Prosecution rests case in Bong Revilla bail hearing

Government prosecutors on Thursday officially ended their presentation of evidence in the bail hearing of Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., one of the three senators charged over the alleged pork barrel scam.

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DOH: No need to wear protective gear around quarantined peacekeepers

The Department of Health said there was no need for government personnel to wear protective gear when they received Filipino peacekeepers from Ebola-stricken Liberia on Wednesday.

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Drilon loses cool over Sen. Binay's ‘beating around the bush’ at probe

Senate President Franklin Drilon seemed to lose his cool Thursday when Senator Nancy Binay “beat around the bush” by not asking him directly about his participation in funding the Iloilo Convention Center, which his critics say is overpriced.

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PNoy still noncommittal on Mar-Poe tandem

President Benigno Aquino III could not give a categorical statement on whether or not he will support the Mar Roxas-Grace Poe tandem for 2016, which was floated by a Liberal Party official as the "team to beat" in the next elections.

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1,401 pass Midwife Licensure Exam –PRC

A total of 1,401 out of 2,768 passed the Midwife Licensure Examination given this month, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Thursday.

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VP Binay helped Magdalo soldiers but not with coup – Remulla

The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday said that it did help some soldiers from the Magdalo group that participated in mutinies against the Arroyo administration. The assistance, though, was not in planning a coup but in hiring them as workers at Binay's piggery in Rosario, Batangas.

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VP Binay helped Magdalo soldiers but not with Manila Pen siege – Remulla

The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday said that it did help some soldiers from the Magdalo group that participated in mutinies against the Arroyo administration. The assistance, though, was not in planning a coup but in hiring them as workers at Binay's piggery in Rosario, Batangas.

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13 ranking PNP officers to face Ombudsman probe over missing rifles

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the conduct of preliminary investigation against 13 police officers and three civilians in connection with the missing high-powered firearms that allegedly ended up in the hands of communist rebels in Mindanao.

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‘No rift between executive and Congress over Iloilo Center probe’

Malacañang doesn't expect the working relationship of the executive and legislative branches to be affected with the ongoing investigation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the alleged overpricing of the P700-million Iloilo Convention Center.

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Sandiganbayan allows Revilla to stay overnight at St. Luke’s for tests

The First Division of the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court on Thursday gave Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. permission to stay overnight at St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) in Taguig City to undergo medical tests.

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Senators yet to see proof of overpricing in Iloilo Center

Senators have yet to see any evidence of overpricing in the construction of the P700-million Iloilo Convention Center even after the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday conducted a hearing on the allegations of padded costs and graft against Senate President Franklin Drilon and other officials.

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VP Binay open to possible tandem with Grace Poe in 2016

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday said he is open to a possible team-up with Senator Grace Poe in the 2016 elections.

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Singson, Jimenez don't need Drilon to defend ICC project –Palace

Malacañang on Thursday said Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez and Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson do not need Senate President Franklin Drilon to defend the controversial Iloilo Convention Center (ICC) project.

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VP Binay apologizes to KBP for retreating from debate

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday apologized to Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas for backing out of the debate supposedly on November 27 with Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.

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