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People vs Pandemic: How these mayors’ priorities protected their communities
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Valenzuela City’s pandemic response: ‘Everything has to happen now’
Mayor Rex Gatchalian says, ‘If we can do it ourselves, do it on our own, it’s the most helpful thing we can do for the national government’
#KopyahanNaTo: Valenzuela replicates Pasig's mobile palengke
Valenzuela uses e-trikes instead of trucks for its narrow roads
Future of gov't transactions? Valenzuela City launches online permit system
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian says he is willing to share the 'Paspas Permit' system with other LGUs for free
CA clears Rex Gatchalian over Kentex fire
The ruling comes after the Sandiganbayan dismissed criminal charges against the Valenzuela city mayor The CA puts the responsibility of enforcing compliance with the fire code on the Bureau of Fire Protection
Valenzuela execs, BFP officials, charged over Kentex fire
Investigators say Kentex should have been shut down because of its delinquent status General manager Ong King Guan is also among those charged
Roxas spokesman: 'We will win this the honest way'
Edwin Lacierda urges the public to report to Comelec alleged incidents of vote counting machines wrongly crediting votes to Mar Roxas
Why Grace Poe quickly rejected Roxas’ call for unity talk
It was because Mar Roxas was saying one thing and Liberal Party spokesman Edgar Erice was saying another says Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian
#PHVote wRap: Interview with Rex Gatchalian, Poe campaign spokesman
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From LP to GP: Albay Governor Salceda endorses Grace Poe
Grace Poe s camp welcomes the endorsement while the Liberal Party seems unfazed saying they are confident of the Bicolanos support for their bets
LOOK: 'Fake' SSN? Poe shows Boston College ID to disprove it
After digging through tons of old documents stored since 2006 this ID was finally found As in just now the presidential candidate s spokesman tells Rappler
Poe tweaks strategy after Duterte snatches lead
Presidential bet Grace Poe s messaging now includes peace and order – the core of Rodrigo Duterte s campaign She also limits engagements with the media
Poe, Escudero prepare volunteer lawyers for election day
The 1st National Convention on Saturday March 12 aims to train members of their legal team to effectively safeguard clean and honest polls
Can Duterte-Cayetano win in Valenzuela City?
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte doesn’t meet with Mayor Rex Gatchalian who also happens to be the spokesman of his rival Grace Poe
Decline in Grace Poe's ratings not significant – campaign manager
Campaign manager Ace Durano says latest poll results show that presidential candidate Grace Poe remains with a strong and stable base support
Valenzuela mayor, 6 others ordered dismissed over Kentex fire
But Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian is able to secure a temporary restraining order stopping the Ombudsman s dismissal order
Presidential bets: NPC support for Grace Poe 'not solid'
But the camp of Poe hits back If they do not believe in the cohesion of the NPC why did they all court the party in the first place?
Grace Poe maintains lead in January Laylo survey
In the survey released on February 9 the start of the campaign period Vice President Jejomar Binay and administration standard bearer Mar Roxas are tied for 2nd place
Poe camp to Comelec chief: ‘Put your house in order’
We believe that the actions of Commissioner Guanzon is wrong as she is usurping the powers reserved for the en banc says Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian
Poe camp: Grace didn't order exhumation of 'parents' in Guimaras
3rd UPDATE Nalulungkot ako na kailangan pa umabot sa ganito para mapatunayan pagkatao ko Senator Grace Poe is quoted as saying
What now for Grace Poe? 3 things to expect
The next battleground for the presidential aspirant is the Supreme Court
Poe camp to Comelec: Apply Duterte ruling to Grace Poe case
The senator s camp says the poll body should also accept her honest mistake in her 2013 certificate of candidacy
‘More potent’ petition seeks to bar Poe from Palace forever
We expect a victory also the petitioner s camp says a day after a Comelec division disqualified Poe
Comelec to decide if 2016 ballot will include Grace Poe
This story is not yet over the Comelec spokesman says referring to a Comelec division s disqualification of Poe
VLOG: Poe camp rejects Comelec DQ ruling
Senator Grace Poe plans to appeal the decision before the Comelec en banc
Grace Poe: I'm disappointed, but fight is far from over
The presidential bet says she s confident the Comelec en banc will side with the interest of the people
Duterte on presidency, Poe’s SET case, Paris attacks | 6PM wRap
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American president? Poe camp reacts to Duterte
Grace Poe s spokesman Rex Gatchalian reiterates the senator is a natural born Filipino and that there was nothing political about the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal
NPC leadership downplays support for Poe-Chiz tandem
NPC secretary general Mark Llandro Mendoza expresses the party s continuing commitment to support President Benigno Aquino III
Valenzuela shuts down businesses with no fire safety certificate
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian also orders other business establishments to present their valid FSICs within 7 days from receipt of the directive
Kentex fire: Palace eyes raps vs Valenzuela officials
Mayor Rex Gatchalian cites 3 memorandum circulars to clear city officials and pass the blame on to the Bureau of Fire Protection
Review of Fire Code sought after deadly Valenzuela blaze
Senator Cynthia Villar who filed a resolution seeking the review says the Kentex tragedy shows that people have not learned from the Ozone Disco fire that killed 162 people in 1996
Valenzuela fire: Relatives identify victims' belongings
Families of the 72 workers killed in last week s factory fire help identify the personal items left at the accident site as investigators continue the DNA testing
Valenzuela defends issuance of business permit to Kentex
The Bureau of Fire Protection never sent word that the factory did not comply with safety standards after the city government issued a provisional business permit
Kentex offers fire victims 'negligible' compensation
Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian says the owner of the factory where at least 72 died in a fire is victimizing the workers twice over
Death toll in Valenzuela fire climbs to 72
4th UPDATE Authorities have retrieved 72 bodies from the fire gutted Valenzuela footwear factory mostly burnt beyond recognition
Valenzuela fire death toll rises to 31
3rd UPDATE The Bureau of Fire Protection BFP says the latest figure is still unofficial as the entire factory would have to be scoured by authorities prior to the release of an official casualty count
NPC solons take oath, vow continued support for LP
President Benigno Aquino III swears in winning Nationalist People s Coalition solons in a move to extend their alliance into the 16th Congress
Waiting for Loren
If she is as admirable as her fellow lawmakers trumpet her to be she should answer the questions on her New York property point by point patiently to every one who wants to understand
Are there cracks in Team PNoy?
NPC spokesperson Rexlon Gatchalian dismisses rumors it has split from Team PNoy but admits to having issues with the Liberal Party in local races
Congress, not Senate, for Sherwin Gatchalian
Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian is running for congressman of the 1st district of Valenzuela not for senator
