Alleged Binay dummy files P4-M defamation case vs. Trillanes

The businessman who is accused of being the dummy or front of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday filed a P4-million defamation case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, a television report said.

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PNoy not keen on going to Laude’s wake

President Benigno Aquino III isn't keen on dropping by the wake of slain Filipina transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude.

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Miriam eyes new resolution vs. VFA

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is eyeing to file a resolution seeking either renegotiation or termination of the Philippines' Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States following the killing of a Filipino transgender woman allegedly by an American soldier in Olongapo City.

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Pemberton thought Laude and I were real women—Barbie

Filipino transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude's killer apparently had an intense anger towards the victim, a police investigator told the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday.

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Senate panel to inspect alleged Binay farm in Batangas

The Senate blue ribbon subcommittee is set to conduct an ocular inspection on the 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas allegedly owned by Vice President Jejomar Binay Thursday morning.

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Jinggoy says Benhur’s testimony is ‘illegal’

Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division to suppress the use of Benhur Luy's ledger as evidence in the plunder and graft cases filed against him in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam.

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Roxas denies hand in alleged oplan to wreck VP Binay’s presidential bid

"Panis!" (spoiled food). This is what Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II said when asked to comment on claims he was behind a supposed conspiracy to derail Vice President Jejomar Binay's bid for the presidency.

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Laude’s family goes to Camp Aguinaldo to confront Pemberton

Relatives of slain Filipino transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude arrived at Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday afternoon to see her suspected killer Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton.

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Binay dares Trillanes to a debate; senator accepts

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday night challenged Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to a one-on-one debate anytime outside the Senate. The senator has accepted.

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De Lima: PHL working to get custody of Pemberton

Even after his transfer to a detention facility inside Camp Aguinaldo, the Philippine government is working to get custody over US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said on Wednesday.

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3 of 6 Sunchamp board members linked to VP Binay

Three of the six members of the board of Sunchamp Real Estate Development Corporation, which claims ownership over the 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas, were lawyers linked with Vice President Jejomar Binay, particularly his daughter.

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Laude’s kin wants to see Pemberton: ‘Why did you kill our sister?’

The family of the slain transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude wants to see the US Marine suspected of killing the victim after Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton was transferred from a US vessel to a detention facility in Camp Aguinaldo.

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De Lima: PHL to appeal Amalilio’s extradition

The Philippine government will try to appeal the Malaysian government's decision to withdraw its consent on having Aman Futures founder and suspect in the alleged P12-billion investment scam Manuel Amalilio extradited to the Philippines to face syndicated estafa charges.

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Pemberton custody remains with US, says embassy

The United States retains custody of US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton despite his transfer to the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, the US Embassy in Manila said Wednesday.

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