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FALSE: Aquino signed premium contribution hike for OFWs
Duterte signed the Universal Health Care Act into law, which has a provision for the premium hike for direct contributors, including OFWs

Aquino: Duterte created own 'unnecessary problem' in ABS-CBN shutdown
'This administration has put itself into a corner unnecessarily. If there is a significant and sustained support for the reopening of ABS-CBN, it will happen.'

Martires withdraws Mamasapano charges vs Noynoy Aquino
The Ombudsman says the withdrawal is ‘without prejudice to the filing of appropriate charges.’ Solicitor General Jose Calida wants to charge the former president with homicide instead of graft.
LOOK: Kris Aquino 'starts over again,' reunites with brother Noynoy
Actress Kris Aquino posts a video and photo montage set to the song 'Starting Over Again'

Aquino joins Otso Diretso campaign to ‘project strength’ in vote-rich Cebu
Otso Diretso candidates return to Cebu province

Otso Diretso balances the good and the bad of Aquino's endorsement
The Otso Diretso campaign makes an effort to distance itself from major controversies under former president Benigno Aquino III, like the Mamasapano and Dengvaxia scandals

Noynoy Aquino: Baseless claims of Acosta to blame for vaccination crisis
The health department says the Dengvaxia controversy is the reason the drop in the number of vaccinations
Aquino admin liable for MRT3, Dengvaxia, Mamasapano? Senate bets weigh in
(UPDATED) 'Dapat inako niya ang lahat ng responsibilidad doon bilang tatay ng bansa,' says opposition senatorial bet Gary Alejano

Measles outbreak in Metro Manila – DOH | Evening wRap
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Duterte slams communists, Noynoy on Trillanes warrant, denuclearization | Midday wRap
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Noynoy on Duterte’s health, GMA backs Duterte, Google | Evening wRap
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Aquino: If you disagree with Duterte, vote for opposition in 2019
Former president Benigno Aquino III says the election of more opposition bets would strengthen the system of checks and balances in government

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Noynoy Aquino 'perplexed' by NBI Dengvaxia findings vs him
Former president Benigno Aquino III laments the lack of due process, saying he was not informed of the specific charges against him

FACT CHECK: Misleading Aquino-Duterte comparison in 'pro-Roxas' page
The figures listed in a graphic posted by the Facebook page "Oras Na, Roxas Na" make it appear they cover Aquino's entire 6-year term and Duterte's first two years. The amounts are from the 2016 and 2017 national budgets only.

What karma? Aquino says Sereno ouster different from Corona's
Former president Benigno Aquino III says that unlike ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the late Renato Corona underwent the constitutional process of impeachment

Aquino to suffer same fate as De Lima? It crossed his mind
'Hindi natin maiwasang mag-isip ng gano'n,' says former president Benigno Aquino III, when asked if he fears he would end up like his former justice secretary, detained Senator Leila de Lima

Aquino camp hits VACC 'pattern': File cases vs ex-president, get gov't post
'Even the severely inebriated can see the pattern: anyone who files a complaint against the former president is magically given an appointment,' says the camp of ex-president Benigno Aquino III on the latest complaint of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption

COA questions Dengvaxia procurement process
The Commission on Audit also notes a discrepancy on the shelf life of the vaccine in the procurement documents

Noynoy Aquino not running for Senate 'at this time'
Former president Benigno Aquino III says he would rather focus on helping his cousin, reelectionist Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, and other Liberal Party candidates get elected

Lacson vouches for Aquino's integrity amid Gordon report on Dengvaxia mess
Liberal Party stalwarts also defend former president Benigno Aquino III, as they question the timing and fairness of the draft report

Aquino hits 'Dick Gordon show,' draft report on Dengvaxia
'In legislative inquiries that I participated in, the process is [to] gather facts then arrive at a conclusion. The Dick Gordon show started with a conclusion and tried to produce facts to support it,' former president Benigno Aquino III tells Rappler

Aquino 'ready' to face more complaints amid Gordon Dengvaxia report
(UPDATED) '[He] has always demonstrated his readiness to answer questions about his decisions as president,' says the camp of former president Benigno Aquino III

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

Aquino denies election offenses linked to Dengvaxia
(UPDATED) 'Klaro naman pong harassment ang punto,' says former president Benigno Aquino III as he appears before the Commission on Elections over alleged election offenses linked to the government's dengue immunization program

Aquino denies rush in Dengvaxia vaccination program
While expressing his condolences for those whose children died after being vaccinated, the former president calls on the public not to be 'carried away by emotion'

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 says unqualified 'experts' politicized Dengvaxia probe
At the House hearing, the former president once more defends his administration's decision to implement an unprogrammed dengue vaccination campaign

Aquino, Roxas visit De Lima as she marks 1st year in jail
Ex-president Benigno Aquino III says he remembers the 'stresses and tribulations' of his father, late Ninoy Aquino, who was imprisoned during Martial Law

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

Graft or homicide? SC stops Aquino’s Mamasapano case at Sandiganbayan
Relatives of some Special Action Force commandos who died have asked the Supreme Court to charge the former president with 44 counts of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide instead of just graft.

VACC, witness file complaint vs Aquino over Dengvaxia mess
Physician Francis Cruz accuses former president Benigno Aquino III, his former officials, and others of violating the Election Code for launching the dengue immunization program during the election ban in 2016

Calida asks SC to charge Aquino with homicide over Mamasapano ops
Solicitor General Jose Calida joins the relatives of the SAF 44 and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption in arguing that the former president's knowledge of the operation makes him liable of homicide
Aquino no-show in scheduled arraignment over Mamasapano
(UPDATED) Aquino's previous pleadings defend former police chief Alan Purisima, his close friend. That slightly changes in his latest motion to quash

8 legal stories to keep an eye on in 2018
From complaints against former president Benigno Aquino III to controversies at the Bureau of Customs, here are high-profile cases to watch this year
Philippines’ 12 biggest cases of 2017
From jailing a sitting senator to debating the constitutionality of the Duterte administration's war on drugs, look back at the high-stakes judgments, decisions, and preliminary investigations of 2017
Aquino hits Topacio over plunder claims in Dengvaxia controversy
Former president Benigno Aquino III says lawyer Ferdinand Topacio can be sued for slander for making accusations without evidence

Aquino confirms Sanofi meetings but denies knowing questionable record
'On the allegations or charges against Sanofi, both for the China meeting nor the Paris meeting was I informed of any of these,' says former president Benigno Aquino III on the bribery and false product claims charges against the company

Noynoy Aquino defends rush in buying dengue vaccine
(UPDATED) 'The choice was simple: we can implement at this point in time to afford the protection or wait at least a year minimum and expose our people to a risk that could be prevented because of this.'

'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

Aquino receives invitation to Senate hearing on dengue vaccine
The hearing is set on Thursday morning, December 14

What the emails of VACC's Dengvaxia witness say
The witness, a physician, supposedly rendered service to the DOH under then Secretary Ubial

Roque on RevGov, Duque on Dengvaxia, Tax Reform bill | Evening wRap
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Aquino's Mamasapano cases out of appointee's division
The cases are consolidated with those against Purisima and Napeñas earlier raffled to the 4th Division

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

Slow Yolanda rehab? Remember what we did right too – Aquino
'Baka naman puwedeng maalala rin ang nagawa naming tama,' says the former president

Aquino again blames Napeñas for Mamasapano mistakes
Former president Benigno Aquino III says that at that time, he had no reason to believe that the former SAF chief would lie to him

Former president Aquino to skip ASEAN events
After posting bail in relation to Mamasapano-linked charges, the former leader says it’s part of the retirement process

Sandiganbayan finds probable cause to put Aquino on trial
(3rd UPDATE) About an hour after former President Benigno Aquino III posts bail, the anti-graft court announces it has found probable cause to put him on trial