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MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada yesterday slammed San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora’s directive to impose fines on people or groups distributing relief goods in the city without his clearance.
MANILA, Philippines — After Vice President Sara Duterte had some heated exchanges with senators and congressmen over her office’s proposed budget for 2025, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III challenged Congress yesterday to stop merely acting tough and instead exercise real power over the OVP’s budget.
MANILA, Philippines — Senators have so many questions on the cancellation of the contract for the production of 116 million national IDs, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines —The Senate should investigate the cancellation by the Monetary Board of the contract between the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the private supplier for the printing of 116 million national ID cards, Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Some ranking officials have “recruited” police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido as part of their “game plan” to make him discredit the drug war in the previous administration and convince him to testify against former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Sen. Ronald dela Rosa said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — If the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant and the International Criminal Police Organization is tasked with enforcing it in the Philippines, Interpol must consult with Philippine courts before taking any action, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo and her siblings left the country using boats bound for Sabah, Malaysia last July, her sister Shiela Guo told a joint Senate public hearing yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Officials are piecing together the possible escape routes taken by dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo and her siblings after their sudden disappearance from the country.