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Several leaders of the House of Representatives on Sunday rallied behind Speaker Martin Romualdez, saying Vice President Sara Duterte’s latest tirades were a “desperate attempt” to divert the public’s attention from issues surrounding her offices’ use of confidential funds. In a statement, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., House Deputy Speaker David “Jay-jay” Suarez, […]
November 24, 2024 | 11:08am MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that her remarks about threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a hypothetical scenario where she is “killed” should not be considered a threat. Duterte made this statement during a press conference on Saturday, […]
November 12, 2024 | 6:21pm MANILA, Philippines — Former Davao City police anti-vice unit chief Royina Garma, who was held by U.S. immigration officials in San Francisco California due to a canceled U.S. visa, is set to be deported back to the Philippines. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla disclosed this in an ambush interview with […]
Military officials discussing how to respond to illegal orders under Trump – report Officials at the Pentagon are having informal discussions about what to do if Donald Trump were to give an illegal order, such as deploying the military domestically, CNN reports. They are also preparing for the possibility that he may change rules to […]
It requested information from a handful of firms that make chip manufacturing possible about their commercial ties to China. Source link
Trump has won the election – so what happens next? After Donald Trump’s US election victory, here’s what will happen next: US president, Joe Biden, spoke to Trump on Wednesday and invited him to the White House. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump “looks forward to the meeting, which will take place shortly, and […]
Donald Trump elected president of the United States Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, the Associated Press reports, with voters overlooking his divisive speeches, felony conviction and three separate criminal indictments to send the Republican former president back to the White House. The AP says he has reached the 270-electoral college vote threshold […]
Republicans win majority in the Senate The GOP has retaken the majority in the Senate, the Associated Press reports, after picking up seats in Ohio and West Virginia, and fending off challenges to their candidates in Texas and Nebraska. Republicans will control Congress’s upper chamber for the first time in four years. Should Donald Trump […]
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, resolved to probe the recruitment process of three federal government agencies. The fresh probe is targeting the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Minority Whip, Ali […]
A lawmaker on Monday proposed a joint probe of Senate and House of Representatives on the drug war-related extrajudicial killings during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Rody skips today’s Quad hearing but will attend after Nov. 1 As this developed, Duterte will not attend today’s hearing of Quad Committee, his legal counsel Martin […]