Windows26: Malacañang to Magalong: What ‘election funds’?

Hello, ! This Friday, we're covering Alex Eala's Miami Open semifinal match against Jessica Pegula, Comelec's crackdown on politicians interfering in aid distribution, and Malacañang's challenge to Mayor Magalong to prove his 'election fund' claim.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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March 28, 2025

Hello, reader! This Friday, we're covering Alex Eala's Miami Open semifinal match against Jessica Pegula, Comelec's crackdown on politicians interfering in aid distribution, and Malacañang's challenge to Mayor Benjamin Magalong to prove his 'election fund' claim.

Malacañang to Magalong: What 'election funds'?

Malacañang on Thursday dared Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong to show evidence to prove his claim that the P6.236-trillion national budget for 2025 was passed by lawmakers as an "election fund."

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LIVE: Alex Eala vs Jessica Pegula – 2025 Miami Open semifinal

Start time for Alex Eala's semifinal match vs Jessica Pegula in Miami has been pushed back. Men's QF clash between Taylor Fritz and Matteo Berrettini still ongoing.

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27 election 'hot spots' watched in Eastern Visayas

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Eastern Visayas has identified at least 27 election "hot spots" in the region as the campaign for local positions starts.

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Comelec keeps eye on 'ayuda' activities: No pols, kin, staff

The official campaign period for local candidates in the May 12 elections starts today, with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) particularly warning them, their families, and their deputies to stay away from the venues of government aid distribution activities.

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BI: Foreigners able to set up firms after faking PH citizenship

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a scheme in which foreign nationals assume fake Filipino identities to establish businesses and even employ illegal workers in Mindanao.

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Duterte drug war: Thousands killed, menace stayed alive

In 2024, then President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say about his murderous campaign against drugs and crime that has killed thousands of mostly poor Filipinos: "I did what I had to do." That Duterte, in his own words, had to do what he had to do raises many questions about his bloody anti-drug campaign, mainly whether it succeeded or failed.

While the country appears focused on former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest and turnover to the International Criminal Court (ICC), another issue of accountability — this time over the questionable use of hundreds of millions in public funds — deserves as much discussion and state action beyond the amusing headlines of recent days.

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