Politics

Sandigan allows Sen. Ejercito to travel to Japan

MANILA, Aug 7-- The Sandiganbayan has permitted Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito to travel to Tokyo, Japan for a four-day forum on global health. The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division chaired by Associate Justice...

Myanmar president calls for more cohesive ASEAN in next 50 years

YANGON, Aug. 8 -- Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Tuesday called for doubling efforts to make the ASEAN region more politically cohesive, economically integrated, socially responsible and people-oriented in the...

Comelec chair urged to go on leave amid ‘unexplained wealth’ issue

MANILA, Aug. 8 -- An election watchdog urged Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Juan Andres Bautista to take a leave of absence following allegations of having unexplained wealth worth PHP1 billion...

Lacson urges DBM, House to prove 2018 budget is pork-free

MANILA, Aug. 8 -- Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday asked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the House of Representatives (HOR) to prove that the proposed PHP3.767-trillion 2018 national budget is...

Tillerson and Bishop call on Duterte in Malacañang

President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in Malacañan Palace on Monday, August 7. The two top foreign officials were in the country...

Sotto seeks probe on Comelec chief’s alleged ‘ill-gotten wealth’

MANILA, Aug. 7 -- Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed a resolution seeking a probe into the reported “ill-gotten wealth” of Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Andres Bautista as...

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