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Xave Gregorio Xave Gregorio has been a reporter for Philstar.com since 2020. He covers the House of Representatives, the Office of the Vice President and general news.

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Robredo’s Angat Buhay launches with challenge to harness campaign energy into advocacy

by Xave Gregorio - July 1, 2022 - 11:35am

Former Vice President Leni Robredo launched Friday her Angat Buhay non-government organization with a challenge to volunteers to sustain the energy they showed during her presidential campaign and channel this to...

Rolando Andaya, former House leader and budget chief, dies at 53

by Xave Gregorio - June 30, 2022 - 2:05pm

Former House Majority Leader, budget chief and Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando “Nonoy” Andaya Jr., has died at the age of 53, his children Ranton and Katrina announced Thursday.

In the face of another Marcos, youth take up torch from Martial Law activists

by Xave Gregorio - June 30, 2022 - 1:02pm

More than 31 million voters elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the highest seat in government in May, signaling an end to the chapter of Post-People Power Philippines.

Robredo says legacy is turning OVP into advocacy-driven agency

by Xave Gregorio - June 29, 2022 - 4:35pm

Even in her failed presidential bid, Robredo said she had no regrets and would be very much willing to do it all over again.

NTC moves to restrict blocktime agreements, mergers

by Xave Gregorio - June 29, 2022 - 9:10am

The move coincides with reported talks between ABS-CBN Corp. and TV5 Network Inc. on a possible blocktime deal.

Dennis Uy cyber libel complaint vs Philstar.com junked

by Xave Gregorio - June 28, 2022 - 10:13am

Philstar.com editor in chief Camille Diola, Philstar.com business editor Ian Nicolas Cigaral and The Philippine Star’s Rhodina Villanueva will not face court over Uy’s cyber libel complaint as prosecutors...

‘Ikaw na iyong lider namin': Opposition leader Robredo passes torch to Hontiveros

by Xave Gregorio - June 27, 2022 - 11:29am

Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo christened Sen. Risa Hontiveros as the next leader of the opposition after the lawmaker took her oath before the second-highest elected official on Monday.

On Noynoy Aquino’s first death anniversary, opposition told not to lose heart

by Xave Gregorio - June 24, 2022 - 3:08pm

After being handed a decisive defeat in the May polls, members and supporters of the opposition were urged to take heart that Filipinos are still worth fighting for, echoing the words of former President Benigno...

BSP’s Diokno highest paid gov’t official anew as income doubles to P41.8M

by Xave Gregorio - June 20, 2022 - 2:59pm

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Benjamin Diokno was the highest paid government official for the second straight year after receiving P41.81 million in salaries and allowances last year.

Filipino lawyer shot in Philadelphia dies

by Xave Gregorio - June 20, 2022 - 9:13am

John Albert Laylo died Sunday at 10:33 p.m. Philippine time after being “badly hit” in the head, his mother, Leah Bustamante Laylo, said on her Facebook account.

Filipino journalists find selves at crossroads after Marcos Jr. victory

by Xave Gregorio - June 17, 2022 - 3:59pm

The perceived threat is that a Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presidency would see a repeat of the repressive media policies his father implemented: Censorship. Shutdowns. Takeovers.

COA calls out youth commission’s ‘illegal’ use of SK funds for anti-communism campaign

by Xave Gregorio - June 15, 2022 - 2:25pm

State auditors flagged the National Youth Commission’s “illegal” use of funds meant for the mandatory and continuing training of Sangguniang Kabataan officers for the government’s controversial...

Christian church admins cleared of child abuse in deaths of 2 Lumad infants

by Xave Gregorio - June 14, 2022 - 2:47pm

Citing a lack of evidence, a Davao City court has dismissed child abuse charges against six administrators of a Christian church in Haran, Davao del Norte that took in two Lumad infants who died in their shelte...

COVID-19 cases in Philippines hit near two-month high

by Xave Gregorio - June 13, 2022 - 8:45am

This is the most number of cases reported in a single day since April 20, when the country reported 365 new infections.

What will vloggers do in Marcos Jr.’s Malacañang? Incoming PCOO still unsure

by Xave Gregorio - June 9, 2022 - 2:57pm

Angeles, who will head the PCOO, said Thursday that their focus now is on reviewing the policy created by Duterte administration on bloggers and vloggers, admitting that they are unsure “if now is the right...

'Asia's first' exorcism center to rise in Philippines

by Xave Gregorio - June 8, 2022 - 12:07pm

The Archdiocese of Manila is building an exorcism center, which its exorcism office called the “first of its kind in Asia, if not the world.”

Philippines detects first two Omicron BA.5 cases

by Xave Gregorio - June 3, 2022 - 2:27pm

The Philippines has detected its first cases of the more infectious Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the Department of Health announced.

Mel Tiangco loses appeal vs ABS-CBN at SC over 1996 dismissal due to TV ad

by Xave Gregorio - June 3, 2022 - 11:43am

The Supreme Court ruled that while the settlement between veteran newscaster Mel Tiangco and ABS-CBN did not cover all her claims, she was still not entitled to these as she was not an employee of the network.

Vloggers may soon cover Malacañang too

by Xave Gregorio - June 1, 2022 - 2:36pm

Vloggers, with multi-phone camera setups, are among those who have been trailing, along with journalists, the UniTeam campaign sorties. On some occasions, these vloggers were given greater access to Ferdinand Marcos...

Marcos Jr. gets to pick new Comelec, CSC, COA chairs as they fail to secure CA nod

by Xave Gregorio - June 1, 2022 - 11:00am

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will get to pick new chairpersons for the Commission on Elections, the Commission on Audit and the Civil Service Commission as the nominees to these posts failed to secure the...

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