Oplans Nognog, Maligno just ‘political noise’ —Palace

Malacañang described on Monday supposed campaigns to discredit possible presidential candidates for the 2016 polls, such as "Oplan Nognog" and "Oplan Maligno" as "political noise."

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Pemberton snubs prelim probe anew

Suspect US Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton was again a no-show at the preliminary investigation on the killing of Filipino transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude in Olongapo City on Monday.

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Soldier pushed by Laude’s fiance cited by AFP

The soldier who blocked the sister and the German fiance of slain Filipino transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude from entering the compound where suspect Joseph Scott Pemberton is being detained last week was cited on Monday for not using force against the two.

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Akbayan Rep. Bello files joint resolution seeking to terminate VFA

Akbayan party-list Rep. Walden Bello on Monday filed a joint resolution calling for the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, claiming the US is using the treaty to evade accountability for the crimes its soldiers are implicated in.

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Steel railings set up anew outside Olongapo venue of Laude preliminary probe

Steel railings were again placed outside the Olongapo City Hall of Justice hours before the resumption of the preliminary investigation into the killing of transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude.

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Some commuters in Cebu reported stranded due to protest caravan

Some commuters in Cebu were reported stranded Monday morning due to a protest caravan by militant public transport drivers and operators.

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Avoid carrying too much baggage, Coast Guard advises Undas travelers

Filipinos taking sea vessels to their home provinces for Undas (All Saints' and All Souls' Days) were advised Monday to avoid carrying too much baggage for the trip.

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Militant transport groups start protest in NCR, Cebu

Militant transport groups in parts of Metro Manila and Cebu started early Monday their protest actions against a joint admimistrative order imposing heavier penalties on colorums and other traffic violations.

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12.1M families consider themselves poor – SWS Q3 poll

A third quarter 2014 survey taken by pollster Social Weather Stations estimated that around 12.1 million families considered themselves poor.

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PHL thanks US Jewish community anew for Yolanda assistance

Philippine officials in the United States over the weekend thanked the Jewish community there anew for their assistance to residents affected by super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last year.

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Church starts gathering signatures for people's initiative vs. pork barrel

The signature campaign for the people's initiative against pork barrel was launched on Sunday with a sign-up booth set up outside Quiapo Church in Manila.

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Sueselbeck rushed to hospital after being blocked from leaving

Marc Sueselbeck, the German fiance of slain transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude, was rushed to a hospital Sunday evening after he was barred from leaving the Philippines.

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House bill makes chief justice interim president in case of failed elections

In case of a general failure of national polls, who is supposed to lead the country when the president- and vice president-elect have not yet been proclaimed, and the Senate and House of Representatives have yet to elect their leaders?

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House seen to OK budget on Wednesday despite solon’s threat of going to SC

The chair of the House appropriations committee is determined to have the P2.6-trillion national budget passed by Wednesday despite a progressive lawmaker’s threat to go to the Supreme Court if House leaders block the discussion of the errata inserted in the general appropriations bill (GAB).

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