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House panels want charges vs Aquino, Abad, Garin over Dengvaxia mess
(UPDATED) Lawmakers say former president Benigno Aquino III and other ex-officials should face criminal and administrative charges for purchasing the vaccine and implementing the dengue immunization program
Cambridge Analytica’s parent firm claims it won 2010 election for PH president
EXCLUSIVE: Butch Abad, the campaign manager of former president Benigno Aquino III, denies any involvement with Strategic Communication Laboratories and says its claims may be 'total fabrication'
DOJ to Aquino, Garin, Abad: Answer Dengvaxia vaccine charges
Aquino, Garin, Abad, and other former and incumbent officials must appear before the Department of Justice on Friday, March 23, to answer the charges filed against them
Former budget chief Abad: Dengvaxia decision 'guided by prudence'
'There was this alarming problem, there was this potential cure to it,' says the former budget chief
Aquino, Abad to attend House probe into Dengvaxia controversy
Former president Benigno Aquino III and former budget secretary Florencio Abad says they are ready to face the House investigation on Monday, February 26
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Dengvaxia hysteria: Go back to the core issue
We should train the spotlight again on past officials who rushed the purchase and rollout of the dengue vaccines
'Confident' Aquino faces Senate probe into dengue vaccine controversy
'It's incumbent upon me as a citizen to try and allay certain fears; to put it in proper perspective,' says former president Benigno Aquino III
Aquino, Abad, Ochoa to face Senate probe into dengue vaccine
'I hope that my appearing will promote a more sober discussion leading to the formulation of appropriate actions,' says former president Benigno Aquino III
Pacquiao probes P8.7-B GenSan scam, to invite Aquino in-law, Abad, Singson
The Senate public works committee will conduct a hearing on December 11 on the P8.7-billion alleged payment to fake land owners in General Santos, his home city
DOJ puts Singson, Abad on immigration lookout over P8.7-billion road scam
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II also names a witness to the alleged scam – Roberto Catapang Jr
New Comelec chief, Maguindanao massacre, Pacquiao and McGregor | Evening wRap
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Aguirre tags Singson, Abad in P8.7-B road scam
'The accusation is baseless and therefore not true. I and the DBM were never part of the negotiations for that transaction,' says former budget chief Florencio Abad
Aguirre orders NBI to probe Aquino, DAP
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II orders the National Bureau of Investigation to form a special task force to handle the investigation on former president Benigno Aquino III and the Disbursement Acceleration Program
Sonny Belmonte is Batanes' caretaker in House
The Liberal Party vice chairman is appointed caretaker of the congressional district of Batanes, a seat left vacant by the passing of LP stalwart Dina Abad
COA urges 'immediate' investigation into P38-B Malampaya fund releases
'The DBM’s laxity in the release of SAROs to Implementing Agencies and without thorough evaluation, contributed to the misuse of funds by the IAs,' says the Commission on Audit
SWS survey, Dina Abad, Human Rights Watch | Midday wRap
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Batanes Representative Dina Abad dies
'You will be terribly missed, Congresswoman Dina Abad. The nation lost another treasure,' says Vice President Leni Robredo
Aquino on new PDAF scam probe, Napoles: 'I'm confused'
The former president also defends former budget secretary Florencio Abad, the apparent target of the DOJ's reinvestigation of the pork barrel scam
Napoles, tax reform, Merkel | Evening wRap
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Napoles tags Drilon, Trillanes, De Lima in PDAF scam
The opposition senators slam the allegation as 'black propaganda,' saying President Rodrigo Duterte is only seeking revenge against his critics
Aquino: Palparan lesson pushed me to accept Napoles surrender
The Napoles surrender in Malacañang in 2013 is cited by Justice Secretary Aguirre as a factor in the reinvestigation of the pork barrel scam
Ombudsman also investigating Abad in PDAF scam
Aguirre earlier alluded to Abad as the 'most guilty instigator' of the PDAF scam
Where do PH judicial bodies stand in the Napoles case?
All the judicial bodies are now at play in the biggest corruption scandal in recent history Where are they so far when it comes to Janet Lim Napoles?
Aquino's DAP defense leaves Abad to be indicted
While Congress could appropriate it would have nothing more to do during the budget execution stage The determination of the availability of savings is the technical province of the DBM Aquino says in his comment to the Ombudsman
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, May 12, 2017
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SWS survey, Duterte, Uson | Evening wRap
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Aguirre targets Abad in pork scam reinvestigation
Di ba may nagsabi diyan na may tutor o may mentor? Aguirre asks alluding to former budget secretary Florencio Butch Abad
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
Accountability over DAP: What's happening with the probe?
We have not seen the end of this Budget Secretary Diokno says
Ombudsman orders Aquino to comment on DAP appeal
Former president Benigno Aquino III has 15 days to respond to the motion to charge him with usurpation of legislative power graft and malversation over the Disbursement Acceleration Program
Belgica files disbarment case vs Ombudsman Morales
UPDATED Lawyer Oscar Franklin Tan points out however that the Ombudsman may only be disbarred after impeachment and conviction as the Constitution allows removal of the Ombudsman from office only through impeachment
Mighty Corporation, Yasay, Abad | Evening wRap
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Ex-budget chief Abad to be charged over DAP
3rd UPDATE The Ombudsman indicts former budget secretary Florencio Abad for usurpation of legislative power but dismisses charges against ex president Benigno Aquino III
17th Congress of the Philippines: Will laws remain unfunded?
The Congress that has made the most number of empty promises so far is the 15th Congress How will the 17th Congress fare?
Complaint filed with Ombudsman vs Aquino, Abad
3rd UPDATE Progressive groups say former President Aquino and former Budget Secretary Abad face charges of technical malversation usurpation of legislative powers and graft and corruption over the DAP
The President's men, 6 years after
Whom did President Benigno Aquino III listen to when he had to grapple with policy issues? How was he like to members of the Cabinet? Did he play favorites? How has he evolved in the past 6 years?
DBM blocking benefits of PAO lawyers? Both have basis – DOJ
Justice Secretary Emmanuel Caparas says both parties arguments prescind from a divergence in the interpretation of the PAO law and the Prosecution Service Act of 2010
Int'l donor agencies laud PH for budget reforms – DBM
According to the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability PEFA assessment report the country scored “satisfactory” in 19 out of 31 indicators
Gov't allots P16.7B for city roads in 2017 – DBM
According to the budget department around P13 5 billion 287 93 million is allotted for KALSADA city projects while P3 2 billion 68 25 million will be used for the implementation of Bottom Up Budgeting initiatives
Proposed 2017 budget for local roads reaches P39B – DBM
By the end of 2017 all 81 provinces will be covered by the provincial roads rehabilitation program the Department of Budget and Management says
PAO retirees: 'We're not second-class lawyers, citizens'
The lawyers say what has kept them going is their love for their calling and their passion to help the poor
Ruling party pays tribute to LP great Jovito Salonga
LP stalwarts including party standard bearer Mar Roxas pay tribute to one of the country s most esteemed statesmen
3 cabinet members say Negros Occidental trip for work, not for campaign
The cabinet secretaries met with beneficiaries of the government s Bottom up Budgeting BUB program and the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program 4Ps
Inside Balay: Who's who in the Roxas campaign
It s a mix of family members former and current government officials and LP and coalition stalwarts
Central Visayas gets P1.83B for BUB projects
Of the P24 7 billion allocation from 2016 national budget Cebu gets P1 billion from the total BUB share
PH gov't records P6B surplus in November
This is the fourth time in 2015 that the government achieves a budget surplus
On Mar Roxas: Right message, wrong messenger
People who support Mayor Rodrigo Duterte do so because of a perceived collapse of law and order and the administration of justice
Aquino pushes bill to raise gov't workers' salaries
For covered employees the compensation package includes a salary increase a mid year 14th month pay and an enhanced performance based bonus system
Binay: Yolanda rehab a 'management disaster'
UPDATED Binay tells typhoon victims Alam ko Dama ko Laki ho ako sa mahirap I know it I feel it I grew up poor
Super Typhoon Yolanda recovery halfway done – NEDA
Gov’t says Yolanda recovery is entering its medium term phase and full recovery will only come in 2017
