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NO class suit has been filed against former president Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte for the thousands killed in his bloody war on illegal drugs because the families of victims remain afraid, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno told lawmakers yesterday.
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez yesterday said Congress will earmark P10 billion in next year’s national budget to subsidize the government’s socialized housing project.
ILOILO Rep. Janette Garin yesterday warned the public against using vape after the Department of Health reported that a 22-year-old male died of a heart attack due to a severe lung injury linked to his use of vape for two years.
THE House of Representatives yesterday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to legalize absolute divorce and allowing the dissolution of marriages to liberate couples in problematic marriages.
THE House committee on dangerous drugs yesterday issued a show-cause order to Chinese businessman Michael Yang, an economic adviser of former President Rodrigo Duterte, to explain why he did not attend the panel’s hearing on the discovery of 560 kilos of shabu in a warehouse in Mexico, Pampanga in September last year.
FORMER Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea yesterday denied former President Rodrigo Duterte forged a “secret deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping, under which the Philippines will refrain from repairing the warship BRP Sierra Madre that was grounded at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to serve as a military outpost.
A LAWMAKER from the militant bloc at the House wants former President Rodrigo Duterte to face the House committee on national defense and the special committee on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to personally answer questions about his alleged secret agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the Philippines will refrain from repairing the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal.
LAWMAKERS from Mindanao led by House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe yesterday scoffed at the plan of former President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to initiate a signature drive calling for the separation of Mindanao from the rest of the Philippines, saying dividing the country will not do any good.