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The week in photos: September 1-7, 2018
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Chaotic opening day hearing for Trump's Supreme Court pick
'If confirmed to the Supreme Court, I will keep an open mind in every case. I will do equal right to the poor and to the rich,' says Judge Brett Kavanaugh
LIVE: Confirmation hearing of DOH Secretary Paulyn Ubial
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Ubial dares Roque to file cases against her
'He should produce the evidence and not just blurt out innuendos in the media,' says Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial, as Kabayan Representative Harry Roque opposes her appointment

Sotto grills Ubial over foreign trips, WHO-funded travels
Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial maintains that her international trips are all aboveboard

WATCH: Confirmation hearing of DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo
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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

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

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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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
Why Yasay believes Duterte shouldn't sack him this year
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr claims he does not know that President Rodrigo Duterte wants to replace him despite Duterte s pronouncements

Yasay flip-flops on ownership of West PH Sea islands
He backpedals on his earlier statement that the Philippines merely exercises legal possession and not ownership of disputed features in the West Philippine Sea

De Lima: Jinggoy said no confirmation threat
If non confirmation with the CA is the price that I have to pay for doing my job so be it says the secretary whose appointment has yet to be OKd after 4 years
'Humbled' Kennedy seeks deeper ties with Japan
I can think of no country in which I would rather serve than Japan says Caroline Kennedy