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December 7, 2011
P-Noy rallies partymates' support for lasting reforms

 

MANILA, Philippines (Dec 7, 2011) – President Benigno C, Aquino III rallies the support of  his partymates in the Liberal Party (LP) for lasting government reforms for the sake of the future generation.

At the LP Christmas party Monday night, the president urged his partymates to seize the opportunity to institute reforms in the country as they continue to enjoy the support of the people.

Aquino said he is effecting changes not for himself but for future generations as he reminded partymates that they must fulfill the promises they made to the people during the election campaign.

MANILA, Philippines (Dec 7, 2011) – President Benigno C, Aquino III rallies the support of  his partymates in the Liberal Party (LP) for lasting government reforms for the sake of the future generation.

At the LP Christmas party Monday night, the president urged his partymates to seize the opportunity to institute reforms in the country as they continue to enjoy the support of the people.

July 19, 2011
Sloppy handling of STL shares revealed

MANILA, Philippines (July 19, 2011) - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has no way of knowing whether the shares of small town lottery (STL) income it distributes to the localities go to intended beneficiaries.

MANILA, Philippines (July 19, 2011) - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has no way of knowing whether the shares of small town lottery (STL) income it distributes to the localities go to intended beneficiaries.

This was revealed yesterday during the fifth Senate hearing on the PCSO fund anomalies.

July 18, 2011
Probe of 2004, 2007 poll fraud getting off the ground

MANILA, Philippines (July 18, 2011) - A cue from a Malacañang legal team that now assesses the “value and plausibility” of the allegations of two key witnesses is all the Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to start the formal investigation of  perceived massive election fraud in 2004 and 2007.

MANILA, Philippines (July 18, 2011) - A cue from a Malacañang legal team that now assesses the “value and plausibility” of the allegations of two key witnesses is all the Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to start the formal investigation of perceived massive election fraud in 2004 and 2007.

July 18, 2011
Probe of 2004, 2007 poll fraud getting off the ground

MANILA, Philippines (July 18, 2011) - A cue from a Malacañang legal team that now assesses the “value and plausibility” of the allegations of two key witnesses is all the Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to start the formal investigation of  perceived massive election fraud in 2004 and 2007.

MANILA, Philippines (July 18, 2011) - A cue from a Malacañang legal team that now assesses the “value and plausibility” of the allegations of two key witnesses is all the Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to start the formal investigation of perceived massive election fraud in 2004 and 2007.

July 8, 2011
Ex-PCSO manager digs hole for her and Arroyo at Senate hearing

MANILA Philippines (July 8, 2011) - A candid former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) manager who is apparently trained to keep secrets but is not good at lying implicated ex-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo even deeper in the PCSO mess now under investigation by the Senate.

MANILA Philippines (July 8, 2011) - A candid former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) manager who is apparently trained to keep secrets but is not good at lying implicated ex-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo even deeper in the PCSO mess now under investigation by the Senate.

June 8, 2011
ARMM poll postponed as House concurs with Senate

MANILA, Philippines (June 8 2011) - There shall be no elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on August 8 as it was effectively postponed when the of House of Representatives voted last night to accept Senate amendments to its postponement bill.

MANILA, Philippines (June 8 2011) - There shall be no elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on August 8 as it was effectively postponed when the of House of Representatives voted last night to accept Senate amendments to its postponement bill.

In moving to accept the Senate-proposed amendments, House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said this would make a bicameral conference superfluous and thus shorten the process of enacting the bill.

May 18, 2011
Chiz Seeks Prosecutorial Powers for CHR

LEGAZPI CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- If Senator Chiz Escudero’s bill seeking to strengthen the functional and structural organization of the agency is adopted, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) shall exercise concurrent prosecutorial powers and functions.

LEGAZPI CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- If Senator Chiz Escudero’s bill seeking to strengthen the functional and structural organization of the agency is adopted, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) shall exercise concurrent prosecutorial powers and functions.

Escudero, chairman of the Senate committee on justice and human rights, has sponsored Committee Report No. 37, which seeks further amendment to the CHR’s current charter and equip it prosecutorial powers similar to that of the Department of Justice (DOJ) over cases involving human rights violation.

May 8, 2011
Former Senator Noynoy, 7 Others Pork-free in 2009

MANILA, Philippines (May 7, 2011) - A Department of Budget and Management (DBM) report reveals that in 2009 President Benigno Aquino III, then a senator, and seven others saved the government P1.6 billion by not availing of their yearly pork barrel allocation amounting to P200-million each.

MANILA, Philippines (May 7, 2011) - A Department of Budget and Management (DBM) report reveals that in 2009 President Benigno Aquino III, then a senator, and seven others saved the government P1.6 billion by not availing of their yearly pork barrel allocation amounting to P200-million each.

Other Senate members who joined P-Noy in refusing to partake of the annual “pork” in the said year were Panfilo Lacson, Joker Arroyo, Francis Escudero, Mar Roxas, Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Antonio Trillanes IV, and Manuel Villar Jr.

February 1, 2011
20-40 Years for Carnappers – Chiz

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 29 2011-- Senator Chiz Escudero is seeking stiffer penalties of up to 40 years imprisonment against carjackers in a bid to stop the string of car thefts in the country.

LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 29 2011-- Senator Chiz Escudero is seeking stiffer penalties of up to 40 years imprisonment against carjackers in a bid to stop the string of car thefts in the country.

The senator said penal provisions had rendered the existing law inutile in the face of the series of carjacking and had allowed criminal syndicates to carry out the criminal activity with ease.