DILG chief to Velasco couple: Return to PH, take lie detector test

Inquirer.net - Oct 1, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla challenged former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and his wife to return to the Philippines and take a polygraph test amid allegations linking them to alleged cash deliveries to the Duterte family. “The lie detector test is not admissible in court. But I’m asking the Velasco couple to

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DILG chief to Velasco couple: Return to PH, take lie detector test

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LTFRB summons 19 ride-hailing providers for not following new fare hikes

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Thursday said it summoned 19 ride-hailing platform providers after they allegedly failed to implement the required fare adjustments. According to the LTFRB, it issued a show-cause order to at least 19 Transport Network Companies (TNCs) for failing to implement the approved fare increase,

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Red tide-causing organism detected in Carigara Bay waters

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DILG chief to Velasco couple: Return to PH, take lie detector test

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DILG chief to Velasco couple: Return to PH, take lie detector test

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LTFRB summons 19 ride-hailing providers for not following new fare hikes

Red tide-causing organism detected in Carigara Bay waters

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Trillanes: I asked Luistro to drop me as witness in Duterte trial

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