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Some lawmakers slam Arroyo’s election as Speaker

(Eagle News) — Several lawmakers on Tuesday, July 24, slammed Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s election as Speaker, with some calling her a “sham Speaker” and “corrupt.” “Hindi porke babae na nasa poder ay susuportahan na ng kababaihan. Hindi pwedeng i-recycle ang mga abusado sa kapangyarihan,” Gabriela Women’s Party Reps. Arlene Brosas and Emmi De Jesus said in a statement. According to the militant lawmakers, “Gabriela Women’s Party will never forget the 1,206 victims of extrajudicial killing, 206 […]

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Former President GMA says slight drop in President Duterte’s approval ratings “just a blip” he should not be worried about

(Eagle News) — A “blip” President Rodrigo Duterte should not be worried about. This was how former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo described the slight drop in ratings of the former Davao mayor in the third quarter of this year. According to Arroyo, “the rise and drop in a President’s approval ratings,” after all, “are bound to happen in the course of his/her term.” “It is part of the territory…It reflects the pulse of the people at […]

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Former Panamanian president ordered to remain in US custody

MIAMI, United States (Reuters) – Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, wanted by the Central American country on political espionage charges, will remain in United States custody until a June 20 bond hearing in a federal court in Miami, a judge ordered on Tuesday (June 13). Martinelli, accused of using public money to spy illegally on more than 150 political rivals during his 2009-2014 term as president, was arrested outside Miami late on Monday. He has […]

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