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New HIV cases in PH reach all-time high
NEW cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country reached an all-time high of 204 in July this year, the highest number of new cases recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) in a month to date. »Read More
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Kenney keeps mum on Wikileaks controversy
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
FORMER US Ambassador to the Philippines Kirstie Kenney refused to comment on the secret cable message on then presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III whom she allegedly referred to as “diffident” and “unassertive.” »Read More -
Entire government erred in chopper transaction – Enrile
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
AFTER uncovering the lack of due diligence in the 2009 procurement of three overpriced helicopters by the Philippine National Police , Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said the whole government then might have committed an error in the deal. »Read More -
Verzosa ‘most guilty’ in anomalous chopper deal
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
SENATOR Antonio Trillanes IV accused former Philippine National Police chief Jesus Versoza of being the most at fault for the 2009 purchase of three overpriced choppers. »Read More -
PNP was deceived by chopper firm – Ubalde
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
Interaksyon.com
AN official of the Philippine National Police who is part of the committee overseeing the purchase of three helicopters in 2009 said they were deceived by the firm that sold them the overpriced aircrafts. »Read More -
PNP inspector knew chopper was ‘not brand new’
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
A MEMBER of the Philippine National Police (PNP) inspection team admitted he was aware that two of the three “overpriced” helicopters had already been used in the past, but refused to say anything about it because he wasn’t asked. »Read More -
‘GMA-less’ SONA proved detractors wrong — Lacierda
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
DESPITE predictions that President Benigno Aquino III's sophomore State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be peppered with anti-Arroyo sentiments, the 47-minute speech of the president did not directly address his predecessor. »Read More -
11M bags of imported rice at NFA ‘unfit for humans’
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
IS THE imported rice stored by the state’s National Food Authority still safe for consumption? »Read More -
Zaldy’s hospitalization quite a spectacle
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
JOSIE was startled when she accompanied her husband Efren at the Philippine Heart Center Emergency building early Thursday morning. »Read More -
Prosecutor to oppose Zaldy’s ‘hospital arrest’
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
A PRIVATE prosecutor in the Maguindanao massacre case will oppose the move of Zaldy Ampatuan for a "hospital arrest." »Read More
