(GMA NEWS) Four months after dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo fled the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) still has no information about the aircraft that flew her to Malaysia. This was disclosed by the BI through Senator Grace Poe during the continuation of the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget…
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(GMA NEWS) At least three senators on Tuesday urged government agencies to provide logistical support and prepare livelihood contingencies for undocumented Filipinos staying in the United States who might be subjected to deportation following the victory of President-elect Donald Trump. Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate foreign relations committee, reiterated her concern about the…
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(GMA NEWS) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday floated the abolition of the Optical Media Board (OMB), saying it is no longer relevant due to the shift to online platforms. The actor-turned-senator made the remark during the Senate plenary deliberations on the OMB’s proposed budget for 2025. “Because of the evolution of the…
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(GMA NEWS) The number of unresolved cases from the Supreme Court down to the lower courts has reached nearly one million. The number of pending cases was disclosed by Senate finance committee chairperson Grace Poe as she defended the proposed 2025 budget of the Judiciary on the Senate plenary on Monday. It was Senate President…
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(GMA NEWS) Dismissed Mayor Alice Guo corroborated a Senate panel’s theory involving a “crucial personality” in the operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country during Tuesday’s executive session, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday. “Hindi pa [r]in ako masyadong satisfied sa mga pahayag sa Executive Session, bagama’t there was…
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(GMA NEWS) The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality ordered Tuesday the issuance of subpoenas against former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Jose Antonio Feliciano and others. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada moved for the issuance of the subpoena, noting that Feliciano declined the invite due to a prior commitment. “According to…
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(GMA NEWS) The birthplace indicated in the birth certificate of Cassandra Li Ong, the authorized representative of the POGO firm Lucky South 99, does not exist, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Tuesday.advertisement Estrada questioned the details in Ong’s birth certificate during the continuation of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality with…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday urged lawmakers to give the Office of the Vice President (OVP) its proposed P2 billion budget for 2025 for it to “function properly.” “Paano naman magpa-function ang OVP kung tatapyasan mo ng pondo? (How will the OVP function if you reduce their budget?) Remember, she is the second highest…
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(GMA NEWS) MANILA — A Chinese national facilitated ex-Bamban mayor Alice Guo’s escape from the Philippines before she was nabbed in Indonesia, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada.The senators learned the individual’s name after they pressed Guo into revealing who helped her get out of the country. “Tinanong ko ‘who facilitated your escape?’…
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(GMA NEWS) Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on Monday insisted that she has no relationship with Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo Calugay as the Senate continued its probe into her alleged link to a raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators hub in her town. Guo said she is friends with Calugay when Senate President Pro…
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