
Defensor denies usurpation claim
Former Quezon City Representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday defended his role in a controversial public hearing featuring alleged former aides of ex-Ako Bicol…
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Former Quezon City Representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday defended his role in a controversial public hearing featuring alleged former aides of ex-Ako Bicol…
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A press release from Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson arrived Saturday on news desks talking of defective and ghost flood control projects that — outside of the…
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Philippine banks may face mounting pressure on profitability as the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict weighs on borrowers, slows loan growth, and…
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One of the 18 supposed former Marines — now derisively labeled as kargadors by critics — was once commended by the Senate for battlefield bravery in Mindanao…
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has dismissed allegations made by 18 former bodyguards of former AKO Bicol Rep. and fugitive Zaldy Co, who claimed…
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The so-called “bagmen” of ex-lawmaker Elizaldy Co, who had identified themselves as former Marines, were no-shows at yesterday’s Senate Blue Ribbon Committee…
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The lawyer of the 18 ex-bodyguards of former Ako Bicol Representative turned fugitive Zaldy Co, Atty. Levi Baligod, said he will present another set of…
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Crow, apparently, is not a delicacy. Politicians generally spend entire careers finding ways not to eat it.
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Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste expressed support for the Senate’s ongoing investigation into alleged flood control anomalies despite the…
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The so-called “18 ex-Marines” will skip the 8 June Blue Ribbon Committee hearing chaired by Sen. Erwin Tulfo after Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano advised them that…
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Senator Erwin Tulfo, a member of a family long known for made-for-television tough talk, found himself walking back his own rhetoric on Sunday after…
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The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) will convene soon to reassess its economic targets in light of the Middle East conflict’s widespread…
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SWS and Pulse Asia first quarter 2026 numbers are out, and they paint a political reality that no amount of spin can erase.
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Tensions flared after Remulla and some members of the chamber security tried to stop Senators Pia Cayetano and Padilla from escorting a group of supposed…
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The public is asked to believe that the Senate erupted in a leadership crisis this week for institutional reasons.
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The BRC hearings will provide a platform for testimonies, evidence, accountability and, more importantly, be a litmus test of our nation’s political will.
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Yet the underlying reason for the friction in the chamber runs deep, as it involves exposing anomalies in flood mitigation projects spanning multiple…
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