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  • Kris kay Bistek: Let’s get married!

    Kris kay Bistek: Let’s get married!

    Sign na siguro na talagang naka-move on ka na pag kaya mo ng makipagbiruan kay ex gaya nga ng ginawa ni Kris Aquino kay QC Mayor Herbert Bautista. Nagkakitaan uli ang dating magkarelasyon sa kasal ng yaya nya na si Raquel Luntayao at ng boyfriend nitong si Junaries Confesor.   Kasal na ang aktres na…

  • Huli sa CCTV ang pagkakabundol ng isang sasakyan sa isang lola sa Makati.

    Huli sa CCTV ang pagkakabundol ng isang sasakyan sa isang lola sa Makati.

    Huli sa CCTV ang pagkakabundol ng isang sasakyan sa isang lola sa Makati.   Kasal na ang aktres na si Maxene Magalona sa musician na si Rob Mananqu  

  • Kasal na ang aktres na si Maxene Magalona sa musician na si Rob Mananqu

    Kasal na ang aktres na si Maxene Magalona sa musician na si Rob Mananqu

    Kasal na ang aktres na si Maxene Magalona sa musician na si Rob Mananqu  

  • Comelec to hold public hearings on barangay polls postponement in Mindanao

    Comelec to hold public hearings on barangay polls postponement in Mindanao

    MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections will conduct public hearings on whether to postpone or not the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Mindanao set on May 14. The Comelec en banc said that the public hearings will be conducted in connection with the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. The public hearings…

  • PCSO chairman resigns

    PCSO chairman resigns

    MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:20 p.m.) — Malacañang on Friday announced that Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Jose Jorge Corpuz, an “invaluable worker in government,” had resigned from his post for health reasons. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque however clarified that Corpuz is not the chairman whom President Rodrigo Duterte said he would fire because of corruption.   “This…

  • DFA working with NBI on passport ‘syndicates’

    DFA working with NBI on passport ‘syndicates’

    MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs is currently in touch with the National Bureau of Investigation to look into allegations of corruption in the agency’s passport appointment system. The DFA has been receiving complaints from people who were unable to book their appointment for passport application earlier than March.   DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano admitted it is possible…

  • Aquino camp: No element of deceit in consulting Purisima over Mamasapano

    Aquino camp: No element of deceit in consulting Purisima over Mamasapano

    MANILA, Philippines — The camp of former President Benigno Aquino III argued that he had the authority to consult former PNP chief Alan Purisima regarding Oplan Exodus in 2015. Aquino is facing charges of graft and usurpation of official function over his involvement in the botched operation, which led to the death of 44 SAF commandos…

  • DOJ reopens Atio hazing case, includes fratman’s testimony in probe

    DOJ reopens Atio hazing case, includes fratman’s testimony in probe

    MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice on Friday reopened the criminal probe into the fatal hazing of Aegis Juris Fraternity neophyte Horacio “Atio” Castillo III. Aegis Juris Fraternity member Mark Ventura, now a state witness, appeared before the panel of prosecutors  to swear in an affidavit earlier submitted to the DOJ’s Witness Protection Program. Ventura, in October last year,…

  • Duterte’s trust rating rebounds to ‘excellent’ +75 in end-2017 – SWS

    Duterte’s trust rating rebounds to ‘excellent’ +75 in end-2017 – SWS

    President Rodrigo Duterte’s net trust rating bounced back to an “excellent” +75 in December 2017 after a two-digit decline in the third quarter last year, according to the latest survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS). Results of the poll showed 83 percent of adult Filipinos have “much trust” in Duterte, while 10 percent were undecided…

  • Duterte to fire a ‘chairman’ this week

    Duterte to fire a ‘chairman’ this week

    Duterte to fire a ‘chairman’ this week: The back-to-back dismissal of government officials continues. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced he is set to fire another “chairman” of a government agency this week as part of his intense campaign against corrupt officials. Duterte made the remarks in his speech before high-ranking executives of the Philippine Amusements and Gaming…

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