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Palace tells senators: ‘Get your act together’

MANILA, Philippines — As if addressing misbehaving children, Malacañang on Thursday told senators to conduct themselves properly after tensions flared again within the Senate premises. This time, the commotion involved Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla and Sen. Robinhood Padilla, whose group was escorting resource persons to a blue ribbon committee hearing. When asked what message President

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Raps filed vs Discayas, DPWH execs

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday filed graft and malversation charges against contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and his wife Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, and former and current Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials for alleged anomalies in a government project in Calumpit, Bulacan, worth P53.9 million. The case was

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Palace: Senate rift cost us UNSC seat

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang cited the political turmoil in the Senate as one of the reasons for the country’s failed bid to become a nonpermanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council (UNSC). “All the political noise and all the political tensions have an impact, and these are what the entire nation and the

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Senate media slams Marcoleta for ‘irresponsible, dangerous’ quip

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate media on Thursday condemned in the “strongest possible sense” what it called dangerous, irresponsible, and reckless statements made by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta that members of the mainstream media were “bayaran,” or paid hacks. “Marcoleta’s accusations against the press, if not supported by evidence, erode public trust in legitimate journalism and

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PH to miss single-digit poverty rate goal

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is unlikely to meet its goal of reducing poverty to single-digit levels by the end of the Marcos administration, the World Bank said, warning that millions of Filipinos remain vulnerable to economic shocks despite years of progress in poverty reduction. In its latest Poverty and Equity Assessment, the Washington-based lender

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