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Interesting links of Judge Mario C. Duaves

Mario C. Duaves, the presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 15 of Davao City, was the judge who issued the Temporary Protection Order (TPO) in favor of fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ August 27.On Sept. 3, the Court of Appeals (CA) nullified the temporary protection order issued by Duaves. Who is Judge Duaves?

Interesting links of Judge Mario C. Duaves

Paolo Duterte’s red herring

Remember the P6.5B shabu shipment from China released through the Bureau of Customs in 2017? Customs broker Mark Taguba testified in the senate that the shipment belonged to the “Davao Group.”

Paolo Duterte’s red herring

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And then out of pique, Vice President Sara Duterte told PNP Chief Rommel Marbil that she was returning to the PNP the 45 police escorts he had provided the OVP with. 358 – 45 = 313 security escorts.

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Where is Hong Jiang Yang?

From the current Senate hearings of Sen. Risa Hontiveros on the alleged POGO crimes and Guo Hua Ping, that Michael Yang’s brother, identified as Hong Jiang Yang, has navigated himself around the other POGOs in the country, such as the one in Bamban, Tarlac.

Where is Hong Jiang Yang?

Guo Hua Ping is not a racism issue

There are those who caricature the Alice Guo issue as an exercise in racial discrimination against nationals of the People’s Republic of China. The exaggeration is so detached from ground reality.

Guo Hua Ping is not a racism issue

The importance of being an Angara

Aurora province is decidedly the bailiwick of the Angara political family. Eight Angaras have so far sat in various elective positions in the province and in its capital of Baler.

The importance of being an Angara

Letter from Lulu Saguisag Santos

Following the publication of our obituary article on the death of the great freedom fighter and statesman Rene Saguisag (“Why Rene Saguisag was only a 1-term senator,” April 26, 2024), we received a letter from the late senator’s only sister Lulu Saguisag Santos.

Letter from Lulu Saguisag Santos