PHPresidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon urged the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) to defer its plan to file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte over public fund misuse.
Hayaan sa susunod na Kongreso: Gadon tells Bayan to delay impeachment of Sara Duterte
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"I would like to forego the opportunity to defend the budget in a question-and-answer format. I will leave it up to the House of Representatives to decide on the budget submitted," Duterte said.
Source: OVP budget hearing descends into chaos as Sara Duterte, House members trade insults
Walang panama ang mga mamahaling gamit ng lola mo Quimbo kay madam Abra Rep. Ching Bernos !
Nagmistulang banal si Lupin kung ihahambing sayo madam! 😅
Former Philippine National Police chief Benjamin Acorda Jr.’s connection with former Bamban mayor Alice Guo and Tony Yang, both alleged to be involved in îllégâl gaming operations, came to light on Tuesday.
Source: Acorda’s link to Guos, POGO bared at Senate hearing
Harry Roque’s wife, Mylah, hit Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Ace Barbers, calling him an “abusive individual” for claiming that she is an incorporator of Lucky South 99, a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo).In a social media post on Saturday, Mylah said there was no paper linking her to Lucky South 99, which Pampanga hub authorities raided in June over reported îllégâl activities.
Source: Harry Roque’s wife slams Barbers, says no paper links her to Pogo
The proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the President (OP) is "deemed submitted” to the Senate plenary after being approved by the Committee in Finance in less than 10 minutes of deliberation on Monday. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada moved for the approval of the PHP10.5 billion proposed budget of the OP, emphasizing that it is crucial in representing the midterm budget that will help President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to effectively continue his programs.
Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1233945
In a statement, Bayan secretary general Mong Palatino said Duterte’s refusal to answer questions on the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential fund (CF) usage during budget deliberations might be enough basis for an impeachment complaint to be filed against her.
Source: Impeaching VP Sara Duterte ‘necessary’ – Bayan
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s satisfaction and trust ratings continue to rise, while Vice President Sara Duterte's scores are experiencing a slight decline, based on the Tangere survey conducted from Sept. 16 to 19.
READ: Marcos’ satisfaction, trust ratings rise; Duterte’s scores decline — Tangere survey
“The actions of the respondents (referring to the House of Representatives Quad Com) were committed with grave abuse of discretion in exercising their legislative powers in an abusive manner, and in usurping the investigative powers reserved for the Executive Branch and the adjudicative powers reserved for the Judicial Branch of government,” read the petition.
Source: Harry Roque’s daughter seeks SC protection writ vs House arrest order
I’ll give you a little peek behind the curtain here at Poynter.
My Poynter colleague Angela Fu started working on a piece a couple of weeks ago about the relationship (or, more accurately, the nonrelationship) between X and fact-checkers.
That piece — “It’s easy to find misinformation on social media. It’s even easier on X” — was published on Poynter’s website on Thursday.
In it, Fu writes, “A platform that used to downgrade hoaxes, conspiracy theories and false claims has become one where even the boss now spreads the stuff. That change didn’t happen immediately, but the shift of X from a useful information source to a locus of misinformation has alarmed fact-checkers worldwide.”
The boss of X, of course, is Elon Musk, who...
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday that she would "never again" team up with the Marcoses.
Sara on Marcoses: 'Never again'
JUST IN: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada quashed on Monday speculations that he would replace Chiz Escudero as Senate President, but he confirmed there was an attempt to oust the latter about two or three weeks ago.
“May haka-haka dito sa Senado na ako raw ‘yung papalit na Senate President, hindi po totoo ‘yan at wala po akong balak,” Estrada told reporters in press conference.
According to Estrada, he is very comfortable with the leadership of Escudero. But when he was asked if there were, indeed, attempts to stage a coup d'état against Escudero weeks ago, the Senate President Pro Tempore answered in the affirmative.He, however, clarified that it was not him.
“Hindi ako. Hindi ako, narinig ko merong iba,” said Estrada...
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) are set to meet this week to investigate allegations that a former PNP chief accepted bribes from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). The probe follows claims made by PAGCOR chief Raul Villanueva during a Senate hearing on September 17.
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo confirmed that the CIDG would coordinate with PAGCOR to gather more details regarding the allegation. "We want to start the investigation as soon as possible to determine if the claim has merit. We owe it to the public to clear this issue," Fajardo stated in a radio interview.
Villanueva’s testimony, made under...
Antipolo City 2nd District Rep. Romeo Acop made the statement after dela Rosa claimed that former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog’s testimony during the quad committee was part of a “demolition job targeting the vice president and her allies ahead of the 2028 elections.”
Source: Acop tells dela Rosa to stop ‘hiding behind Vice Pres. Sara Duterte’s skirt’
The police in Davao are preparing at least 200 cases of obstruction of justice, disobedience and other violations committed by various personalities here who tried to delay or hamper the arrest of pastor Apollo Quiboloy, including those who knew his whereabouts but concealed him from the police before and during the 16-day police operations.
Source: Police ready 200 cases vs Quiboloy protectors
Reports have surfaced that the House leadership is considering abolishing the NCIP and amending the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA). This development not only threatens the future of indigenous peoples' rights in the Philippines but also raises serious concerns about the motivations behind this drastic move.
IPS FACE DARK FUTURE DUE TO PROPOSED ABOLITION OF NCIP
“As a matter of procedure before turning over to BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology), she underwent required medical and physical examination conducted by the PNP General Hospital and the forensic group during the medical examination the doctor found a probable infection in her left lung,” Fajardo told reporters.
Source: Alice Guo diagnosed with suspected lung infection, says PNP
A MAN who claimed to be a former member of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s alleged private army, “Angels of Death,” is now under police custody.
In a press conference in Camp Crame, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Colonel Jean Fajardo said while under the custody of the Davao Region police, the former Angels of Death member declared that they were indeed being used by the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader for his personal interest, particularly to threaten his minor victims.
Self-confessed ‘Angels of Death’ member placed under police custody
Days after withdrawing its lone patrol from Escoda Shoal, the Philippines will reassert its claim over the area by deploying both coast guard and naval vessels to the shoal. The NMC also did not say if the vessels are already in Escoda.
Source: Philippines sends AFP, PCG vessels to Escoda Shoal
The Philippines hopes to procure mid-range capability missiles in future and wants to utilise a U.S.-deployed Typhon system for its military training, with no immediate plan for it to be returned, a top security official said on Friday.
Confirming an earlier report by Reuters, Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said there was no set timeline for the withdrawal of the United States' mid-range missile system from the country, which China has demanded to be pulled out citing risks of a geopolitical confrontation.
Reuters reported on Thursday the United States was testing the feasibility of the missile system's use in a regional conflict and has no immediate plans to take it back.
It was sent to the northern Philippines in...
Nanawagan si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa mga tao na simulan ang pagbabago sa larangan ng impormasyon sa pamamagitan ng pag-verify ng mga balita at pagiging responsable sa paggamit ng social media.
Ito ang mensahe ng pangulo sa kanyang pagdalo sa ika-50 anibersaryo ng Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc.
Ayon kay Marcos, "sa Bagong Pilipinas, walang puwang ang kasinungalingan."
Inilunsad ng administrasyon ang Media and Information Literacy Campaign upang bigyan ng karagdagang kaalaman ang publiko tungkol sa mga impormasyon na kumakalat sa paligid.
Dagdag niya, paiigtingin ng gobyerno ang pagsisikap na maprotektahan ang kalayaan ng pamamahayag.
The House of Representatives is bent on approving the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) on third and final reading on Wednesday, Sept. 25 after two weeks of plenary debates.
House eyes P6.352-T 2025 GAB passage on Wednesday
AI experts debunk Marcos’ alleged drug snorting video
Saying that the fight for reform is “here in the now,” former senator Leila de Lima announced Friday, September 20, a comeback in politics as the lead nominee of Mamamayang Liberal, the sectoral wing of the once-ruling Liberal Party (LP), in the May 2025 elections.
Source: Leila de Lima guns for House seat as Mamamayang Liberal nominee
Liberal Party (LP) president and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman previously said that Robredo had told him she would run for the local post to continue the programs of her late husband, former Naga City mayor and Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, who died in a plane crash in 2012.
Source: Former VP Leni Robredo to run for Naga City mayor
Convicted pork barrel queen Janet Lim-Napoles and two former executives of a defunct government-owned and -controlled corporation were cleared of graft and malversation charges involving P5 million in the Priority Development Assistance Fund of an ex-lawmaker.
#JanetNapoles #DailyTribune
Eto trip lang ha !
Sara - Presidential Candidate
Leni- Campaign Manager
Walang iiyak...😎
“NAPILITAN SIYANG LUMABAS DAHIL MALAPIT NA ANG PULIS SA KANYA”
President Bongbong Marcos issues a clarification amid the brouhaha surrounding the ‘arrest’ or ‘surrender’ of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy to authorities inside the KOJC compound on September 8, 2024. RONALD SIONGCO/GDM
IMAGES: Screenshot via PTV / Israelito Torreon FB
The center of Tropical Depression Igme is estimated 530 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes as of 4 p.m. Friday, September 20, 2024. It has a maximum sustained winds of 55 km per hour near the center and gusts up to 70 km per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Batanes. "Igme" is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Sunday, September 22.
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"THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY BEING THE GOVERNOR OF CEBU"
This is what Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has to say in response to the issue regarding the debt owed to Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) during a press conference held at the Capitol Friday, September 20, 2024.