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Alvarez wins again as Ombudsman upholds Floirendo indictment
The Office of the Ombudsman denies Floirendo’s motion to reopen the investigation

Alvarez: Stick to facts, Tadeco probe not linked to personal grudge
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says he is not going after his erstwhile friend Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr by calling for the probe into the BuCor Tadeco deal

All past DOJ chiefs upheld deal with BuCor – Tadeco CEO
The various contracts between Tadeco and BuCor have been reviewed and approved by no less than 6 secretaries of justice It has also passed through 14 secretaries of justice who upheld its validity says Tadeco president and CEO Alexander Valoria

Duterte proclamation ‘best’ way to void BuCor-Tadeco deal
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says BuCor may file a case in court against Tadeco but this would take a very long time

House begins probe into BuCor-Tadeco deal on May 9
House good government and public accountability chairperson Johnny Pimentel says lawmakers are duty bound to investigate painstakingly any public transaction that is allegedly detrimental to the government

Lawmakers want BuCor-Tadeco deal probed over land distribution
The Makabayan bloc says hectares of land at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm were no longer distributed to farmer beneficiaries after the BuCor Tadeco deal was sealed

BuCor-Tadeco deal illegal, should be cancelled – DOJ, COA panels
The panels separate investigations say the joint venture agreement is disadvantageous to government

Calida: BuCor-Tadeco deal 'illegal'
UPDATED In a statement Tadeco says Calida s statement is premature and uninformed as past justice secretaries had found arrangements to be valid and beneficial to BuCor and the country

‘Stop dragging us into your personal issues,’ Paola Alvarez tells Floirendo’s GF
UPDATED Cathy Binag the live in partner of Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr apologizes to the Alvarez family But she adds I find it petty for some matured men to be burning bridges of friendship over a girls spat

Graft complaint vs Floirendo not about feuding girlfriends – Alvarez
These are two different matters says Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez whose friendship with fellow Davao del Norte congressman Antonio Floirendo Jr has turned sour

Floirendo denies plotting Speaker Alvarez's ouster
Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr admits having a brotherly misunderstanding with Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez who has so far refused to talk to him

Floirendo ‘hurt’ by graft complaint filed by Alvarez
Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr says he has a clear conscience and he is ready to face any complaints against him

Alvarez to his ouster 'plotters': 'Go ahead, make my day'
UPDATED As rumors continue to spread that some lawmakers are plotting to unseat him Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez tells critics he is ready to go anytime as he has no ambition

Alvarez wants probe into BuCor deal with Floirendo banana firm
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez files the resolution against the company of Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr President Duterte s biggest campaign contributor amid ouster rumors against the Speaker
