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MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) dismissed allegations that the "Bagong Pilipinas" campaign kick-off rally would serve as a platform to advocate for Charter change (Cha-cha).
MANILA, Philippines — Manibela will hold another protest tomorrow amid the looming threat of unconsolidated public utility jeepneys (PUJs) being allowed to operate only until Jan. 31.
ANOTHER petition has been filed with the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the constitutionality of the P125 million contingency fund transferred in December 2022 from the Office of the President (OP) to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to be used as confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte.
MANILA, Philippines — Current and former lawmakers from the Makabayan Bloc on Monday filed a petition for certiorari, challenging Vice President Sara Duterte's allocation of P125 million for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF).
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 26) — Several civil society groups plan to visit the Senate when sessions resume on Nov. 6 to press lawmakers to remove confidential funds from civilian agencies under the proposed ₱5.768-trillion national budget for 2024.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening members of Congress with harm, in particular a militant lawmaker, just so his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, can get confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) for her offices, a former legislator said Friday.
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte may be liable and could be charged for grave threat after making threats against ACT-Teachers party-list Rep. Francisca «France» Castro in his program on SMNI News, according to the chairman of the Makabayan bloc.
(UPDATE) SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday expressed confidence that the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act will «withstand» judicial scrutiny, saying they are ready to face the petitioners in court.