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Posted: 20 Jan 2015 10:39 AM PST

Senate rejects Binay bid to get questions in advance
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, chair of the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee, has rejected the request of Makati City officials for advance copies of questions that lawmakers may raise when the panel resumes its inquiry into alleged ...
Binay Jr. to be cited for contemptManila Standard Today
Pimentel asks blue ribbon to cite Binay son for contemptSun.Star
Binay camp: Resources to senate hearing must be informed of questions ...Philippine Star
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Posted: 20 Jan 2015 01:54 AM PST

Attempt to spring Sayyaf bomber from prison foiled in Zambo City
GMA News
Alert security personnel in Zamboanga City had foiled what is believed to be an attempt to spring a high-profile Abu Sayyaf member last Monday, a military spokesman said Tuesday. "We were able to foil that because of the alertness of our police, out military ...
Guns found in ovens as Philippine prison break foiledTurkish Press
Sayyafs jail break plan foiledSun.Star
Bloody jailbreak by Abu Sayyaf men foiledInquirer.net
ABS CBN News -Minda News -InterAksyon
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Posted: 20 Jan 2015 01:25 PM PST

Senate OKs bill limiting JBC members to 2 terms
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–The Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill that would bar regular members of the Judicial and Bar Council from serving more than two full terms. Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, the bill's sponsor, said the measure was ...
Senate approves bill disallowing reappointment to JBCBusinessWorld Online Edition
Senate OKs ban on JBC reappointmentsABS CBN News
Senate OKs bill limiting JBC member's term to 2Sun.Star
GMA News -InterAksyon
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Posted: 20 Jan 2015 03:02 PM PST

OWWA helps Kristel's mom
Tempo
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will extend assistance to the mother of Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, a Catholic volunteer who died when she was struck by scaffolding at the site of the papal mass in Tacloban City shortly after Pope Francis ...
Glyzelle and Kristel: 2 girls to rememberInquirer.net
Family of papal volunteer assured of aidPhilippine Star
DOLE assures assistance for family of volunteer who died in Tacloban during ...Philippine Information Agency
ABS CBN News -GMA News -InterAksyon
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Posted: 20 Jan 2015 08:44 PM PST

Groups call on Comelec to 'end greed'
Rappler
CAMPOUT. Members of the End Comelec Greed (ECG) Coalition begin their 10-day campout on January 20, 2015, at Plaza Roma, outside the Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila. Photo by Michael Bueza/Rappler. MANILA, Philippines – A newly-formed ...
Comelec commissioners urged to quitManila Standard Today
Makabayan bloc hits Comelec for P300-million deal with SmartmaticBusiness Mirror

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Posted: 20 Jan 2015 07:04 PM PST

Election gun ban starts tomorrow
Visayan Daily Star (press release)
The Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office and the Bacolod City Police Office will enforce the Comelec gun ban policy tomorrow, in line with the Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Feb. 21. The gun ban period starts Jan. 22 and ends March 2.
SK election gun ban starts tomorrowPhilippine Star
Comelec to hold SK polls on Feb. 21Sun.Star
Election period for 2015 SK polls begins January 22Rappler

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Posted: 20 Jan 2015 04:36 AM PST

Poverty reduction gets lion's share of 2015 budget–DBM
Business Mirror
IN support of the Aquino administration's intensified drive to reduce poverty in the country, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday said that social services have been allotted with 36.6 percent, or P952.7 billion—the largest of all ...
Poor Filipinos got gargantuan share of 2015 National BudgetAng Malaya Net
Poverty-reduction takes lion's share in 2015 budgetAsianjournal.com
Which gov't program gets bulk of 2015 budget?ABS CBN News

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