Bamban mayor denies allegations leveled at her
MAYOR Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac yesterday denied the allegations leveled against her, including claims she is the protector of the POGO hub raided in her hometown last March.
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‘Include Duterte in probe on COVID fund transfer’
SENATE deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros yesterday she was “not surprised” by the disclosure of former health secretary Francisco Duque that former President Duterte ordered the transfer of P47.6 billion on COVID-19 funds from the Department of Health to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM).
‘Divorce bill has slim chance of getting Senate approval’
SENATE president pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada yesterday said there is a slim chance the divorce bill will be passed in the Senate.
Villanueva wants Vape Act reviewed
SEN. Joel Villanueva yesterday called for a review of RA 11990 or the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act so the use of vape products would be regulated by the Food and Drugs Administration and not by the Department of Trade and Industry.
5 perpetually disqualified from holding public office
THE Commission on Elections has perpetually disqualified from holding public office five candidates who lost during the last two elections due to their failure to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs).
Escudero wants PAO to handle marriage dissolution cases
SENATE President Francis Escudero yesterday said he will propose that the Public Attorneys’ Office handle cases of dissolution of marriage to make it accessible to the poor who are in unworkable marriages.
Real identity of Bamban mayor a national security concern: Estrada
SENATE president pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada believes the Committee on Women probe on the ills of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators industry has not been sidetracked because the panel is trying to establish the real identity of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, which is a national security concern.