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'Pinuno' asks his ex-bosses in ABS-CBN: 'Galit ba si Presidente sa inyo?'
A rare appearance of Senator Lito Lapid elicits laughter at the Senate hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise as he tries to ask his former bosses a hard question

Supreme Court revives fertilizer fund scam case vs Lito Lapid
The Sandiganbayan is directed to hear the case again and resolve it 'with reasonable dispatch'
Nancy Binay to PNP: Why waste time closing lotto outlets?
'Instead of wasting their time in closing down lotto outlets, bakit 'di nila pagdiskitahan habulin at hulihin ang mga nasa wanted list nila, o 'yung mga insidente ng patayan sa Negros?' says Senator Nancy Binay

Here are the biggest campaign contributors to 2019’s winning senators
(UPDATED) Businessmen, friends, family, and political parties bankroll the campaigns of the 12 winning senators in the 2019 midterm elections

Lapid wants investment scams covered under economic sabotage
Senator Lito Lapid files a bill to expand the coverage of economic sabotage to include investment scams

Ghosts of an anomalous past: Cases, controversies hounding new senators
A number of the new senators also have their share of controversies, including being accused of violating certain laws and becoming subjects of investigations

As Lito Lapid enjoys Pampanga support, son Mark loses Porac bid
Mark fails to clinch the mayoral seat in his family's hometown

Did your favorite 'Ang Probinsyano' cast member win in the 2019 midterm elections?
Actors-turned-politicians have come and go in the long-running TV series

[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Si Bikoy at ang walong di dapat iboto
Isang linggo na lang at eleksyon na. Gamitin natin ang balota upang tiyaking hindi makakapasok ang mga ito sa Senado.

5 top Senate bets have yet to register social media pages
Less than half of senatorial bets have complied with this new Commission on Elections requirement as of Monday, April 15

Why is Grace Poe not joining debates with senatorial candidates?
In sorties in Zambales, the survey frontrunner defends Lito Lapid for not participating in debate and forums either

Lito Lapid tells public: Focus on my experience, not on my education
'Doon na lang ako kuwestiyunin sa experience ko dahil 24 years din akong nagserbisyo sa ating mamamayan,' says senatorial bet Lito Lapid

Aksyon Demokratiko adopts opposition senatorial bets, Lito Lapid
The political party founded by the late senator Raul Roco also endorses the party-lists Luntiang Pilipinas and Wow Pilipinas
Lito Lapid seeks Senate comeback in 2019
The actor was senator for two consecutive terms

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Grace Poe retains solo lead in Pulse Asia survey on 2019 race
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio, ex-top cop Ronald dela Rosa, and former senator Lito Lapid are among the other probable winners in the senatorial race, if elections were held during the June 15 to 21 polling period

Grace Poe leads in Pulse Asia poll on 2019 senatorial race
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, ex-top cop Ronald dela Rosa, and Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos are among the probable winners in the senatorial race, if elections were held during the March 23 to 28 polling period

LOOK: Ex-singer and DSWD exec Michelle Ortega marries PNP's Gregorio Pimentel
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte is among the sponsors in the wedding held in Baguio City

Cynthia Villar, 15 other senators richer in 2015
Cynthia Villar is the only billionaire among the senators in the 16th Congress – a status she has maintained since she first declared her SALN as senator in 2013
Enrile's Senate farewell: 'Old politicians don't die, they just fade away'
Aside from Juan Ponce Enrile 8 other senators are leaving the hallowed halls of the Senate after their terms end on June 30

Senate graduates: Pia Cayetano wins, Lapid loses in local polls
Pia Cayetano is successful in replacing his brother as Taguig representative while Lito Lapid fails to dislodge the Pamintuans in Angeles City Pampanga
Even in local debate, mayoral bet Lito Lapid is absent
Angeles City candidates tackle their programs for education poverty peace and order transparency accountability and other local issues like jueteng

Lord of jueteng? Roxas, Robredo defend Pinedas of Pampanga
Governor Lilia Pineda who s supporting the Roxas Robredo tandem and husband Rodolfo Bong Pineda are linked to the illegal numbers game jueteng

Senate bets from political clans support anti-dynasty bill
Senatorial candidates Mark Lapid Jericho Petilla and Martin Romualdez say they are for the passage of the anti dynasty bill

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Graft charges vs Lapid, 5 others for overpriced fertilizer
The Ombudsman says that in May 2004 Pampanga officials purchased 3 880 liters of Macro Micro Foliar Fertilizer without public bidding and at padded prices

'Senate misfit' Lito Lapid to run for Pampanga mayor
Admitting that he won as senator on pure luck Senator Lito Lapid says he will run for mayor of Angeles City in Pampanga as he is more suited for that work

Binay, Angara, Lapid join appointments body
The oath taking is conducted during a caucus of the commission meant to reorganize the body 9 months after the detention of former CA members linked to the pork barrel scam

Filipino athletes cited for winning int'l competitions
The Senate has adopted two resolutions commending outstanding Filipino athletes for winning the golf and archery tournaments in California and China

Lito Lapid to be charged over fertilizer scam
The senator has been indicted for approving the purchase of fertilizers overpriced by 1 000 toward the end of his term as Pampanga governor inn 2004

Napoles details ‘transactions’ with 20 senators
From working with agents to directly handing senators money Napoles details her alleged dealings with 20 former and current senators

#PugadBaboy: Do the Math punchline 3
Actors politicians unexplained wealth and works of fiction
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Actor politicians and unexplained wealth
#PugadBaboy: The "Creative" Team
Ways to make money out of the national budget
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Creative ways to make money out of the national budget
#PugadBaboy: The "Creative" Team punchline 3
Fabricating demand and other ways to make money out of the national budget
How much does a senator earn?
Citing a 2011 COA report Sen Miriam Defensor Santiago lists the incomes and expenditures of senators
Poe, Binay, and Brillantes
Here are takeaways from the elections from having the right surname to a Comelec chief who thinks he’s Superman
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Jinggoy: If Lapid can do it, why can’t Nancy?
Sen Jinggoy Estrada says if former movie star Lito Lapid who didn t finish college can make it as senator then UNA s Nancy Binay can qualify as senator as well
More families active in Pampanga politics
The same political figures in Pampanga are eyeing for either reelection or other posts and will be accompanied by their relatives
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Biometrics in elections: Beyond its lofty goal
There are issues Filipinos need to ask with regard to Senate Bill No 1030 if it is to successfully create meaningful change in the electoral process
Fariñas salutes Lito Lapid
Prosecutor Rodolfo Fariñas thanks Sen Lito Lapid for using his palusot speech to argue for Corona s conviction
Rappler Newscast | May 29, 2012
The senate impeachment court convicts Renato Corona for Article 2 of the impeachment complaint | Only 3 senators vote to acquit Corona | Dean Jose Manuel Diokno says the prosecution has the defense to thank for its victory
[VIDEO] Recto votes guilty
Recto: My duty is to choose what is right and not what is popular