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Alan Peter Cayetano on Sara Duterte Office’s Huge Encashment: ‘Unusual doesn’t mean illegal’

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano Speaks on OVP Encashment of Multi-Million Confidential Funds ALAN PETER CAYETANO – The Senate Minority Leader spoke on the huge encashment of the office of Vice President Sara Duterte. The impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is ongoing. The prosecution and the defense post arguments on the controversial confidential funds ... Read more

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Teodoro says ‘not viable’ to be pro-China candidate in 2028 polls

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. maintained that it would not be viable for a candidate in the 2028 elections to show support for China. “I don’t think anybody can tout a pro-China line and seek the mandate of the people when its state-owned media depicted Filipinos as monkeys,” Teodoro said during a

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BIR sues Pogo-linked firm, contractor, real estate sellers for tax evasion

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed three criminal cases for tax evasion before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 23, involving a total estimated tax liability of more than P416 million, according to a statement on Wednesday. The BIR filed the cases under its Run After Tax Evaders (Rate) Program

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Prosecution: LandBank officials’ testimony reinforces Madriaga’s claims

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte said the testimonies of two former Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) officials strengthened the allegations made by Ramil Madriaga, who claims to have served as one of the vice president’s former aides. Speaking to reporters after Wednesday’s impeachment proceedings,

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Ethics raps filed vs. Pia Cayetano over alleged spliced impeachment video

MANILA, Philippines — An ethics complaint was filed on Wednesday against Sen. Pia Cayetano over a video she posted during the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which allegedly contained a spliced clip of House Prosecutor Rep. Chel Diokno. The complaint was submitted by former Commission on Higher Education chair Patricia “Tatti” Licaunan,

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 BFP looking for over 2,500 new recruits this year

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Wednesday said it was looking for 2,504 new Fire Officer 1 recruits this year. In a statement, the bureau explained that the new recruits would be divided into three specialized tracks: fire suppression, technical rescue and emergency medical services. The divisions, the BFP further noted,

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Marcos tax relief proposal to raise workers’ take-home pay – Quimbo

MANILA, Philippines — The income-tax reform proposed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) will allow Filipino workers to keep more of what they earn and help drive consumer spending and economic growth. Rep. Romero “Miro” Quimbo, who chairs the Committee on Ways and Means, shared this assessment

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Bulacan board member suspended for alleged sexual harassment

CITY OF MALOLOS – A member of the Bulacan Provincial Board has been suspended for a month after a female colleague accused him of sexual harassment during a public gathering last year. Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 629-2026, which was approved on July 16 by two-thirds of the board, ordered the suspension of Efren Bartolome Jr.,

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176 Caraga police officers promoted

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — A total of 176 uniformed personnel of the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO 13) were promoted during simultaneous oath-taking and rank-pinning ceremonies in Butuan City on Wednesday, July 29. Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano Magistrado IV, Caraga police director, administered the oath and led the donning and pinning of ranks at

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