'Hard to believe' Duterte 'clueless' on Pharmally deals

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 07:18 PM

Sen. Richard Gordon said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is 'forced to conclude' that President Rodrigo Duterte was 'aware of, allowed and condoned' the allegedly anomalous Pharmally deals. Read more »

Robredo: Raise age of sexual consent to 16 years old

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 06:47 PM

According to Robredo's camp, the Philippines has the lowest age of consent in Asia and one of the lowest in the world. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as a person under the age of 18. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 14, 2021

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Posted at Dec 14 11:46 PM

Here are the day's top stories on photos. Read more »

Duterte withdraws 2022 senate candidacy

Handout, Office of the President-Events Management Cluster via AFP
Posted at Dec 14 10:43 PM

President Duterte shows a document of his withdrawal as senatorial candidate in the May 2022 elections at the Comelec HQ in Manila Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte says NTF-ELCAC budget cut to push his Senate run

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 10:36 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he might push through with his Senate run if the anti-insurgency task force's budget cut is not reversed. Read more »

Belgica wants Duterte to be Senate president

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 11:02 PM

Malacañang earlier denied Duterte is seeking a Senate seat supposedly to dodge the ICC's inquiry into killings under his anti-narcotics war. Read more »

Will Duterte release his SALN if elected senator?

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Posted at Nov 16 03:01 PM

Will President Rodrigo Duterte release his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) if he wins a Senate seat in the 2022 elections? Read more »

Palace denies ICC drug war probe spurred Duterte's Senate run

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Updated as of Nov 16 02:37 PM

Malacañang denied President Duterte is seeking a Senate seat to dodge the International Criminal Court's drug war inquiry. Read more »

Duterte: Put Pharmally execs with unpaid taxes behind bars

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Posted at Nov 10 11:32 AM

President Duterte said Pharmally executives should go behind bars if they failed to pay taxes. Read more »

Duterte: I won't be President if I were corrupt

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 12:48 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not have been elected as Philippine leader if he were corrupt. Read more »

'Pic doesn't prove link between Duterte, trader in COVID deals'

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Posted at Oct 29 04:11 PM

A photo presented by a lawmaker does not prove any relationship between President Rodrigo Duterte and government's second-biggest supplier during the pandemic, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

DOJ drug war review challenges PNP's 'self-defense' narrative

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Posted at Oct 20 11:00 PM

The DOJ's review of President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war in drugs casts doubt on police's claim of self-defense during drug operations. Read more »

Duterte belittles anew Senate probe on Pharmally deals

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Posted at Oct 20 10:57 PM

Irregularities uncovered by a Senate probe into the Philippine government's pandemic spending are again belittled by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Palace: Reenacted budget unlikely despite Duterte, Senate spat

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Posted at Oct 20 03:01 PM

Malacañang sought to allay concerns that President Rodrigo Duterte's spat with senators would lead to a reenacted budget for 2022. Read more »

Deport Michael Yang? Palace says nothing proven vs trader

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Updated as of Oct 20 02:40 PM

'Nothing criminal' has been proven so far against President Rodrigo Duterte's former economic adviser Michael Yang, Malacañang said. Read more »