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Vice President Sara Duterte MANILA, Philippines—Vice President Sara Duterte, through her counsel, has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the petitions to declare the release of the P125 million confidential funds to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in 2022 unconstitutional and void. In a consolidated comment, Duterte, through former Solicitor General Estelito Mendoza said the petitioners “simply made a blanket allegation that they are taxpayers or concerned citizens.” The comment reads, “The petitions are mere apprehension and speculation about contingent funds or confidential funds, which does not constitute a justiciable controversy.” Mendoza, in the comment, said that the petitioners failed to cite any actual case or...

Nanindigan ang kampo ni Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo na Pilipina ang nanay ng alkalde. Nanawagan sila sa ina ni Guo na lumantad na.“‘Yung mommy niya kasi, problema, hindi naman niya nakita ‘yan eh. Kaya sana lumabas ‘yung mommy niya para ma-DNA natin,” sinabi ng abogado ng alkalde na si Atty. Stephen David. Panoorin ang buong ulat.

Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado (Photo courtesy of the Provincial Government of Bohol) TAGBILARAN CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered a six-month preventive suspension against Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado and 68 other public officials over the construction of a controversial resortat the famous Chocolate Hills. In its order, the anti-graft office said the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort in Barangay Canmano in Sagbayan town was allowed to operate even without the required Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and Special Use Agreement in Protected Areas (SAPA) from the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “The...

China has imposed a four-month fishing ban in the South China Sea, including parts of the West Philippine Sea where Filipino fishers source their livelihood. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, May 27, disclosed China's latest fishing moratorium that covers areas of South China Sea 12 degrees of the north latitude. The ban started in May and is expected to end by September 16, according to DFA. In a statement, the agency said Beijing's move heightens tension between the Philippines and China as it is "unilateral" and "contravenes" the understanding reached by President Marcos and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their bilateral discussion last year. China's action came at the heels of its continued harassment...

Story by Rachelle Tonelada The Philippines Moves Closer To Legalizing Divorce With Approved Bill© Provided by Cosmopolitan Philippines The Philippines remains the only country in the world, aside from the Vatican, where divorce does not legally exist. However, that might soon come to an end as the House Bill (HB) 9349, or the proposed Absolute Divorce Act has been approved and is now advancing to its final reading. With 126 lawmakers voting in favor, 109 against, and 20 abstaining, the House of Representatives approved the House Bill No. 9349, or The Absolute Divorce Act, on its third and final reading, just two months after the House Committee on Population and Family Relations referred it. As reported by Inquirer, The proposed...

Solon seeks to ban TikTok, ‘foreign adversary-controlled’ apps in PH Provided by Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — A bill proposing a ban on TikTok and other “foreign adversary-controlled” social platforms in the Philippines was filed by a lawmaker in the House of Representatives. According to Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. in a statement on Saturday, this was to protect Filipinos against malicious campaigns on the said apps. “With the rising tension between China and the Philippines, the government must take positive preemptive action to ensure that we protect our citizens from manipulation and misinformation campaigns using social media – from any foreign adversary country,” Abante said. Abante filed House Bill 10489...

Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers MANILA, Philipppines — The government is set to forfeit billions of pesos worth of lands from suspected Chinese drug lord Willie Ong and his associates. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said the Land Registration Authority (LRA) and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will file forfeiture proceedings against Ong, his real estate firm Empire 999, and his partners. “They own 55% of Empire 999 Realty Corporation, which is in direct violation of the constitutional limitation of the 60-40 equity,” Barbers said. Barbers said that the LRA and OSG committed to this action during Wednesday’s House Dangerous Drugs Committee hearing. The committee found that Ong and his associates, who...

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (File photo from NELSON ORTIZ / Senate PRIB) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to repeal the law that amended the tax code. The law previously resulted in the taxation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO). In time, it effectively legitimized the POGOs. Gatchalian, in a statement on Friday, said he filed Senate Bill No. 2689 last Wednesday to counter what he said is the only law that legitimized POGO operations. “The main goal is ultimately to outlaw and prohibit offshore gaming operations in the country,” Gatchalian said. The bill’s filing comes as several POGO operations were linked to criminal activities, including espionage. Among the issues that...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya led the signing and exchange of diplomatic notes for the official development assistance (ODA) loan yesterday for the Third Phase of the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project (MSCIP). Philippine Coast Guard / Facebook page MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to acquire five new patrol boats from Japan for P23.85 billion. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya led the signing and exchange of diplomatic notes for the official development assistance (ODA) loan yesterday for the Third Phase of the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project (MSCIP). “This occasion signifies not only the...

Isang dekada na ang lumipas mula nang tumama sa Pilipinas ang Super Bagyong Yolanda, ang itinuturing na pinakanakamamatay at pinakamapaminsalang bagyo sa kasaysayan ng bansa. #YolandaX Hidden content #yolanda survivor One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.

MANILA, Philippines – Did the Senate fail to spot the almost P12-billion increase in the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) initial budget of P2.5 billion for the conduct of plebiscites in 2024? Source: 'Nasingitan kami': How Senate failed to spot P14-B budget for plebiscites in 2024

! Feel n’yo ba ang dami ng pera na nasa mga banko at financial institutions natin ngayon? Pero bakit 12.9 million Filipino families still consider themselves poor? Eto din kaya ang dahilan bakit nasabi ni Gadon na ‘haka haka’ lang daw yung kahirapan sa Pinas? For context: Our nominal GDP in 2023 stood at roughly USD416 billion so at an exchange rate of ₱58 to $1 translates to about ₱24 trillion. Now there’s ₱32 trillion in our financial system 94% of which are in our biggest commercial and universal banks. To illustrate the magnitude of this eye popping figures we shall take it’s ratio relative to our nominal GDP in Philippine Peso terms at ₱24 trillion. Our financial system dominated and controlled by the biggest banks now...

JUST IN: Supreme Court says it has found Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon guilty of gross misconduct for committing perjury and making accusations based on hearsay. The SC noted that a complaint was filed before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines seeking Gadon’s disbarment for falsehoods in an impeachment complaint he had filed against then de facto Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno before the House of Representatives. | via Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News

Today at april 4 The filipino online news outlet philstar and inquirer confirmed that there was a häçked on the dost server. Remember back in September 2023 dost was also häçked and got tons of data stolen in the breach. If Philippines government agencies keep getting breach. Can we really trust them to secure our personal data? When will the government realize the importance of the data of millions of filipinos. If this continue, crime regarding cyber security will increase. By the way this was the previous thread i posted before the philstar you can check it out here first in phc: Dost häçker leaked files on darkweb Link to the philstar post: Hidden content #phcnews #latestupdate

A user on a cybercriminal alias ph1ns seems to be one of perpetrator of the dost häçking. Yesterday april 2 2024 they released sample data of the breached file. it is unknown if they were able to häçk dost again or this was the previous data stolen back on sept 2023. the size of the stolen data reach terabytes but the released files were only gigabytes of data. the user said on the forum that they would be releasing more. they seemed to be part of a team called opEDSA and their members also have leaked several documents both from private company and from the government caption regarding the user post on the cybercriminal forums are as follow: Hidden content #darkwebnews #phhäçkers

MANILA, Philippines — The drug probe by the panel headed by Sen. Ronald dela Rosa was cited as a key reason for the ouster of Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri as Senate president. Source: Bato backs Chiz, says sorry to Migz

TARLAC CITY, Philippines — Alice Guo is a “very good person.” She is “helpful and easy to get along with.” So said the president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) in Tarlac province, who came to the defense of Guo, the chapter’s treasurer, when interviewed about the embattled Bamban mayor who is accused of being a Chinese spy. “We don’t have any problem with her. Progress has come to the sleepy town of Bamban,” said Tarlac’s LMP president, Mayor Estelita Aquino of Moncada town. Tarlac execs defend Bamban mayor

There is a strong possibility that ABS-CBN’s franchise may be reinstated this year, according to insights gathered from discussions with various prominent media figures. Ongoing efforts are reportedly being made to secure the network’s franchise, with the upcoming national elections being seen as a significant factor that could contribute to the potential revival of the broadcasting giant’s license. Sources point to statements made by ABS-CBN executives during the corporate celebrations held in December 2023. ABS-CBN President Carlo Katigbak expressed confidence in the network’s future, boldly stating that the upcoming year would be the best since 2020. While the specific details of ABS-CBN’s comeback strategy have not been...

Anatoly Antonov has urged the US "not to open Pandora's Box" and follow Russia’s suit "by taking all necessary steps to ensure global stability and predictability" Source: US deploying missiles in Philippines to endanger global security â Russian envoy

Source: PhilStar

napanod ko na po .. Ano kaya mangyayari if mapatunayan na chinese si alice guo .. ano mangyayari .. andaming butas sa sagot nya sa hearing .. Ano mangyayari sa issue na toh .. papaalisin ba sya sa pinas .. o parang hearing hearing lang tapos mawawala na lang yung issue .. Anlaki na pala nung pag aari halos lahat ng chinese citizen sa tarlac .. anlalaki ng building , mga nag ma may ari mga chinese ..

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The Philippines said Wednesday it had deported 165 Chinese citizens it accused of working in an online scam centre based in the north of the country. The group were flown to Shanghai on Tuesday and forever barred from returning to the Philippines, the immigration bureau said in a statement. The deportees were among hundreds of employees, Filipino and foreign, rounded up by an anti-crime government task force in a raid of an office compound in the northern municipality of Bamban on March 14. The 165 were involved in “scamming activities” and did not have proper travel documents, making them “undesirable aliens”, the immigration statement said. After the raid, the authorities said some of the workers were forced into it and “were...

CLASSMATES of Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), who went on leave last week as chief of the AFP Western Command (Wescom) amid talks of a supposed “new model” arrangement with China, threw support to the Navy officer. Source: PMA classmates air support for Wescom chief on leave

Pearl Of The Orient, Republic City Of Ubec and City Of Love. IT'S A TRIPLE TIE. Kala ko ba bumaba ang crime rate sabi ng Panggulo ng Pilipinas.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is selling rice at P29 per kilo in five Kadiwa stores in Metro Manila, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced Sunday. Source: Kadiwa stores in NCR sell rice at P29/kilo

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, who supposedly confirmed that a “new model” arrangement to ease tension between the Philippines and China during the resupply of the troops at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, has been removed as chief of the military’s Western Command (Wescom). Source: It’s official: Carlos out as chief of Wescom

MANILA, Philippines — Senators moved to cite for contempt and consequently ordered the detention of former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales for reportedly “continuously lying” before the chamber. Source: Senators cite ex-PDEA agent Morales for contempt, order his detention

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned Beijing’s directive to detain foreigners suspected of entering disputed areas in the South China Sea, calling it “completely unacceptable to the Philippines.” Source: Beijing’s detention rule in South China Sea ‘unacceptable’ — Marcos

"The Marcos administration wants to constantly escalate maritime tensions to create an external enemy to alleviate the political pressure on it due to high inflation, unemployment and drug problems," China warns Philippine vessels for illegally entering waters in South China Sea yung 20 peso na bigas? totoo yun, kita nyo tumaas ng 20pesos ang isang kilo ng bigas, dati ~40 vs ~60 na ngayon taasan din lahat ng bilihin sa palenke, prutas, gulay, karne, grocery drugs? ask mo sila, alam nila saan makakabili nyan, baka may discount pa, bumaba na presyuhan, mga tambay malapit samin tumitira habang nagbabasketball

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told the military to serve the country and remain loyal as the government continues to thwart brewing destabilization plots against the current administration. Source: Marcos to military: Be loyal amid destabilization threats