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Legarda wants passage of transparent Budget Reform bill

MANILA – Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday urged for the passage of the proposed Budget Reform Act as she highlighted the importance of the measure in improving government spending and delivery of...

CA bypasses DAR chief’s appointment

MANILA -- The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday bypassed the appointment of Agrarian Reform Secretary John Rualo Castriciones after several lawmakers questioned anew his experience and track record. During the resumption of...

Sandiganbayan junks ex-Quirino guv’s bid to dismiss graft raps

MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has junked the motion of former Quirino governor, Pedro Bacani, to dismiss the graft charges filed against him over the allegedly anomalous purchase of PHP4.99-million worth of fertilizers...

Jinggoy’s ex-aide sued for perjury, ethics breach

MANILA -- The Office of the Ombudsman has charged before the Sandiganbayan a former aide of former Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Estrada for her alleged deliberate failure to disclose two real properties...

Panelo: PH withdrawal from ICC not ‘hasty, ill-conceived’

MANILA -- Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Wednesday refuted claims by the International Commission on Jurists (ICJ) that President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court...

PRRD outlines ‘mandatory provisions’ in PH, Kuwait labor pact

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday said he added some “mandatory provisions” that will be included in the final draft of the agreement between the Philippines and Kuwait that will...

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