Duterte: Avoid ‘grandstanding’ politicians

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:10:09 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has warned the public against politicians like former senator Antonio Trillanes 4th, whom he criticized for alleged “political grandstanding.” In his speech at the graduation ceremony of police officers in Davao City on Thursday night, Duterte took a swipe at Trillanes, a known critic of his administration, saying the former mutineer-turned-lawmaker was […]

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Couple in P100M scam with affluent victims arrested

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:18:28 +0000

BULAKAN, BULACAN—Police here arrested a couple who were allegedly running a multi-million peso investment scam and preying on known personalities.  Col. Grace Naparatto, this town’s police chief, said police arrested Eduardo Rizabal, 45 and his wife Maureen Rizabal, 38, residents of Barangay San Jose, for seven counts of estafa.  Naparatto said police served a warrant […]

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Legislator on getting writ from SC vs Duterte narco list: A ‘first round victory’

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:55:55 +0000

TACLOBAN CITY—A legislator named by President Duterte as a drug protector on his so-called narco list said he considered as a “first round victory” the writ of habeas data issued by the Supreme Court that ordered several national government officials to explain why the legislator’s name was on the list. The case could serve as […]

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Comelec asked to stop CIDG from probing Abra politicians

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 21:18:49 +0000

Comelec asked to stop CIDG from probing Abra politicians

BAGUIO CITY — Abra’s highest-ranking officials on Thursday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to stop the police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) from investigating local politicians and their supporters during the midterm elections, pointing out that it was led by the husband of congressional candidate Victoria Seares-Corpus. The national director of the CIDG […]

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Do not use gov’t programs, activities in election campaign — DILG

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 08:39:02 +0000

Do not use gov't programs, activities in election campaign — DILG

Do not use government programs as election propaganda, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered local and national candidates.

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Cops securing politicians without authorization risk dismissal

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 13:04:49 +0000

Gen. Oscar Albayalde, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), warned on Saturday, March 30, that police officers who would provide unauthorized security to politicians might face dismissal from the service.

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Sara writes Leila: Make law requiring honesty for politicians

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 04:48:10 +0000

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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has written an open letter to opposition Senator Leila de Lima over the issue of honesty in public office.

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Sara writes Leila: Make law requiring honesty for politicians

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 04:48:10 +0000

sara duterte de lima

Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has written an open letter to opposition Senator Leila de Lima over the issue of honesty in public office.

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Palace to pols questioning inclusion in ‘narcolist:’ Go to court

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:26:10 +0000

Malacañang on Friday said the politicians included in the “narcolist” released by President Rodrigo Duterte could just go to court and question their inclusion in the list.

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