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Wed, 1 Jun 2022 15:42:00 +0800
Marcos team seeks dismissal of petition to cancel COC pending before SC
The lawyers of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has asked the Supreme Court to junk the petition seeking the cancellation of his Certificate of Candidacy as they urged the tribunal to “protect” the choice of the Filipino people.

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 15:29:00 +0800
Garcia accepts CA by-pass, ‘comforted’ to leave Comelec with capable commissioners
The congressional Commission on Appointments on Wednesday by-passed the appointment of President Rodrigo Duterte’s picks for constitutional offices even after rescheduling hearings twice.

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 14:36:00 +0800
Vloggers may soon cover Malacañang too
Vloggers, with multi-phone camera setups, are among those who have been trailing, along with journalists, the UniTeam campaign sorties. On some occasions, these vloggers were given greater access to Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 14:34:00 +0800
Zubiri announces Senate committee chairmanships; Legarda eyed as president pro tempore
None of the announced Senate positions are official until the actual voting in the 19th Congress.

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 12:49:00 +0800
Next Senate minority bloc eyed to have at least three members
Reelectionist Sen. Risa Hontiveros hopes that there will be at least three lawmakers who will be part of the Senate minority bloc in the upcoming congress, but believes that strength in numbers are not as important as having a "true minority."

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 11:36:00 +0800
Cynthia Villar no longer interested in Senate presidency
This means there will be no more term-sharing agreement with Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, who is also vying for the top post.

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 11:11:00 +0800
Philippines sends first batch of hotel workers to Israel
In separate Facebook posts on Wednesday, the Department of Migrant Workers said they held a send-off to the first 61 out of the 500 overseas Filipino workers who will be sent to the Holy Land. The send-off was held at the DMW’s office in Mandaluyon...

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 11:03:00 +0800
Incoming DepEd chief Duterte warns vs scammers targeting contractors, suppliers
The team of vice president-elect Sara Duterte has warned the public of dubious individuals who present themselves to collect advance payments for the Department of Education, which Duterte will soon take lead.

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0800
Marcos Jr. gets to pick new Comelec, CSC, COA chairs as they fail to secure CA nod
President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will get to pick new chairpersons for the Commission on Elections, the Commission on Audit and the Civil Service Commission as the nominees to these posts failed to secure the approval of the powerful Commission o...

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 09:53:00 +0800
Economic recovery, stimulus top Marcos Jr.'s legislative agenda
Economic recovery and a new stimulus package are among the legislative priorities of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. which he discussed in a meeting with lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday.



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