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PNP able to confiscate P12 million from vote buyers a day before polls

May 15, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Wednesday said they were able to confiscate P12 million from vote buyers a day after the election. As of May 14, based on their data, out of the 225 reported incidents of vote

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Canvassers tangle with lawyer of partylist group

May 15, 2019

Tensions arose briefly after the National Board of Canvassers ( NBOC) resumed their session Wednesday afternoon. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon shouted at APPEND partylist legal counsel Rommel Bagares after the latter raised a concern not related to

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Andanar slams American comedian for “demonizing” Duterte on his Netflix show

May 15, 2019

Malacanang has slammed an American comedian for allegedly demonizing President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration on his program aired on Netflix. In a statement issued late Tuesday, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar accused Hasan Minhaj of “maliciously” implying

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Duterte to visit Japan for 3rd time later this month

May 15, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit Japan later this month, his third since he assumed office in 2016. In an interview on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he has not yet seen the agenda of the President’s trip

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Panelo hits PDI’s editorial regarding his “flimflammery”

May 15, 2019

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo hit on Wednesday the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its editorial about his supposed “flimflammery” on how he responded to a meme that came out after his presentation of matrices of personalities and organizations supposedly conspiring to

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Evasco wants Comelec to declare failure of elections in Bohol

May 15, 2019

Former Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. has ordered his political party to file a petition before the Commission on Elections to declare failure of elections in Bohol province. Evasco, who ran for a gubernatorial post in the province, made the

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No hitch in US, Philippine coast guards drill even as Chinese vessel watched

May 15, 2019

The capability training exercise between the United States and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was conducted despite Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) observing their activity in West Philippine Sea last Tuesday. “I think that they (CCG) want to see how the Philippine

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Personal remittance from OFs increased by 6.4 percent in March: BSP

May 15, 2019

Personal remittances from Overseas Filipinos (OFs) increased by 6.4 percent year-on-year to $2.8 billion in March 2019 from $2.6 billion in March 2018, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday. This brought total remittances for the first quarter to $8.1

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