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Ridon: VP Duterte tirades vs Madriaga best said before House panel

MANILA, Philippines — Tirades by Vice President Sara Duterte against her former aide Ramil Madriaga — particularly her response to allegations that she needed help to ‘fix’ her law school grades — are best said before the committee tackling the impeachment complaints, Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said. In a statement on Wednesday, Ridon said

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DOTr urges LGUs to do own PUV service contracting programs

MANILA, Philippines — Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has urged local government units (LGUs) to implement their own public utility vehicle (PUV) service contracting programs. “Admittedly, we won’t be able to enroll all routes in the net service contracting program as of now,” Lopez said in Filipino at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum on Wednesday.

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Bangsamoro pilgrims joining hajj undergo orientation, vaccination

COTABATO CITY – Officials of the Bangsamoro Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Bangsamoro Pilgrimage Authority (BPA) launched on Tuesday a Hajj Awareness Program aimed to help Muslim pilgrims understand Hajj rituals. The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in the Soccsksargen Region also commenced the 3-day Hajj vaccination program for more than 1,100 pilgrims

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Chua: Madriaga’s bank secrecy waiver can prove money flow from Dutertes

MANILA, Philippines — The bank secrecy waiver signed by self-confessed bagman Ramil Madriaga would allow lawmakers to verify whether the cash transfers he claimed to have made for the Dutertes occurred. This view comes from Manila Rep. Joel Chua, as a congressional panel holds impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Chua said the waiver

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LTFRB releases routes covered by land-based service contracting program

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has released the approved routes covered by the land-based service contracting program. Beginning Wednesday, the government will provide traditional jeepneys with P30 per kilometer, modern jeepneys with P40 per kilometer, and buses with P100 per kilometer. The LTFRB said the number of trips covered

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