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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 10:06 AM PDT

'Loosened' anti-dynasty bill to be taken up in House plenary
GMA News
(Updated 7:45 a.m., June 10) House leaders are eyeing the approval on second reading Wednesday of a "loosened" and "less stringent" bill that would limit the number of family members who could be elected to public office. House Speaker Feliciano ...
'Let dynasts kill each other off'Inquirer.net
House set to pass anti-dynasty billPhilippine Star
Anti-political dynasty bill may affect BinaysABS CBN News
Rappler -InterAksyon
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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 09:29 AM PDT

BI execs clear House, LP in Wang Bo case
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Immigration officials yesterday cleared the House of Representatives and the Liberal Party (LP) of involvement in the deportation case of Chinese fugitive Wang Bo. Commissioner Siegfred Mison and Associate Commissioners Abdullah ...
Mison not quitting post; Repizo denies meddlingManila Standard Today
BI officials clear lawmakers, Palace of bribe claimsSun.Star
2 Immigration execs linked to LP deny Wang Bo payola for campaign kittyInquirer.net
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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 08:02 AM PDT

Aquino tells Cabinet: Work to sustain economic growth
BusinessWorld Online Edition
PRESIDENT Benigno S. C. Aquino III ordered Cabinet officials to "exert maximum efforts" to satisfy Filipinos' public service expectations and ensure that economic growth will match, if not outdo, the average expansion in the past five years. Philippine ...
Spend more, Aquino orders CabinetThe Manila Times
Aquino wants 7-8% growth goal retainedMalaya
PNoy tells Cabinet to hasten spending, match 2014's 6.3% growthGMA News
Philippine Star -Inquirer.net
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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 07:17 PM PDT

Militant groups vow to continue protest at Batasan vs. Cha-cha
GMA News
For three days in a row, members of militant groups have not deserted an area at the gates of the Batansang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, and Wednesday morning still found them incensed over the possibility that anytime in the evening lawmakers ...
'Cha-cha measure used to sneak in more than economic amendments'Inquirer.net
Farmers hold anti-Chacha vigil in BatasanABS CBN News
House bloc blasts bid to amend Cha-cha planManila Standard Today

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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 07:52 AM PDT

House approves free Wi-Fi bill
BusinessWorld Online Edition
THE HOUSE of Representatives has given its final approval on a measure that legislates the installation of free Internet access in public areas in the country. A man uses a smartphone to surf the Web at areas with Wi-Fi in Manila. -- BW File Photo.
House OKs free public Wi-Fi billABS CBN News
House approves free public Wi-Fi billSun.Star
House OKs free public WiFi bill, now waiting for Senate actionCoconuts Manila
InterAksyon
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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 09:29 AM PDT

Purisima goes on leave as suspension ends
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima filed a leave of absence effective today and will not yet report to the police holding unit at Camp Crame, Quezon City after serving a six-month suspension for ...
What Went Before: Controversies in Alan Purisima's careerInquirer.net
Purisima files extended leaveBusinessWorld Online Edition
Purisima files leave of absenceABS CBN News
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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 08:43 PM PDT

Ping Lacson twits 'hypocrite' candidates
Inquirer.net
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson is urging the public not to vote for "hypocrite" politicians who would not admit that their "posturing" in media was premature campaigning. Lacson admitted the he was one of those "posturing" for the 2016 elections, but he ...
Retired generals urge Lacson to run again for presidentABS CBN News
Senate a fallback for presidential wannabe LacsonRappler

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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 09:17 AM PDT

Nancy: Binay-Poe ties trump politics
Manila Standard Today
Senator Nancy Binay said the "relationship" of her family with Senator Grace Poe is more important that the one-day presidential elections in 2016. Binay made the statement after her sister, Makati Rep. Abigail Binay, called for a ceasefire on the residency ...
Weighing Poe's honesty, integrity and fairnessBusinessWorld Online Edition
Barrita: Mercury still risingSun.Star
Nancy on Poe: Friendship more important than politicsABS CBN News

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Posted: 09 Jun 2015 09:17 AM PDT