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BIÑAN, LAGUNA – ELECTIONS chairman George Garcia yesterday said all the 110,000 units of the Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) to be used in the May 2025 national, local, and Bangsamoro parliamentary polls are expected to arrive in the Philippines by November.
AT least two Chinese men and a Singaporean connected to the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) industry helped dismissed mayor Alice Guo, aka Guo Hua Ping, escape last July, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said yesterday.
THE Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Corp. Inc. (Baseco) treasurer Agustiniana Avelino on 13 counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019) for taking P102.07 million from the agency’s bank account in 2009 and 2010.
Inisnab ni Vice President Sara Duterte ang ikalawang hearing ng House of Representatives noong Martes kaugnay sa hinihinging P2.037 bilyong budget ng kanyang sariling tanggapan para sa 2025. Sa pagdinig noong nakaraang linggo, nagkainitan ang Vice President at mga mambabatas na miyembro ng house appropriations committee. Kinukuwestiyon ng mga mambabatas ang malaking budget na hinihingi na hindi sinagot ng Vice President at sa halip ay sinabing pinupulitika siya.
Philippine Aquatics president Miko Vargas isn’t embarrassed to admit that he wasn’t a model student in school. His father Ricky, who holds various corporate executive positions and is chairman of both PBA and ABAP, said he’s ready “to tell the whole world how proud I am of the once bad boy of the family.”
MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma have been cited in contempt by the quad committee of the House of Representatives.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos yesterday described as the “worst example of fake news” the rumor that Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro has resigned, and called on the public not to fall for baseless claims intended to sow disorder.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos will skip this year’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, but the Philippines will still convey its positions on key global issues through chief diplomat Enrique Manalo.