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Palace to probe Philhealth chief’s questionable expenses

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said that it will be conducting its own probe into the weekly travels and hotel stays of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) officer-in-charge Celestina Ma. Jude...

SC Justice De Castro nominated as next Ombudsman

MANILA -- Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro has been nominated to be the country's next Ombudsman. In a two-page letter to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) dated May...

Albayalde to village poll bets: Take drug test challenge

MANILA -- Candidates in next week's Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections should consider undergoing voluntary drug testing, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said Monday. Speaking during the #RealNumbers...

Imam awarded for acting as Marawi top cop during siege

MANILA -- A police officer who is also a Muslim imam received the Medalya ng Pambihirang Paglilingkod for taking over as a police chief of Marawi City at the height of...

Roberto Teo has ‘long resigned’ from TIEZA: Palace

MANILA -- Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) board member Roberto Teo has “long resigned” but only remained in TIEZA because there was no one to replace him, Malacañang said...

Rappler execs: Tax evasion raps violate due process

MANILA -- Officials of Rappler Holdings Corp. on Monday told the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the tax evasion complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against them for...

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