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Following the Court of Appeal’s decision to freeze the bank accounts of Vice President Jejomar Binay, President Benigno Aquino III has denied the allegations that he is involve in the decision. Anti-Money Laundering Council petitioned to freeze Binay’s bank accounts including his wife, son Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and his alleged dummies, to which the … Read more
Vice President Jejomar Binay fired back Thursday at the Anti-Money Laundering Council, saying the council is making up stories indicting his family and allies own 242 bank accounts, insurance policies and securities investments. Binay said the release of the AMLC earlier report is illegal since it is one-sided blaming his critics for the release. In … Read more
Following the verbal brawl started by the mother of Filipina Mary Jane Veloso in Indonesia’s death row, President Benigno Aquino III said he would not argue back. During an interview with Bombo Radyo on Thursday, the president said he has a lot of important things to do than engaging in the verbal tussle. “May obligasyon … Read more
A pun on the Mar-Poe tandem came when DILG Secretary Mar Roxas was asked about running as president with Sen. Grace Poe. “Magalang naman akong tao, at kung nagpapakilala naman ako ang sinasabi ko ‘Si Mar Po’”, the secretary quipped. Roxas said he knew about the meeting between President Aquino and Sen. Poe regarding the … Read more
Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has petitioned the Court of Appeals (CA) to freeze the bank accounts of Vice President Jejomar Binay totaling P600 million, now it has been granted. The order was issued in connection with the investigations being conducted by the office of the Ombudsman on the alleged corruption in the construction of the … Read more
A special Ombudsman panel came out with a conclusion that the allegedly overpriced P2.2 billion Makati city hall parking building “is a grand corruption scheme” involving “the diversion of people’s money” and raiding of city government coffers for the benefit of the favored contractors. The conclusion arrived probers that looked into the controversial five phased … Read more
Sen. Grace Poe has a good chance of beating Vice-President Jejomar Binay in the 2016 presidential elections if she decides to run as president. Political analyst Ramon Casiple believes Poe is already a sure win for the vice-presidency. In an interview with ABS-CBN’s Umagang Kay Ganda, Casiple said: “She is the candidate to beat, more … Read more
Allegations of corruption and declining from survey ratings may hinder Vice-President Jejomar Binay in the presidential race as the 2016 election nears. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV believes that Binay’s withdrawal from the presidential race would be a “game changer” since this would allow other politiciams to run for the highest office. “Naniniwala ako na di … Read more
For Senator Grace Poe, there are a lot of things she still has to pray for and that include what is the right thing to do. The Liberal party continues its push eyeing Poe to be Interior Secretary Mar Roxas’ running mate in the coming 2016 presidential elections. Earlier, LP’s political affairs adviser and Caloocan … Read more
Makati City—Now controversial Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr. has filed a complaint-affidavit before the Office of the City Prosecutor last Monday against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV for the accusations. The mayor sued the senator for libel after the accusing him and his family of bribing the court of appeals (CA) justices for the issuance … Read more