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ConCom allows only 2 relatives to run in poll

MANILA – The Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked by President Rodrigo R. Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution on Tuesday voted to allow only two relatives within the second degree of consanguinity and...

MILF to ConCom: Give Moro people a chance

MANILA – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) vice chairman Ghadzali Jaafar on Tuesday appealed to the Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to review the 1987 Constitution and to the “peace-loving” Filipinos to give...

DILG execs told to be on the lookout for Boracay-like symptoms

MANILA -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo M. Año has ordered the newly-promoted directors and other officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to check for violations...

Napoles asks Sandiganbayan to junk her graft case

MANILA -- Jailed businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles has asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the graft and malversation cases filed against her on the so-called PHP900-million Malampaya fund scam since she is not...

Legarda lauds record-setting hike in FDI inflows

MANILA -- Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday lauded the increase in foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the Philippines in 2017, saying it is proof of the sound economic policies instituted by the...

House bares 3 more volunteer prosecutors vs. Sereno

MANILA -- House justice committee chairman Reynaldo Umali on Tuesday named the lawyers who volunteered to be part of the private prosecution panel against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in her...

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