Windows26: Pogo probe: CA freezes accounts of Guo, others

July 12, 2024

Hi, reader! This Friday, we're covering Vice President Duterte appointing herself 'designated survivor' for Sona day, President Marcos vetoing the PNP reform bill, and the Court of Appeals freezing the assets of Alice Guo and others.

Pogo probe: CA freezes accounts of Guo, others

The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the freezing of the assets of suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, and several other individuals and companies allegedly involved in illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said on Thursday.

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For Sona day, Sara Duterte appoints self 'designated survivor'

Vice President Sara Duterte said on Thursday she would be skipping President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 22, declaring in jest that she would be the "designated survivor" should catastrophe befall the annual event attended by the country's top officials.

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Not just BPOs, Pogos: Government drives office demand

Government agencies are emerging as among the key drivers of demand in the office sector as more seek to migrate from decades-old buildings to modern facilities, according to Leechiu Property Consultants.

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Marcos veto finds many flaws in PNP reform bill

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed law reorganizing the Philippine National Police (PNP) for containing provisions that he says will not jibe with his administration's policies and objectives.

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Teodoro asks business leaders: Help finance AFP upgrade

Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. has sought the help of business leaders in crafting "creative financing solutions" to ease the financial burden on the government in implementing the military's modernization program.

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EDITORIAL: Policing the police

Despite the public being exposed to the unscrupulous ways of some uniformed personnel, the involvement of several police officers in the brazen killing of a beauty pageant contestant from Pampanga and her fiancé reveals a new depth to the moral depravity of these supposed law enforcers.

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