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DOJ: P7m cash, bullets, SIM cards found in safes of Pasay hub POGO LOOT. In these screen grabs from a TV report, raiding teams from the Department of Justice prepare a vault for opening after DOJ officials raided a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO) hub in Pasay City on Thursday. …

POWWOW ON TEVES. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (center left) listens to the concerns of the Makabayan Block members at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, moments before the chamber voted overwhelmingly to expel Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves, Jr. for disorderly behavior and …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said bilateral relations with Japan have now expanded to cover issues concerning security and defense, including ensuring freedom of navigation in the South China Sea amid overlapping claims with Beijing and other neighboring countries. “In the past, it could be said that the largest part of …

A consumer watchdog called on AirAsia Philippines to honor its promise to its passengers to refund tickets for canceled flights during the Covid-19 pandemic. United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) president Rodolfo Javellana Jr. said in a statement issued on Wednesday that AirAsia's failure to refund the tickets of their …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin as special envoy to Beijing, days after the Chinese embassy in Manila called on the Philippines to meet it halfway over maritime disputes in the West Philippine Sea. “[Ambassador Locsin’s appointment] is to boost bilateral relations between the …

The House of Representatives voted 265-0 with three abstentions on Wednesday to expel Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., who is facing a string of charges in relation to the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. Rep. Felimon Espares of COOP-NATCCO, chair of the House committee on …

FORMER senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino has been selected as a member of the 2023 Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, which is Yale University's signature global leadership program. FORMER senator Benigno Paolo ‘Bam’ Aquino 4th. TMT FILE PHOTO The only Filipino in the group, Aquino will join 15 other …

SEN. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said the succeeding administrations or after the Estrada presidency are “partly at fault” in not establishing a permanent base in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). SEN. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito The senator said the apparent failure of the Arroyo, Aquino, and Duterte …

Manalo: No evidence from Beijing on Ayungin claims EDCA SITE INSPECTION. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro tours Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela on Tuesday, as military officials show him the improvements made to the base, one of the four facilities tapped under the US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). …

FORMER broadcaster Jay Sonza has been arrested for alleged syndicated and large-scale illegal recruitment, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed on Tuesday. NBI assistant director Glenn Ricarte revealed that Sonza was turned over to their custody after he was temporarily detained and arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) …