Napoles driver runs to SC anew over fresh ‘pork’ cases

A driver-messenger of Janet Lim-Napoles who was used as an incorporator in one of her bogus foundations has once again run to the Supreme Court seeking to dismiss fresh criminal charges against him over the P10-billion pork barrel fund scam.

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FULL TEXT: Marwan’s killers in 84th Seaborne resigned to last stand

"From time to time, Train would hear groans and cries from his wounded men. He recounted screams of 'I love you, mommy,' 'I love you, baby,' and 'I love Seaborne,' from his comrades in the hours that followed.... The Commandos were already bidding goodbyes and entrusting their families with each other. They all resigned to their fate that it would probably be their last stand."

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BOI report: US forces provided real-time intel during Oplan Exodus

The involvement of American forces to the Mamasapano operation last January 25 was limited only to intelligence sharing and medical evacuation, according to the findings of the PNP Board of Inquiry.

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PNoy appoints new PCGG, DPWH execs

President Benigno Aquino III has appointed new top officials to the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

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Purisima lawyer says Roxas ‘prejudging’ Mamasapano incident

The lawyer of former PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima on Friday accused Interior Secretary Mar Roxas of “prejudging the case” after the Cabinet official pinned the blame on the Mamasapano incident to Purisima.

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Palace hoping for swift CA nod for Garin

Malacañang is hoping that Health Secretary Janette Garin will breeze through the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA).

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Llamas' supposed transfer to communications group just a ‘funny story’ — Palace

It was just a joke that somebody took seriously. This was how Malacañang on Friday described a report that President Benigno Aquino III’s political adviser, Ronald Llamas, will be joining the Palace communications group.

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FDA warns public vs. unregistered Vitamin E product

Health authorities on Friday warned the public against buying a Vitamin E product that it found to be unregistered.

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Miriam appeals to colleagues, public to support bills on women's rights

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago reiterated Friday her appeal to her colleagues and the public to support her bills to instutionalize gender equality.

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QUICK LINKS: PNP Board of Inquiry Report on Mamasapano Clash

GMA News Online has compiled all the relevant links related to the Philippine National Police Board of Inquiry report on the Mamasapano clash, which claimed the lives of more than 60 Filipinos, including 44 members of the elite Special Action Force.

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De Lima shuns speculations, will wait for copy of PNP's Mamasapano report

The police findings on the Jan. 25 Mamasapano clash may already be available online, but Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has chosen to suspend her judgment on the matter, saying "speculations" cooked up by some sectors only threaten to aggravate the situation.

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PNoy not blinded by friendship in assessing Mamasapano operation —Palace

President Benigno Aquino III may not have made strong statements about resigned PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima’s liability in the Mamasapano bloodbath, but Malacañang on Friday said the friendship between the two has nothing to do with the omission.

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FULL TEXT: Executive Summary of PNP Board of Inquiry Report on Mamasapano Clash

Published below is the full text of the Executive Summary of the Philippine National Police Board of Inquiry Report on the Mamasapano clash, which claimed the lives of more than 60 people, including 44 members of the PNP's elite Special Action Force.

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PNoy violated chain of command in Mamasapano mission, says BOI

The chain of command was violated when President Benigno Aquino III, then suspended PNP chief Director-General Alan Purisima and relieved Special Action Force director Director Getulio Napeñas planned and oversaw the execution of the Oplan Exodus, the mission to neutralize high-value targets in supposed Moro Islamic Liberation Front territory in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

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Defective from the start, BOI calls Mamasapano mission

Oplan Exodus, the mission that eventually led to the Jan. 25 Mamasapano clash, "was defective from the very beginning," the PNP Board of Inquiry said in its report.

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Bongbong Marcos sees no cover-up in BOI report on Mamasapano

Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr commended Friday the Philippine National Police's Board of Inquiry for not covering up for the officials involved in the Mamasapano clash.

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Ex-mayor in Bulacan gets 12 years for graft

The Sandiganbayan has sentenced former San Miguel, Bulacan, mayor Edmundo Buencamino for a minimum of 12 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of graft for unauthorized collection of fee.

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Palace continues to blame Napeñas: He should have considered peace process

President Benigno Aquino III assumed relieved Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) chief Getulio Napeñas would consider the government’s peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front during the deadly January 25 Mamasapano mission, Malacañang said Friday.

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DOJ: Site inspection boosts credibility of NBI witness in Mamasapano

Through an ocular inspection led by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima of the clash site on Wednesday, investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation and the National Prosecution Service discovered that the witness's accounts matched the "physical setup" of the area. "Ang naging mga conclusion namin, and this is shared by the team, all the team members, is that nagche-check out ang kaniyang account doon sa physical setup ng lugar," De Lima told reporters on Friday.

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MILF gives financial assistance to kin of members killed in Mamasapano

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has extended financial assistance to the families of their members, as well as civilians, killed during the January 25 Mamasapano clash, GMA News TV reported Friday.

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Junjun Binay's petition for TRO raffled off to CA Sixth Division

Makati Mayor Junjun's Binay's petition against his suspension has been raffled off to the Court of Appeals' Sixth Division on Friday.

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Witness bares names of other lawmakers in alleged ‘pork’ scam

A witness in the alleged pork barrel fund scam on Friday bared the names of three other senators and several lawmakers in the House of Representatives who supposedly had allocated their "pork barrel" funds to bogus foundations owned by businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles.

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Roxas: PNP-BOI report on Mamasapano clash shows Purisima at fault

Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II on Friday said resigned PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima was at fault when he supervised the planning and execution of the police mission to arrest two wanted terrorists in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, last January 25, despite his being under suspension.

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Roxas receives PNP report on Mamasapano clash, says it will be made public

Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday formally submitted the Board of Inquiry's report on the January 25 Mamasapano clash to Interior Secretary Mar Roxas.

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Purisima camp: It was Napeñas choice to follow ex-PNP chief’s advice on Mamasapano mission

Relieved Special Action Force chief Director Getulio Napeñas can only blame himself for choosing to follow the "advice" of then-suspended Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima on the Mamasapano operation last January 25.

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Cayetano: Junjun Binay fears more anomalies will be unearthed when he leaves office

“Nirerespeto ko na pumunta siya sa CA (Court of Appeals), kumukuha ng TRO pero 'pag hindi siya binigyan ng TRO, walang choice kungdi bumaba. Ngayon kung wala siyang tinatago, eh di magbakasyon muna siya," Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said, referring to the refusal of Makati Mayor Junjun Binay to heed the Ombudsman's suspension order against him.

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Cardinal Tagle pushes anti-corruption 'Huwag kang magnakaw' campaign

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has issued a call to Filipino Catholics to dedicate their Visita Iglesia during the coming Holy Week to a campaign rejecting the sin of stealing.

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Purisima failed to give clear, decisive instructions, information during Oplan Exodus – PNP-BoI

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Board of Inquiry on the Mamasapano clash said former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima failed to give "clear and decisive" instructions and information and that failure doomed the covert ops that involved 392 Special Action Force personnel last January 25.

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Plebiscite on BBL should be national, not just limited to Bangsamoro – Sen. Recto

Senator Ralph Recto estimates that the envisioned Bangsamoro political entity in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will receive P528.6 billion in funding from the national coffers over six years. Given the magnitude of this prospective budget, Recto said the plebiscite on the BBL should be on a national scale.

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Aquino, other officials should have factored peace pact with MILF into Oplan Exodus – PNP-BoI

President Benigno Aquino III and other officials should have considered the implications of the Mamasapano operation last January 25 to the ongoing peace deal of the government with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Board of Inquiry for the Mamasapano clash.

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Purisima: Mar’s statements on Mamasapano ‘riddled with inconsistencies’

Resigned Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima has criticized Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II for supposedly giving inconsistent statements on the deadly Jan. 25 Mamasapano operation.

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Consumers to shoulder 4 centavos per kWh electricity ILP cost – ERC

The Energy Regulatory Commission said consumers are bound to shoulder the additional four centavos pero kilowatt-hour charge in the Interruptible Load Program, a report from GMA's “24 Oras” said Thursday.

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Six Americans involved in Mamasapano mission —BOI report

The report of the Board of Inquiry investigating the Mamasapano clash last Jan. 25 mentioned the involvement of US forces in the botched operation, according to a report on GMA News' "24 Oras."

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Masbate Gov. Lanete asks court to allow her to post bail on ‘pork’ case

Masbate Gov. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, former representative of the province's Third District, has asked the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division to allow her to post bail for her plunder case, claiming that evidence against her "is not strong".

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Jeffrey Laude's mom open to P21-M settlement with Pemberton

The mother of slain Filipino transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude is open to a P21-million settlement from American suspect Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, according to a report on “24 Oras” on Thursday.

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House, Senate leaders agree to pass CARP extension bill by June

Leaders of both houses of Congress have agreed to pass the proposed law extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) before the 16th Congress’ second regular session adjourns sine die on June 11.

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Ombudsman denies Mayor Binay’s suspension was railroaded

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday maintained that the six-month preventive suspension order issued against Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and 20 other individuals has undergone the proper procedure.

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Purisima: I didn’t lie to PNoy during Mamasapano mission

Resigned Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima has denied lying to President Benigno Aquino III about the status of the deadly January 25 Mamasapano operation.

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Palace: No need for PNoy to see BOI report before being made public

Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Thursday said President Benigno Aquino III does not have to see or read the entire report of the Board of Inquiry that investigated the Mamasapano clash before it is released to the public.

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Cayetano aware stand vs. BBL affecting his chances in 2016 polls

Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is aware that his strong opposition to the Bangsamoro Basic Law and the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is affecting his chances in the 2016 elections.

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Aquino makes it official: Garin is new Health secretary

President Benigno Aquino III has made good on his word to make Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin the official head of the Department of Health, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said Thursday.

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Four suspects nabbed for alleged online child sex abuse

Two children who were allegedly sexually abused on camera for an overseas online audience were rescued and four people were arrested in a crackdown on the country's booming cybersex trade, authorities said Thursday.

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Palace has no hand in Makati Mayor Binay’s suspension – Coloma

Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Thursday reiterated that the Office of the Ombudsman is an independent body and that the decision to suspend Makati Mayor Junjun Binay is its own.

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Ombudsman to Mayor Binay: Leave office or be cited in contempt

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday warned Makati Mayor Junjun Binay that he may be cited in contempt and arrested for defying the suspension order issued against him and several others in connection with the alleged overpricing in the Makati City Hall Building II project.

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Group asks SC to stop K-12 Program

A group of teachers and school staff on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to stop Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, which gave birth to the controversial K-12 Program that added two more years in high school education.

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DFA: China raising tension in South China Sea with continued reclamation activities

The Philippines has called on China anew to desist from its reclamation work in contested areas in the South China Sea, saying its expansion activities are raising tensions in the region.

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Majority of senators seek house arrest for Enrile

Crossing party lines, sixteen senators have appealed to the Sandiganbayan to allow detained Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile to be placed under house arrest.

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NP to remain with admin coalition despite opposition to BBL –Cayetano

Despite its differences with Malacañang on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, the Nacionalista Party has no plan of withdrawing its support for the Aquino administration, Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said Thursday.

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UNA exec eyes charges vs. Senate security after being barred from entering VIP gallery

An official of the opposition coalition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on Thursday threatened to file charges against Senate security personnel after he and fellow lawyers of Vice President Jejomar Binay were barred from entering the Senate session hall's VIP gallery during a hearing on accusations against their client.

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