ILOILO CITY -- Beleaguered Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is not going home soon after all.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 6, passed on third and final reading the bill providing for universal health care for all Filipinos.
“End the policy of killings.”
Read more: Youth activists, priest urge gov’t: End ‘policy of killing’
The camp of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos welcomed the ruling of the Supreme Court, acting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), denying with finality the bid of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo to reverse its earlier ruling finding sufficiency in Marcos’ election protest.
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared September 11 as a Special Non-Working Day in Ilocos Norte to mark the birth anniversary of former president Ferdinand Marcos.
Read more: Duterte declares Ferdinand Marcos’ birthday a holiday in Ilocos
Broker Mark Ruben Taguba II has apologized to presidential son Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and his brother-in-law Manases Carpio for the “fake news” circulating that the two were involved in the P6.4-billion shipment of illegal drugs that went past the inspection of the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
Read more: Taguba apologizes to Duterte son, in-law, clears them from drug smuggling mess
An estimated 10,000 Filipinos may be affected by the United States’ new immigration policy, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Read more: 10K Filipinos may be affected by rescinded US immigration policy - DFA
Several officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confirmed that the “tara system,” which Senator Panfilo Lacson recently exposed in a privilege speech, is existing within the agency.
Read more: BOC officials: Yes, there is ‘tara system’ in Customs
DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Sept. 2, said government officials should not act like they were special because in reality they are only working for the benefit of the people.
Read more: Duterte to gov’t officials: You’re not special; you’re just working for the people
We won’t play Trillanes’ game.