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Robredo probing Puno on arms deal before crash
Update: PNoy saves Rico Puno again. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/08/12/pnoy-ordered-robredos-office-lockdown By Anthony Taberna, ABS-CBN News Prior to his fatal plane crash last August 18, Jesse Robredo was investigating the procurement of high-powered rifles which involved Interior and Local Government Secretary Rico Puno. ABS-CBN … Continue reading
Mar Roxas is new DILG chief
ABS-CBNnews.com President Aquino on Friday appointed Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas as the new chief of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Roxas, 55, an economist and president of the Liberal Party (LP), will take over the position … Continue reading
Canadian Embassy welcomes proposals for funding small-grants projects
The Embassy of Canada announced that its small-grants facility is now accepting proposals for funding small development projects in the country. The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) will provide direct funding assistance to community groups, non-government organizations, people’s organizations … Continue reading
Robredo: matino, mahusay, mapagkatiwalaan
Ang halaga ng buhay ay hindi nasusukat sa haba kungdi kung paano mo ginamit ang bawat minuto o oras na biyaya ng Panginoon. Masasabi natin na walang nasayang na oras sa sobra 54 taong ibinigay ng Panginoon sa nasawing secretary … Continue reading
Yes Virginia, their telephones work
By MARILYN MANA-AY ROBLES, VERA Files The week past was very revealing. Filipinos again displayed resilience in the midst of tragedy. As the floods came and swept away treasured material possessions people grinned and bore it out. Some were unable … Continue reading
The gift of sunshine after the rains
What a joy to have two days of sunshine after several days of heavy rains. Floodwaters are receding and relief goods can now be delivered to areas once inaccessible. Please click here (VERA Files) for Luis Liwanag’s article and video … Continue reading
Using the Arroyo stigma again for 2013 and 2016
Come to think of it, why would Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay and Miguel Zubiri want to be in the United Nationalist Alliance, a coalition that former President Joseph Estrada and Vice President Jojo Binay are forming for the 2013 senatorial … Continue reading
Lagayan, Abra: ‘Big-time corruption in a small town’
By Luz Rimban,VERA Files Two prominent members of a powerful political family in Abra are facing plunder charges for allegedly embezzling more than P130 million in municipal funds, in what a whistleblower has called “big-time corruption in a small town.” … Continue reading
Aquino’s first year: The good and the bad
One area where the year-old Aquino government has made reforms, slow it may be, is in the fight against graft and corruption through reforms in the justice system. This is not to say that Aquino has eliminated graft and corruption … Continue reading
Robredo no longer ‘acting’ DILG secretary, gets regular appointment from Aquino
After almost a year, President Benigno Aquino III has decided that he can work with Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, whom he is keeping in the Cabinet and to whom he is finally handing over supervision of the … Continue reading
