Palace to public: Give Ona a ‘fair shake’

Malacañang on Tuesday asked the public to give Health Secretary Enrique Ona, who is being linked to irregularities in the country's immunization program, the benefit of the doubt, saying President Benigno Aquino III has yet to decide on his fate.

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DOH forms internal panel to review controversial vaccine purchase

The Department of Health announced on Tuesday that it has formed its own internal panel to investigate the controversial procurement of the pneumococcal vaccines amounting to P833.6 million in 2012, Acting Health Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin said.

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Trillanes insists VP Binay probe in aid of legislation

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday insisted that the ongoing Senate blue ribbon subcommitteee hearing on the corruption charges against Vice President Jejomar Binay is in aid of legislation even though it seeks to expose the ways Binay and his family allegedly abuse their power in Makati.

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‘You should resign,’ Mayor Romualdez tells Yolanda rehab czar Lacson

Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez on Tuesday called on rehabilitation czar Panfilo Lacson to step down from his post, saying he was disappointed by the way the former senator criticized him for the slow pace of Yolanda rehabilitation efforts in his city.

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KBP: No advice from VP Binay camp on backing out of debate with Trillanes

The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas on Tuesday said it has received no advice from the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay that he was backing out of a Nov. 27 debate with Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.

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VP Binay backs out of debate with Trillanes

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday said he is backing out of a debate with Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV scheduled on November 27. The debate would have covered among other things the alleged overpricing of the construction of the Makati City Hall Building II which was bidded out during Binay's term as city mayor. Binay said his decision is final.

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VP Binay spends birthday with boodle fight at Marines HQ

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday spent his 72nd birthday with a boodle fight with the Philippine Marines at the Marines headquarters in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, radio dzBB reported.

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PNP chief denies owning ‘undeclared’ Batangas property, orders probe

Philippine National Police chief Police Director General Alan Purisima has denied buying land in Talisay, Batangas as alleged in a news report, adding he has ordered the police to look into the matter.

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NDRRMC still counting, validating Yolanda casualties

One year after super typhoon Yolanda ravaged the Central Philippines, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council is still counting and validating deaths caused by the disaster.

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Malacañang's birthday wish for VP Binay: Good health, longer life

Longer life and good health. These were the wishes of Malacañang to Vice President Jejomar Binay, who will turn 72 on Tuesday.

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Prosecution blocks Jinggoy’s move vs. Benhur’s immunity

State lawyers on Monday asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the motion filed by detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada asking for the nullification of the immunity granted to Benhur Luy, primary whistleblower in the alleged pork barrel scam.

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US Embassy closed on Tuesday, Veterans' Day

The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Nov. 11, Tuesday, in observance of Veterans' Day, a holiday in the US.

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Estrada camp, prosecution clash over Benhur Luy's files

Detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada's bail hearing was cut short Monday after lawyers from the defense and the prosecution failed to agree on the admissibility of certain printouts of documents from Benhur Luy's external hard drive.

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Security guards replace cops in securing Camp Crame

The Philippine National Police on Monday announced that some 73 security guards were deployed to man the PNP National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Saturday, in line with the earlier pronouncements of Director General Alan Purisima to assign more police officers in actual police duty.

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