People & Politics

Duterte turns down Trillanes’ dare to sign bank waiver

President Rodrigo Duterte declined the challenge of Antonio Trillanes IV to sign a bank secrecy waiver, allowing the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to open his bank accounts. “If he wants to get evidence,...

Faeldon: I am willing to stay in jail until issues are resolved

Ex-Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon, who continuously failed to attend the Senate investigation on the P6.4 billion worth of smuggled drugs in China, said on Friday that he will voluntarily go to...

Drilon: PCGG can legally enter into compromise deal with Marcoses

MANILA -- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) can legally enter into compromise agreements for the recovery of any ill-gotten wealth. Drilon, a former...

Escudero bucks proposal to rename Sorsogon College after late father

A pending bill in Congress converting the Sorsogon State College (SSC) into a state university to be named after the late congressman Salvador H. Escudero III may not get a counterpart...

Customs Chief Lapeña abolishes Command Center, vows to institute reforms

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña signed on Thursday, August 31, the order abolishing the Command Center; he announced before the employees and officials of the Bureau of Customs in today’s flag raising...

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