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Filipinos urged to eat more fruits, veggies, lessen meat intake
Lawmakers are concerned that Filipinos are eating more meat and chicken and less fruits and vegetables based on a government study covering 30 years.
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Honasan vows to be a fiscalizer in 16th Congress, to push for FOI bill
Those against a Freedom of Information law have not heard the last of it.
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Honasan is JV Ejercito’s ‘big brother’ in Senate
Incoming neophyte senator JV Ejercito will apparently be guided by another “brother” when he takes his seat in the 16th Congress in July.
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Honasan admits allocating pork for jatropha but says DENR chief picked NGO
Senator Gregorio Honasan II said that he merely allocated his pork barrel funds in 2009 to Philippine Forest Corp. (PFC) as part of his contribution to the development of alternative energy fuel...
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22 lawmakers gave P100-M pork to ‘fake’ NGOs–COA
More than P100 million from the pork barrel entitlements and Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) allocations of two senators (Gregorio Honasan II and Lito Lapid) and 20 House representatives...
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Flavier called Drilon Mila’s lechon
Sen. Juan Flavier spared no one from his ribbing, including Senate President Franklin Drilon whom he called “Mila’s lechon (roasted pig).”
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Senator, 7 administration allies face graft raps
Charges of graft and malversation in connection with the P10-billion pork barrel racket have been prepared against Sen. Gregorio Honasan II, Secretary Joel Villanueva, Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and five...
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3rd, last batch charged for pork in NGOs of Napoles
After several postponements, the National Bureau of Investigation finally went to the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday and asked the antigraft agency to charge a third batch of lawmakers, including...
View ArticleNow it’s Honasan as possible Binay running mate
UNISAN, Quezon—It’s still Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong”Marcos Jr. on top of Vice President Jejomar Binay’s list of running mates in 2016. But in case Marcos turns Binay down, Sen. Gregorio “Gringo”...
View ArticleHonasan finds ‘Bi-Hon’ not to his taste
No, he’s not having any “Bi-Hon,” Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II said on Tuesday, referring not to the thin rice noodles, but to a possible Binay-Honasan tandem that Vice President Jejomar Binay has...
View ArticleMarcos, Honasan absent at ABS-CBN’s VP debates
VICE presidential candidates Senators Ferdinand Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II were no-show on Sunday at the vice presidential debates organized by ABS-CBN. The post Marcos,...
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Honasan decries ‘trial by publicity’ on accused generals
Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II lamented on Wednesday the “trial by publicity” on the five former and active police generals earlier named by President Rodrigo Duterte as coddlers of drug lords....
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Senate bodies avoided leads on extrajudicial slays — De Lima
The two Senate bodies that concluded there was no state-sponsored policy to exterminate drug pushers nationwide in line with the government's war on drugs did not dig deeper into the relevant leads...
View ArticleOfficials in 2 scams barred from gov’t service
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the perpetual disqualification from government service of several former officials of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) and Department of...
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Honasan: Don’t get boxed in by deadlines in war vs terrorists
It would be impractical for the government to set a deadline for liberating Marawi City from the joint forces of the Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf, Sen. Gregorio Honasan II said on Thursday. The post...
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Honasan to be tried for pork misuse
Sen. Gregorio Honasan II was indicted in the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday in connection with the alleged misuse of P29.1 million of his pork barrel funds in 2012. The post Honasan to be tried for pork...
View ArticleCon-ass resolution filed in Senate
Four senators have signified their interest to be coauthors of the resolution of Sen. Panfilo Lacson to convene the Senate into a constituent assembly (Con-ass) as lawmakers continue to be divided on...
View ArticleDuterte’s top aide to tell all on frigate deal in Senate probe
Christopher “Bong” Go, President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief executive assistant who was accused of interfering in the Navy frigate deal, wants Monday’s Senate hearing on the controversy to be open to the...
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No meddling in frigate deal, says Duterte aide
President Rodrigo Duterte’s longtime special assistant, Christopher “Bong” Go, on Monday told senators that he did not interfere in the process for the procurement of two warships for the Philippine...
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Gordon: 10 senators to sign committee report on Dengvaxia probe
Sen. Richard Gordon on Sunday said he expected at least 10 senators to sign his 17-member Senate blue ribbon committee report holding liable former President Benigno Aquino III and his officials for...
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