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PMA to honor Lacson, Honasan
This year's PMA Alumni Homecoming on Saturday is a private affair because of the threat of the COVID-19

[PODCAST] Para saan ba ang P300M intel funds ng DICT?
Bakit nga ba lumobo ang confidential funds ng DICT?

[EDITORIAL] Lumolobo ang intel funds ng DICT. Kabahan na tayo.
The Honasan-Rio scuffle exposes the trend in bloated intelligence funds that support anti-people activities, including spying on private citizens

DICT's P800-M confidential funds: 2nd biggest in 2020 budget
The DICT, under scrutiny for its questionable release of P300 million in confidential funds in 2019, gets an even bigger sum than the government's anti-drug agency in 2020

DICT's Rio, Honasan 'settle differences' over P300-M intel funds
'My resignation has not yet been approved by the President. I could not leave my post until my resignation is accepted by him,' Rio tells Rappler in a text message

CA confirms Gringo Honasan as DICT chief
(UPDATED) DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan II says he would prioritize providing better connectivity in the country

DICT chief Honasan defends his credentials
'I've been chairman of labor, environment, defense, public order.... If may problema, eh di 'wag ako,' says new Information and Communications Technology Secretary Gregorio Honasan II

New DICT chief Honasan promises free Wi-Fi, tablets for poor kids
Newly appointed Information and Communications Technology Secretary Gregorio Honasan II aims to connect far-flung areas to the internet
Gringo Honasan takes oath as DICT secretary
Despite legal issues, former senator Gringo Honasan takes his oath as Cabinet member, 7 months after his appointment was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte

Sotto, Lacson, Honasan seek Senate rebuke of US lawmakers
The 3 senators file Senate Resolution 1037, seeking the rebuke of United States lawmakers for 'interfering' in Philippine affairs

DICT no more? Sotto hints Honasan may be appointed to another agency
Senator Gringo Honasan's appointment as DICT Secretary faces two legal obstacles

Gringo Honasan appointed DICT secretary
(UPDATED) The longtime senator is now tasked with delivering faster internet and telecommunications services to Filipinos, a major promise of President Rodrigo Duterte

Rappler indicted for tax evasion | Evening wRap
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Senators expect 'silent workhorse' Honasan to do well in DICT
Senators say the immediate challenge of Senator Gregorio Honasan II as DICT chief is to assure Filipinos that the third telco would not jeopardize national security

Honasan accepts Duterte's offer to head DICT
Administration Senator Gregorio Honasan II says he has decided to accept the offer 'for a better Philippines, a better government, for the Filipino people, and for a better future for our most precious children'

Duterte may appoint Honasan DICT chief as early as Nov 12
The decision was made during a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on October 29, says Senate President Vicente Sotto III

Sotto says Honasan to leave Senate for DICT
Senate President Vicente Sotto III says the number of senators 'may be reduced' to 22 when the Senate resumes session in November

Manila House club slammed for embarrassing Honasan's wife
Because she came with her granddaughter's sandal-wearing babysitter, Jane Honasan was not even allowed to sit down in the members-only club, writes the senator's sister in a Facebook post

[WRAP | Day 6] AFP chief Galvez, Honasan push for rule of law in Trillanes case
Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Carlito Galvez Jr and Senator Gregorio Honasan II, both granted amnesty for failed coups, say due process must be followed
Honasan on Trillanes amnesty: AFP must 'enforce, not interpret, laws'
'Uphold the rule of law and due process,' Senator Gregorio Honasan II tells the military, on the revocation of the amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV

LOOK: Former 'The Voice' PH finalist Kai Honasan gets married
Kai marries Chicosci bassist Eco del Rio in a garden wedding at the Sofitel hotel

Honasan offered post as DICT chief? 'I cannot confirm or deny'
But the outgoing senator says, 'I'll cross that bridge when we get to it but it would be difficult... to refuse the country if the country needs me'

Poe: DOTr should decide if MRT3 ops should be temporarily halted
'Ang DOTr, kailangan na nilang maglahad ng kanilang plano. Anong gagawin 'pag ititigil ito?' says Senator Grace Poe

RAM members ask Duterte for amnesty
Malacañang cannot say for sure if the President intends to grant the request of members of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement

The week in photos: August 5-11, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world

South China Sea, Batangas earthquake, Honasan | Evening wRap
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Honasan posts bail in Laguna
Senator Gregorio Honasan II posts bail of P60 000 for two counts of graft in connection with the pork barrel scam
Honasan, Customs, Robredo | Evening wRap
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Anti-graft court orders arrest of Senator Honasan over PDAF scam
(2nd UPDATE) Honasan unable to post bail on Thursday
Bureau of Customs, HBO, Scaramucci | Midday wRap
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Gringo Honasan is 4th senator charged over PDAF scam
Unlike the 3 other senators who are being tried for plunder, Honasan faces graft charges for not following procurement rules in 2012
Dep't of Justice to reinvestigate pork barrel scam
(UPDATED) Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II warns the allies of the previous administration as he reopens the investigation into the pork barrel scam
Senate bill seeks 20 to 40 years jail time for joining terror groups
This bill seeks to penalize any person who becomes a member or manifests his her intention to become a member of any terrorist organization says Senator Gregorio Honasan II

WATCH: PH senators on 'Eat Bulaga'
Senators Sonny Angara JV Ejercito Gringo Honasan and Manny Pacquiao hang out with the Eat Bulaga stars

STAKEOUT: 1986 People Power – Pagbabalik-tanaw
Habang papalabas ako ng Palasyo at sa aking paglalakad isang foreign journalist na nagla live report ang aking nadaanan at nakaringgan na ganito ang sinasabi: We the Americans like to think we taught Filipinos democracy Tonight they are teaching the world

Tracking Sandiganbayan: Who's who in PH's biggest corruption cases?
Which corruption cases are still pending before the anti graft court and what are their statuses in the judicial process?

Ombudsman probes Gringo, Jinggoy over DAR fund misuse
Also under preliminary investigation are former DAR secretary Virgilio delos Reyes ex San Jose del Monte congressman Arturo Robes and 6 DBM and DAR officials

Why has Duterte visited 14 military camps in less than a month?
Is it just to boost troops morale? Is he appeasing the military as he releases communist rebels? Duterte s camp visits may be more than meets the eye
Honasan warns vs 'trial by publicity' amid Duterte claim on generals
The senator also asks intelligence units to make sure they provide accurate information to the President

LIVE: Canvassing of votes for president and vice president
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Losing bets can't join canvassing of presidential, VP votes – Drilon
Members of the 16th Congress will convene on Tuesday May 24 to set the rules that will govern the official canvassing of votes for president and vice president

WATCH: Canvassing of votes, 2016 Philippine elections, May 18
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Pineda fails to deliver for Aquino's bets in Pampanga
In the Pineda clan s hometown of Lubao Rodrigo Duterte secures the top spot while administration bet Mar Roxas ends up in 4th place



#PHVote news updates: 2016 Philippine election results, May 9
Watch updates on the 2016 Philippine election results live on Rappler

Duterte enjoys wide lead; Robredo edges ahead of Marcos
67th UPDATE As of 3:58 pm Rodrigo Duterte tops the presidential race with nearly 15 9 million votes while the battle between Bongbong Marcos and Leni Robredo is too close to call

#PHVote wRap: Patricia Evangelista and Nicole Curato on 'The Imagined President'
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#PHVote wRap | 08 May 2016, 9PM
The Philippine National Police records at least 15 dead due to election related violence since January 10 A political analyst says high expectations of Rodrigo Duterte to succeed will be his cross The Commission on Elections says it faces bigger problems this year

