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Oct

Remulla exposes’sue me’ plot

Philippines' MANILA According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), some foreigners are filing lawsuits against themselves to evade or postpone deportation in an effort to carry on with their unlawful operations in the Philippines. This strategy is known as "demanda me." During yesterday's Senate hearing on the DOJ's proposed budget for 2024, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said, "We found that half of the detained foreigners filed cases against themselves so they could not be deported." "There was a Japanese man who brought 12 charges against himself to get citizenship. Every case was examined, and every one was rejected," he…

Due to allegations of corruption, Marcos suspends LTFRB head Guadiz

Oct

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Due to allegations of corruption, Marcos suspends LTFRB head Guadiz

Philippines' MANILA Following allegations of corruption, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suspended Teofilo Guadiz III, the head of the LTFRB. The Presidential Communications Office issued a statement saying that he had ordered Guadiz's suspension on Monday.An earlier news conference by transportation company MANIBELA included Jeffrey Tumbado, a former executive assistant to Guadiz, who claimed to have "exposed" the agency's alleged corruption. MANIBELA chair Mar Valbuena proposed a statewide transport strike beginning on Monday, October 16, in opposition to the suspected wrongdoing. Jaime Bautista, the secretary of transportation, said on Monday that an investigation into the accusations against Guadiz is still ongoing.…

Ex-Vice Mayor of Valenzuela City, Arrested by NBI

Oct

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Ex-Vice Mayor of Valenzuela City, Arrested by NBI

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested the former Valenzuela City chief executive for filing a complaint by a British national on the collection of multi-million dollars in an investment scam yesterday in the same city. Evelyn ‘Jing’ Hernandez, 58, of Consolacion St. Malina, Valenzuela City. He was announced by British national George Gorgiui who invested for the Bulacan airport project. He said that P7 million people were given to Hernandez as of 2022. The suspect's offer to him, he would give him P50 million of income in each P3.5 million that he would invest, but…

Regarding the OVP’s confidential finances issue, the Liberal Party is considering taking legal action against Quimbo

Oct

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Regarding the OVP’s confidential finances issue, the Liberal Party is considering taking legal action against Quimbo

Philippines, MANILA (updated at 7:45 p.m.) — According to LP President Edcel Lagman (Albay representative), Stella Quimbo of Marikina City's defense of the secret funds, particularly those given to the Department of Education, the Office of the Vice President, and the Maharlika Investment Fund, has sparked debate within the Liberal Party. Sanctions against Quimbo have been demanded as a result of her viewpoint, which is in stark contrast to the position taken collectively by the party's leadership and senior members. "The defense of [Quimbo] of the confidential funds, particularly of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education,…

Romualdez justifies the House’s choice to deny Sara access to sensitive money

Oct

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Romualdez justifies the House’s choice to deny Sara access to sensitive money

Philippines' MANILA - The decision by the lower chamber to reallocate the classified and intelligence monies requested by Vice President Sara Duterte's two agencies was not motivated by politics, according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Romualdez defended the House's choice to transfer the P650 million in CIFs belonging to the Department of Education and the Office of the Vice President jointly, claiming that there has been "too much speculation" about the decision. When Duterte left Lakas-CMD after Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was demoted from senior deputy speaker to deputy speaker, it became clear that there was a political divide between the…

VP Duterte disputes the claim that Commonwealth Avenue traffic was disrupted; QCPD issues an apology

Oct

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VP Duterte disputes the claim that Commonwealth Avenue traffic was disrupted; QCPD issues an apology

Vice President Sara Duterte has denied allegations that her convoy was to blame for the traffic jam on Commonwealth Avenue that was captured on a popular video. On October 5, the video started to go viral on social media. At the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Tandang Sora Avenue, the unidentified person filming the incident asked a Quezon City Police District (QCPD) officer why traffic was backing up. Vice Presidential convoy allegedly caused Commonwealth Avenue traffic disruption She was in Mindanao for World Teacher's Day, according to a statement from Duterte's Office of the Vice President (OVP). The OVP also…

Degamo slaying suspects Teves and others’ arraignment is postponed by a Manila court

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Degamo slaying suspects Teves and others’ arraignment is postponed by a Manila court

MANILA – Arnolfo Teves Jr., a former congressman from Negros Oriental, and other suspects in the killing of Governor Roel Degamo and nine other people were scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, but a Manila court postponed that date. Teves is expelled from the House for ignoring his duties and using lewd social media behaviorAccording to Teves' attorney Ferdinand Topacio, the arraignment at Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 51 has been postponed till November 29 because of pending applications. In addition, this information was validated by Andrei Tagum, the Degamo family's attorney. "November 29 was set aside for the arraignment…

Five local government units receive holiday orders from the palace.

Oct

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Five local government units receive holiday orders from the palace.

Philippines' MANILA Five local government units around the nation will now have special non-working holidays, according to Malacaang. The holidays were mentioned in separate proclamations issued by President Marcos last month and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. Infanta, Pangasinan, has a special non-working holiday on October 4 to mark the town's 147th anniversary of establishment. Proclamation No. 349 contained the declaration. In Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Proclamation No. 347 designated October 5 as a special day off work so that locals could commemorate the town's 139th founding anniversary. On Octo

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Marcos raises the price cap on rice.

Philippines' MANILA After about a month since it was implemented, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the immediate repeal of the rice price cap. Marcos stated that "as of today," the government is "lifting the price caps on rice, both for the regular-milled rice and the well-milled rice." This comes after "positive" indicators purportedly demonstrating the efficacy of the price cap, which was established on September 5 to stop skyrocketing rice prices, were provided to Marcos by the Departments of Agriculture and Trade and Industry on Tuesday. According to Executive Order No. 39, the price limit for well-milled rice was P45…

Bong Go: To make medical services more accessible to Filipinos, the proposed 2024 DOH budget should be enhanced.

Oct

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Bong Go: To make medical services more accessible to Filipinos, the proposed 2024 DOH budget should be enhanced.

For all Filipinos to have easy access to medical care, the planned P311.3 billion budget for the Department of Health (DOH) for 2024 should be increased. The establishment of more Super Health Centers, the continuation of Malasakit Center operations across the country, and the proper implementation of the recently passed Regional Specialty Centers Act should all be covered by the DOH budget for the upcoming fiscal year, according to Senate Committee on Health Chairman Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go. Go claimed that each of these three objectives to provide Filipinos who require medical care with such services. "I am happy that…