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BusinessWorld @bworldph

“So [Pres. Duterte] appointed me without knowing me personally. So I don’t think that the president will do anything that will impair the independence of the judiciary.” — Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro

Melissa Luz Lopez @meltlopez

People in need of instant cash can: 1) borrow from a bank with single-digit interest rates, but will take hours/days, or 2) run to an instant loans booth which approves in 5 minutes, but slaps a 75% rate. Some Filipinos choose the latter. Here’s why:

Elijah Tubayan @elijahtubayan

NOW: Budget Secretary Ben Diokno says they legislators have agreed to stick to a cash-based budget, with an extended payment period of 6 months from three months previously, considering the three-month spending ban in the 2019 mid-term elections @bworldph

The New York Times @nytimes

Their relatives died in the drug war in the Philippines. Now they want to hold President Rodrigo Duterte accountable.

Charmaine Tadalan @CATadalan

Voting 196-6-0, @HouseofRepsPH approved on third and final reading House Bill 7773, which institutionalizes the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to reduce poverty and promote human capital development @ bworldph

Miketheman Murillo @bakel3210

Filipino women delivering http:// www.bworldonline.com/filipinowomen-delivering/ … Salute to Filipino women athletes #AsianGames2018 #LabanBabaengAtletangPilipino @bworldph

rj_BW @rj_72521

Former chief justice Reynato Puno presents the draft constitution for federalism to the members of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).