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Senator Grace Poe was among the senators who signed the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee draft report that supports the filing of plunder charges against the Binays. Senator Koko Pimentel III, talking to Radyo Inquirer earlier, said four senators have already singed the draft report against VP Jejomar Binay, and his son Makati Mayor Junjun Binay. … Read more
After Vice President Jejomar Binay expressed his dismay when Senator Grace Poe turned down the offer to run with him, the VP’s camp continued hitting Thursday saying the senator should finish her six-year term first before running for higher office. Laywer JV Bautista, Binay’s spokesperson said Poe should respect the mandate given to her after … Read more
Liberal Party (LP) prospective presidential candidate is Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, for the vice-president however is a question everyone wants to know from the party. Roxas then asked Sen. Grace Poe to be his vice presidential running mate, but the senator has not yet made a commitment to Roxas. Poe told reporters on Wednesday that … Read more
Pushing for inquiry on Vice President Jejomar Binay’s issue, the camp said the Senate could be gunning for the Guinness record for having the longest inquiry on a particular concern. Binay’s political affairs spokesman Rico Quicho said ten months and 21 hearings is long enough calling the aid of legislation as an aid of political … Read more
Politicians are known for being “epal” especially when election nears. Most likely, their names are on billboards or tarpaulins. Left and right, even in the little things you hold, you might find their names. But elections or not, it happens. But for a big surprise, a “vote-hungry” politician even put name on coffins. Mayor Antonio … Read more
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte met with Interior and Local Government Sceretary Mar Roxas on Friday, but the controversial mayor said the meeting was not political. Duterte, who is push by some groups to run for higher office, said to be the country’s president is a person’s destiny. “The presidency is destiny talaga. Destiny,” Duterte … Read more
Following the challenge of his accusers to surrender his and alleged dummies’ purportedly P16-billion bank deposits that were ordered frozen by the Court of Appeals (CA), Vice President Binay refused the dare. Binay maintained that he did not steal anything from the government funds and that the cases filed against him were made up and … Read more
Despite rumors that Interior Secretary Mar Roxas will slide down as admin’s vice presidential bet to give way for Sen. Grace Poe, the secretary remains to be the top choice of President Aquino II as his successor in 2016. During an interview on Monday, Aquino supported Roxas for the upcoming elections saying that he has … Read more
In a television interview, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has admitted his links to the Davao Death Squad, which is allegedly responsible for summary executions of criminals in the city. Earlier, a New York-based Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into the killings and urged the Philippine government not to tolerate a public … Read more
Relatives of the 44 slain members of the Special Action Force are worrying over President Benigno Aquino III’s obvious push for Sen. Grace Poe for higher office, saying the president is drafting a candidate who would spare and acquit him of criminal charges in connection with the Mamasapano clash. Speaking to the Inquirer, the relatives … Read more