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On Mindanao ballots: PET seeks Comelec comment on Marcos protest
The Supreme Court (SC), acting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has ordered both the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to comment on the electoral protest filed by former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President…
Matagal na ‘to! PNP defends 2-day notice requirement for interviews
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday clarified that the standing operating procedure (SOP) on requests for media interviews has been a long-standing policy.
NBI exec nabbed for extortion now out on bail
Arrested legal section chief of the National Bureau of Investigation has been allowed to post bail by a Manila court, but set to appear before for his arraignment on Wednesday morning, official documents bared.
Bakit Senado mabango, Kongreso mabaho? Abu teary eyed as he finally gets respect as cong under…
Speaker Alan Cayetano is claiming that Congress has never enjoyed such lofty respect from the public until his term.
Para sa bayan daw! Cayetano admits he wants to stay longer in his seat he wants to be called Speaker…
Speaker Alan Cayetano spent over an hour in Congress justifying his plea to President Rodrigo Duterte to extend his stay in power by citing the approval of the 2021 budget as his primary motive.
Laban ng mga Al(l)an! Duterte hands off on speakership tug of war- Palace
President Rodrigo Duterte will not step into the speakership row in the House of Representatives between Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, Malacanang said Wednesday (September 30).
Biden faces down raging Trump in chaotic debate
Democrat Joe Biden told a raging President Donald Trump to "shut up" in a chaotic opening debate that turned almost immediately into a shouting match 35 days ahead of the most tense US election in recent memory.
Trump’s 2016 team accused of deterring black Americans from voting
Donald Trump's digital campaign team tried to dissuade millions of African Americans from voting in the 2016 US presidential election, Britain's Channel 4 News channel alleged in a report broadcast on Monday.
Cayetano wants probe on Facebook’s shutdown of gov’t-linked pages
MANILA – The House of Representatives is set to launch a probe into social media giant Facebook's shutdown of "advocacy" pages that support the government, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said on Tuesday.
Ping explains why House leadership change should not affect Senate
The leadership change at the House of Representatives should not affect senators, or at least those who are against legislative abuses of the power of the purse, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday.