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Senate approves longer jail time for people who lie under oath
Government officials who commit perjury also face a more severe penalty of up to 12 years in prison and a fine not exceeding P1 million, based on a bill approved on final reading by 20 senators
Republicans fall for Russia-made 'fiction' on Ukraine – U.S. impeachment testimony
Former National Security Council official Fiona Hill tells the panel the Ukraine story – of it supposedly meddling in the 2016 elections – is part of a Russian effort to 'weaken our country'
Main points from Michael Cohen's testimony about Trump
Here are some highlights from Cohen's opening and closing statements to the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Facebook, Twitter say they are not heading to China
Google's reported exploratory foray into China prompts US lawmakers to ask Facebook and Twitter executives if they have similar plans
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey testify before U.S. Congress
The two executives reassure lawmakers that they're not going to drop the ball again on foreign manipulation on social media but both acknowledge there is still a long way to go
Zuckerberg acknowledges they 'didn't do enough' in written testimony
'It's clear now that we didn't do enough to prevent these tools from being used for harm as well,' Zuckerberg says in his testimony released by the US Congress' House commerce committee
Zuckerberg on U.S. Congress testimony, Duterte on fake medicines, PNP on PNPA beatings | Evening wRap
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SolGen appeals to CA to allow Mary Jane Veloso’s testimony in PH case
Her testimony will be vital in the local case in Nueva Ecija against her alleged recruiters. The local case will boost her defense in the drug trafficking charge in Indonesia
NBI to probe Rappler, Malacanang defends Go, Senate rejects joint voting on Cha-Cha | Evening wRap
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‘Overflow’ of info after De Castro testifies at Sereno impeachment
It’s becoming clear that ‘irregularities’ have happened in the Supreme Court, and the question now is whether these are impeachable offenses, says House justice committee chairman Reynaldo Umali
Lead fratman in Atio hazing: Prove there was abuse of superior strength
Arvin Balag invokes the provisions of the law in light of a sensational testimony that names him as being the one who delivered the fatal paddle hit on Horacio Castillo III
Aguirre, Pimentel, May | Evening wRap
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Calida, Marawi clash, Comey | Midday wRap
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Duterte, De Lima and Lascañas: Not a love triangle
The Supreme Court will see clearly that Duterte De Lima and Lascañas do not love each other but surely love for this country and for the rule of law will make the Court decide the case in the right way
Bill filed increasing penalty on false Congress testimony
After the retraction of SPO3 Arturo Lascañas Kabayan Representative Harry Roque says those testifying in congressional hearings should not blatantly lie to the public
Oculus purchase details surface in Zuckerberg testimony
Mark Zuckerberg s testimony says Facebook actually paid 3 billion in total – 700 million of which was used to retain key Oculus employees with an additional 300 million as a bonus for hitting milestones
Q&A: A youth's personal encounter, lessons from Pope Francis
Leandro Santos II one of 4 Filipino youths who gave testimonials before Pope Francis at UST shares his experience and lessons learned in his encounter with the pontiff
Immigration crisis: Italy names Christmas baby and smuggling superboss
A baby born at sea on Christmas Day after his Nigerian mother was plucked from a floundering migrant boat by the Italian navy has been baptized Testimony Salvatore in honor of the medics who delivered him
Court blocks opening of Luy's bank accounts
The Sandiganbyan says the subpoena on state witness Benhur Luy s bank records violates the bank secrecy law
Luy's travel records, more bank accounts sought in court
Janet Lim Napoles lawyers say travel records and bank accounts would supposedly show it was Luy not their client who benefitted from the pork barrel scam
DOJ: Some solons may have dealt directly with Napoles
Justice Secretary De Lima says there are details known only to Janet Lim Napoles and not the whistleblowers DOJ will be the one to say which [names on the list] are true credible and untrue
Online sentiment about Tuason's testimony largely negative
The mood online was largely negative during the 4 hours that the new pork barrel scam witness was testifying at the Senate
Estrada: Tuason delivered sandwiches, not cash
Senator Jinggoy Estrada calls the allegations of whistleblower Ruby Tuason a total lie
Napoles: I'm not wealthy, 'just right'
The alleged PDAF scam mastermind admits to owning multi million peso properties but refuses to name the companies that earned her enough to buy them
Senate probe: ‘Napoles shredded evidence’
Former JLN Corporation employee Marina Sula tells the Senate that 3 heavy duty shredders were not enough for the sheer volume of documents to be destroyed
Napoles can evade the Senate no more
After evading the Senate for 7 years Janet Lim Napoles will now face an investigation on live television
Napoles wants Senate testimony moved
The Senate turns down Napoles request to move the November 7 hearing saying lawyers from the Public Attorney s Office can assist her
Drilon: 17 senators to push for total ‘pork’ abolition
Senators will discuss in caucus whether to take an individual or collective stand on the abolition of the pork barrel
Revilla: It’s high time Napoles faces Senate
Sen Bong Revilla the subject of a plunder complaint over the PDAF scam says he will vote in favor of issuing a subpoena to the alleged scam mastermind
Napoles: 'Pa-siyam na ni Benhur'
UPDATED Another former employee of Janet Lim Napoles testifies that she heard her boss talk about the prayers for the dead just before detaining Benhur Luy
Ombudsman on Napoles' Senate testimony: Still a no
Ombudsman Morales says however that she submits to the collective wisdom of the senators
Behind the scenes of Corona's walk out
Rappler traces the events of Tuesday May 22 and goes behind the scenes on the day Corona abruptly left the witness stand
Corona signs waiver opening all bank accounts but…
UPDATED The chief justice says he ll only submit the waiver when all 188 signatories of the impeachment complaint and Senator Franklin Drilon submit too
Corona, defense to attack verified complaint
Chief Justice Renato Corona is expected to reiterate what his defense team has been insisting all along the unconstitutionality of the impeachment complaint against him
Corona's counsels not privy to his testimony
His counsels say Chief Justice Renato Corona refuses to tell them what he intends to talk about on Tuesday May 22 when he takes the witness stand
What would Corona say? 10 key points
Chief Justice Renato Corona takes the last stand as he testifies before the Senate Here s a preview of his make or break testimony
Corona won't go down without a fight - Cuevas
The lead defense counsel says they will block the prosecution’s move to ask the Senate to admit the Ombudsman’s report as evidence
Null and void: Defense attacks complaint
Before presenting any sort of evidence the defense argues the complaint is not valid in the first place
Final push for testimonies of PAL execs, Justice Sereno
Disallowed testimonies are crucial to the prosecution
