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Duterte's first foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr dies
The late Perfecto Yasay Jr served as foreign secretary for less than a year, until he was removed from office due to a citizenship controversy
Ex-DFA chief Yasay fails to get CA remedy in bank fraud arrest
The Court of Appeals says Yasay's petition is premature
Perfecto Yasay rushed to hospital due to 'chest pains'
Manila City police chief Vicente Danao says former foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr may stay in the hospital overnight
Ex-DFA chief Yasay arrested over P350-M bank loan case
(3rd UPDATE) Perfecto Yasay is accused of conspiring with associates to secure a questionable P350-million loan from the Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank
Yasay refutes Locsin, says passport data not stolen | Evening wRap
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Yasay refutes Locsin, says passport data not stolen
It 'is completely false and malicious' to say that former contractor Oberthur 'ran away with the data,' asserts former foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr
Locsin blames 'Yellows' for passport data loss
(UPDATED) 'l will autopsy the Yellows who did the passport deal alive,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro 'Teddyboy' Locsin Jr
A year after CA rejection, Yasay says PH passport issue 'resolved'
Former foreign secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr says his life is 'much, much better' a year after the Commission on Appointments rejected him
2017: A year of rejection for Duterte's appointees
As 2017 ends, Rappler takes a look at the sacked and rejected members of the Duterte administration
Citizenship, identity and global Filipinos
In a world where Filipinos are everywhere where our diaspora has no boundaries it is time to take a liberal approach to Filipino citizenship
Duterte, Cayetano, impeachment complaint | Evening wRap
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Cayetano is new foreign secretary – Duterte
UPDATED Senator Alan Peter Cayetano President Rodrigo Duterte s running mate in the 2016 elections is appointed the Philippines top diplomat
#AnimatED: Reality check not just for Gina Lopez
Nearly a year after it assumed power can this presidency really afford to appoint people on the basis of competence and not loyalty or personal ties to the leader?
Del Rosario, Yasay air opposing views on ASEAN statement
Albert del Rosario says the Philippines is off to a perilous road while Perfecto Yasay Jr says ASEAN under the Philippines chairmanship did the right thing
'Nothing personal' in CA grilling Cabinet appointees – Sato
Occidental Mindoro Representative Josephine Ramirez Sato says CA members spend a lot of time researching the background of the Cabinet appointees and the needs of the departments
#ThewRap: Videos you need to watch this week, March 13-19, 2017
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Del Rosario pushes for Manalo as permanent DFA chief
UPDATED Enrique Manalo has the training experience and appropriate perspective to be a very good SFA ex DFA chief Jose Rene Almendras adds
Who should be next BSP chief? Tetangco prefers 'insider'
Expertise familiarity and patience are the top 3 qualities Amando Tetangco Jr look for in his successor
Rappler Talk: Josephine Ramirez-Sato on leadership under the Duterte administration
The feisty Occidental Mindoro congresswoman talks to Rappler about what the Commission on Appointments looks for in a cabinet official
Pangilinan, Duterte, McCain | Midday wRap
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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 13, 2017
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#AnimatED: The Commission on Appointments and Yasay's lies
The Commission on Appointments has the power to confirm bypass or reject the appointment of top public officials and senior military officers But here are 5 reasons this power is flawed
Enrique Manalo: Son of envoys, now father of DFA
Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo who grew up in a household of ambassadors now leads the department that his parents served
New Foreign Secretary Manalo vows 'very professional' DFA
I want to assure everyone that we have hit the ground running Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo says on Rappler Talk
Rappler Talk: Meet PH's new top diplomat, Enrique Manalo
In his first one on one interview as DFA chief acting Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo talks about geopolitics and what s it like to be reared at home by diplomats
Lawmakers told Duterte: Yasay 'cannot be saved anymore'
When the President s Congress allies meet him in Malacañang on the eve of Perfecto Yasay Jr s confirmation hearing they prepare him for the inevitable
New Foreign Secretary Manalo: DFA will continue to serve
Yesterday is history acting Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo says a day after the Commission on Appointments rejected his predecessor Perfecto Yasay Jr
Mighty Corporation, DFA, U.S. & NoKor | Midday wRap
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Ex-DFA chief Yasay writes farewell: 'I did not lie'
When politicians accuse you of not telling the truth be of good cheer for they are lying lawyer Perfecto Yasay Jr quotes a friend as saying
Enrique Manalo is acting foreign secretary
UPDATED The foreign affairs undersecretary for policy will head the Department of Foreign Affairs until President Rodrigo Duterte appoints a new secretary says Malacañang
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 9, 2017
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Yasay, Lopez, DDS | Evening wRap
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Is Yasay the first appointee to be rejected by the CA?
Rejection of a presidential appointee by the Commission on Appointments is rare in Philippine history
Yasay rejection shows CA not Duterte 'rubber stamp'
Senator Panfilo Lacson says Perfecto Yasay Jr s closeness to President Rodrigo Duterte did not deter the commission from acting independently
Duterte to name acting foreign secretary on March 9
The Office of the Executive Secretary will submit the name of the official to the Department of Foreign Affairs by 8 am on Thursday March 9
FACT CHECK: Did Rappler say Yasay got U.S. passport in 2006?
Rappler never reported that Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr was issued a passport in 2006 as Yasay claimed
Yasay, CBCP, Pacquiao | Midday wRap
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CA rejects Yasay appointment as foreign secretary
3rd UPDATE President Rodrigo Duterte can no longer reappoint Perfecto Yasay Jr as foreign secretary after the CA rejected him over citizenship issues
U.S. citizen before? Yasay refuses to say yes or no
I cannot understand why the Honorable Secretary cannot answer that simple question with a yes or no says Representative Josephine Ramirez Sato
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 8, 2017
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LIVE: Yasay faces CA over US citizenship, other issues
Will Yasay be confirmed or not? Watch live on Rappler
Why Yasay can't nullify U.S. citizenship on his own
Immigration lawyers sought by Rappler say one cannot unilaterally declare through an affidavit that one s US citizenship is nullified as Perfecto Yasay Jr did
Mighty Corporation, Yasay, Abad | Evening wRap
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Did Yasay run for Philippine VP as an American?
Perfecto Yasay Jr relied on implicit evidence that he was not a US citizen when he chaired SEC and ran for senator as well as vice president
After flip-flop on U.S. passport, Yasay says he 'never lied' before CA
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr admits having a naturalization certificate but insists he was never a US citizen
Palace defends Yasay: He has been 'open, transparent'
Malacañang stands by what it calls Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr s logical and credible assertion that he was never a US citizen
Yasay, Matobato, Madam Secretary | Midday wRap
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CA members to reject Yasay appointment
UPDATED Buo ang paniniwala ng members of the Commission on Appointments na talagang nagkaroon siya ng US citizenship says Senator Panfilo Lacson CA foreign affairs committee chair
Lascanas, Yasay, Napoles | Evening wRap
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Yasay lied under oath, now admits owning U.S. passport
Is the Philippines foreign secretary an American citizen? Perfecto Yasay Jr backtracks on his earlier statements – one of these under oath – that he never owned a US passport
