Category: Politics
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Erap to seek reelection in 2019; sons JV and Jinggoy to run too
Former President and Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Monday announced he will seek a reelection in the 2019 polls. Estrada made the statement when he went to Padre Burgos Elementary School in Altura, Sta. Mesa to cast his vote for the barangay elections, GMA News reporter Sandra Aguinaldo said in her report on News To…
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33 ang napatay sa pinaghihinalaang insidente na may kaugnayan sa eleksyon ayon sa PNP
Ang Philippine National Police (PNP) ay nagrekord ng 33 katao na pinatay sa pinaghihinalaang mga insidente na may kinalaman sa halalan sa buong bansa mula noong pagsisimula ng panahon ng halalan noong Abril 14. Tulad ng Mayo 14, 6 ng umaga, sinabi ng punong PNP Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde na nakarekord na sila ng…
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Pinagbantaan nga ba ng mga pulis ang mga botante sa Obando?
OBANDO, Bulacan – Isinumbong ng ilang residente sa bayan ng Obando Bulacan na pinagbantaan umano sila ng ilang pulis para iboto ang isang kandidato para sa kapitan ngayong Lunes. Kuwento ng 2 babae sa Sitio San Lorenzo, Barangay Panghulo, pasado alas-9 Sabado ng gabi dumating sa lugar ang 3 lalaking naka-uniporme at 3 naka-sibilyan na…
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Maagang dumayo sa mga presinto ang mga botante sa Boracay
Sa kabila ng naging pagpapasara sa Boracay, tila sabik ang mga residente ng isla na makapaghalal ng bagong pinuno ngayong barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Nagsimula nang humaba ang pila ng mga botante sa Manoc-Manoc Elementary School para makaboto. Alas-5 pa lang ng umaga ay may ilang botante nang dumating sa voting precinct halos…
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Philippine mayor survives ambush after Duterte threat
A Philippine mayor accused of involvement in narcotics trafficking survived an ambush on Sunday, police said, four months after President Rodrigo Duterte publicly threatened to kill him. Retired police chief superintendent Vicente Loot, a mayor in the central province of Cebu, had been repeatedly named by Duterte as one of the so-called “narco-generals” protecting the…
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I turned down ‘offers’ to mend ties with Duterte – Sereno
Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Friday said she rejected earlier “offers” to have a dialogue with President Rodrigo Duterte to mend ties and ask for the withdrawal of the impeachment complaint and quo warranto petition filed against her. “May mga offer. May mga ideya na ganyan na ang solusyon sa problema ay pakikipag-usap…
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Duterte jokes about IMF chief Christine Lagarde: Kiss her in a corner, she’ll change her mind
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde would change her mind on monetary policies because of a kiss, President Rodrigo Duterte joked Tuesday (May 9). During the presentation of New Generation Currency banknotes and coins in Malacanang, Duterte told officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to “keep on pumping money even if there…
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Trillanes claims Dick is Duterte’s top lackey: EJK whitewashed, Pulong absolved, Noy guilty
Senator Antonio Trillanes said Senator Dick Gordon has cemented his status as President Rodrigo Duterte’s top lackey in the Senate by going out of his way to please his master in three Blue Ribbon committee probes. Trillanes said that after whitewashing charges of extrajudicial killings against Duterte and absolving presidential son, Pulong Duterte, in P6.4…
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Duterte predicts Bong Go na mananalo bilang senador
President Rodrigo Duterte is confident that his long time aide, Christopher “Bong” Go, will win if he throws his hat into the 2019 senatorial race. In a speech before the Filipino community in Hong Kong Thursday (April 12, Duterte said he saw Go’s alleged involvement in the multibillion-peso Navy frigate deal controversy as his “ticket”…
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From juice tester to rice gatekeeper: Duterte wants DA Usec Berna Romulo to take charge of rice imports
President Rodrigo Duterte is planning to put Agriculture Undersecretary Berna Romulo-Puyat in charge of all rice importations in the country. “The President is considering the approval of rice importation to be centralized under the Office of DA Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, subject to the review of the Office of the Executive Secretary,” said Presidential Spokesperson Harry…