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Trillanes slaps Duterte with P6-B plunder rap

July 6, 2024

FRESH COMPLAINT Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV shows a copy of his second complaint of plunder against ex-President Rodrigo Duterte and his longtime aide, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go (left inset) at the Department of Justice as members of his staff carry other copies into the building on Friday (right inset). His first plunder case against Duterte in May 2016 was rejected by the Office of the Ombudsman. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA, MalacaÑang Photo

Hi there. Trillanes slaps Duterte with P6-B plunder rap

Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has filed a second plunder complaint against ex-president Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Bong Go for public works contracts worth P6.6 billion awarded to allegedly unqualified companies owned by Go's father and half-brother.

The murky paperwork behind Bamban, Mayor Alice Guo's background may cost her her job: The Office of the Solicitor General filed on Friday a petition seeking the cancellation of Guo's birth certificate, for ''violations'' and ''glaring inconsistencies'' in her public records.

Ban POGOs? Bulacan is leading the way, after the provincial board passed an ordinance to support an executive order issued by Gov. Daniel Fernando that banned their operation in the province — making Bulacan the "first province" to pass such an ordinance.

Better days are ahead for the Philippine realty sector, according to property guru Sheila Lobien in the Property section. "The prospects are favorable... for the rest of the year because of a surprisingly resilient economy," she said, citing encouraging numbers.

In the UK, the Labour Party trounced the Conservatives in a historic landslide

that saw the Tories experience their worst defeat in the party's long history, and after 14 tumultuous years in power. Labour leader Keir Starmer is now the UK's new prime minister.

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