THE UNITED STATES government is rolling out a P1.35 billion program to help residents of Marawi City who were directly affected by last year’s siege, US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim announced yesterday during a visit to the devastated city.

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THE TRUTH and Justice Coalition on Monday charged, before the Office of the Ombudsman, former president Benigno S. C. Aquino III and others with malversation, in connection with the alleged use of public funds to influence the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato C. Corona.

WITH THE Philippines winning a seat in the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano on Monday called on New-York based human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) to work with the Philippines in upholding human rights in the country.

TWO MORE Supreme Court associate justices are vying for the post of Chief Justice (CJ).

OUTGOING Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano cited improvements in the government’s regard toward issues concerning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during his stint as the country’s top diplomat.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should “stay neutral” as the 2019 mid-term elections draw near.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed J. Prospero “Popoy” E. De Vera III as Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), according to the commission’s OIC-Executive Director Cinderella Filipina S. Benitez-Jaro.

FORMER Philippine vice-president and Makati mayor Jejomar C. Binay Sr. said he won’t be involved in the rivalry of his two children, Current Makati Mayor Abigail S. Binay and former Makati mayor Jejomar “Junjun” S. Binay Jr., who plans to challenge his older sister’s reelectionist bid.

2 vessels from France commissioned for anti-smuggling THE GOVERNMENT has commissioned two fast patrol vessels from France on Monday, intended for anti-smuggling operations. Finance Secretary Carlos...

DAY 3 of the filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2019 midterm elections saw prominent re-electionists and first-timers, including Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go, who was accompanied by no less than his boss.

AFTER NINE straight weeks of imposing increases, oil companies on Monday cut the price of gasoline products by P0.85 per liter (/L) to reflect the movement of prices in the international market.