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A decade of wait: Where are key personalities in the Maguindanao massacre now?

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 07:56 PM

Here are some key personalities who figured in the Ampatuan massacre and its backdrop 10 years ago, and where they are now. Read more »

'Unacceptable,' lawyer of Maguindanao massacre victims' kin says of delay in verdict

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Updated as of Nov 07 01:34 PM

It is "unacceptable" that the loved ones of 58 people killed in the Maguindanao massacre have yet to get justice nearly a decade after one of the world's worst election-related incidents of violence, their lawyer said Thursday.  Read more »

Whistleblowers in PhilHealth ghost claims scandal arrested for estafa

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Updated as of Oct 04 09:57 PM

Whistleblowers in the PhilHealth ghost claims controversy, Leizel Aileen De Leon and Edwin Roberto, are placed behind bars. Their legal counsel Harry Roque believes the move is meant to discourage his clients from speaking the truth. Read more »

Roque confirms WellMed whistleblowers' arrest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 10:36 AM

MANILA – WellMed Dialysis Center whistleblowers spent the night in jail after they were ordered arrested by a Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court, their lawyer Harry Roque confirmed on Friday. Read more »

Harry Roque loses 20 pigs to African Swine Fever

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Posted at Sep 20 02:49 PM

Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque's dream of having his own lechon business is being threatened by African Swine Fever. Read more »

Roque files graft raps vs PhilHealth officials

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 07:56 PM

Lawyer and former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque filed graft and other complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against former and current officials of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation over alleged irregularities involving P90 million government funds. Read more »

UN body resolution did not have simple majority, says Roque

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Posted at Jul 18 03:02 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government should not waste time on the United Nations Human Rights Council-backed resolution calling for a review of the country's drug war, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Thursday. Read more »

Roque: Duterte's comments on Mutual Defense Treaty has legal basis

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Posted at Jul 18 11:51 AM

Former presidential spokespman and international relations expert Harry Roque says President Duterte's comments on the Philippines' Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S., while sarcastic, actually has legal basis. Read more »

Invoking PH-US mutual defense treaty 'sarcastic but with legal basis': Roque

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Updated as of Jul 18 10:55 AM

MANILA - Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte was being sarcastic but with legal basis when he invoked the Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States amid the tension in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Read more »

UN body a 'toothless tiger' in drug war probe: Harry Roque

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Updated as of Jul 16 05:59 PM

A United Nations body that sought information on the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive is a "toothless tiger" that cannot pass sentence on anyone or impose sanctions, President Rodrigo Duterte's former spokesperson said Monday.  Read more »

'Dapat sampolan': Roque wants owner of clinic in ghost dialysis scandal jailed

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Posted at Jun 11 12:20 PM

MANILA - Lawyer Harry Roque on Tuesday said the owner of the dialysis center that allegedly claimed payments for patients who are already dead should go to jail.  Read more »

While counsel for scandal whistleblowers, Roque says not after PhilHealth post

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Updated as of Jun 11 11:23 AM

MANILA – Lawyer Harry Roque on Tuesday clarified he is not after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp's (PhilHealth) top post even while he helped whistleblowers expose the ghost dialysis insurance claim scam. Read more »

Roque backs Duterte arrest order vs clinic in 'ghost' dialysis scandal

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Updated as of Jun 08 12:04 PM

MANILA - Lawyer Harry Roque on Saturday is supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's order to arrest the owners of a dialysis center for allegedly claiming payments of already dead patients. Read more »

Philhealth dumepensa sa 'ghost dialysis,' whistleblowers nanindigan

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Posted at Jun 06 08:37 PM

Pinanindigan ng mga nagrereklamo na inupuan ng PhilHealth ang kanilang reklamo; dumepensa naman ang PhilHealth. Read more »

From jetski to appeasement: Opposition bets blast Duterte; Roque comes to the rescue

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 11:09 PM

ILOILO CITY – Senatorial candidates Neri Colmenares, Florin Hilbay and Chel Diokno faced off with former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque at a forum in Iloilo City on Friday.   Read more »

Roque open to returning to Duterte gov't after dropping Senate bid

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Posted at Feb 04 04:03 PM

Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said he is open to returning to the Duterte administration after he dropped out of the senatorial race, but there is no offer yet. Read more »

Roque says Senate bid withdrawal due to medical condition, not survey results

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Updated as of Feb 14 06:36 PM

Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque insisted that the decision is due to a medical condition, not because of poor performance in surveys.  Read more »

Dahil sa kalusugan: Dating spox Harry Roque aatras sa halalan

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Updated as of Feb 01 07:47 PM

Inanunsiyo ni dating presidential spokesperson Harry Roque na hindi na siya tatakbo sa senatorial elections sa Mayo 2019 dahil umano sa kaniyang kalusugan. Read more »

Harry Roque withdraws Senate bid after procedure

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Updated as of Feb 14 06:33 PM

Former Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Friday he will no longer run for senator in the upcoming midterm elections after a heart procedure. Read more »

National minimum wage, 4Ps: Senate hopefuls bare priority bills

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Posted at Jan 27 08:53 PM

Seven Senate hopefuls bared the bills and measures they will prioritize should they be elected in the upcoming May 2019 elections. Read more »