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ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas The brouhaha over an alleged attempt by DILG Undersecretary Rico E. Puno to enter the condominium unit of the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo on the very first day the latter went missing after a plane crash couldn’t have come at a worse time for Puno’s shooting buddy and benefactor President Noynoy Aquino. Aquino didn’t even have time Read More …

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BY REY O. ARCILLA MALAYA ‘Puno was the one who unabashedly said two years ago that he is the only person who can tame Noynoy.’ PRESIDENT Noynoy Aquino failed to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Vladivostok. His foreign secretary, Albert “Amboy” del Rosario, earlier announced that the meeting between the two was to take place Sunday. “It just came to a scheduling challenge, Read More …

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By Maricel Cruz Manila Standard Today Aquino’s ally draws flak over P1-b midnight deal Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno came under fire on Saturday, with several lawmakers demanding his resignation and seeking a full-blown investigation on the allegedly anomalous P1-billion midnight purchase of firearms he made for the National Police. Senator Miriam Santiago said she would ask for an investigation on the “unique Read More …

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POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr. The Philippine Star RH BILL UPDATE: Cracks are showing in the seemingly impregnable wall that Reproductive Health advocates had thrown around the RH bill being shepherded for approval by a well-funded lobby in the Congress. Malacañang is now reportedly willing to discuss with Catholic Church representatives how to make the RH bill acceptable to conscientious objectors. Actually the bill Read More …

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By Christine F. Herrera Manila Standard Today Award made on day Roxas named to DILG Interior Undersecretary Rico Puno approved a midnight deal to buy almost 60,000 pistols for the police at a cost of P997.99 illion on the same day that the newly appointed secretary of the department, Manuel Roxas II, announced his reassignment, a lawmaker said Friday. Agham Rep. Angelo Palmones said the Read More …