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Eimor Santos
@eimorpsantos
Journalist, @newswatchplusph | Former CNN Philippines correspondent
Joined April 2013
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    WATCH: Senate session had to be suspended amid heated debate between opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros and Blue Ribbon chairman Francis Tolentino over the sugar importation mess. Tolentino took offense when Hontiveros cited Supreme Court cases he may "not know" of @cnnphilippines
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    LOOK: Presidential candidate and labor leader Leody de Guzman in the audience to show support for running mate Walden Bello. Participants are allowed up to 10 guests each #CNNPHVPDebate @cnnphilippines
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    CONTEXT: Blue Ribbon report recommends charges vs. suspended Undersecretary Leo Sebastian and former Sugar Regulatory Administration officials for signing order that was supposed to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar. Minority says they acted in good faith @cnnphilippines
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    WATCH: Actor Sandro Muhlach testifies in the Senate probe on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry. His camp requested an executive session after Sen. Jinggoy Estrada pressed for details on his case @newswatchplusph
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    LOOK: On martial law anniversary, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel and opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros posed for a photo with staff members all wearing black. They both posted this on social media and used the caption: "Minority" @cnnphilippines
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    “Sayang, nanatili siyang tahimik sa International Criminal Court.” Sen. Risa Hontiveros says this is one of things she found lacking in President Marcos’ #SONA2024. In his speech, the President said solving the drug problem should not involve “extermination” @newswatchplusph
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    Sen. Nancy Binay on reported red-tagging of community pantry organizers: "Ang kalaban ay gutom, hindi ang tumutulong!" "Ganyan na ba ka-paranoid na pati ang pagtulong sa kapwa ay minamasama? Anong ambag n'yo?" Binay says in a statement @cnnphilippines
    The Maginhawa community pantry will temporarily stop its operations today due to alleged red-tagging activities threatening the safety of its volunteers. bit.ly/3dvQl0Z
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    READ: Senator Koko Pimentel explains he agrees with raising the age for determining statutory rape but abstained in the voting mainly because of the "sweetheart" provision @cnnphilippines
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    "Akala ko ba, VP Sara, the OVP can live without confidential funds?" Sen. Risa Hontiveros pushes back after VP Sara Duterte dismissed as "lies" criticisms vs. OVP's P500M confidential fund. "If you're so confident about those confi funds, defend them publicly" @cnnphilippines
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    In a chance interview, Sen. Marcos says the 2016 vice presidential election was "traumatic" for their family. "Panalo na tapos unti-unting nabawasan ang boto." The Supreme Court, however, junked Bongbong Marcos' electoral protest vs. Vice President Leni Robredo @cnnphilippines
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    WATCH: A policeman salutes as PNoy's funeral convoy passed this area in C-5 Taguig shortly before 12:15 pm. A number of supporters say their thanks to the former President @cnnphilippines
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    Luis Capistrano, 55, patiently waits for the funeral convoy of former President Noynoy Aquino here at a footbridge on C-5 Taguig. He says he's been a supporter of the Aquinos and hopes to pay his respects "Sana may sumunod na lider pang katulad niya," he says @cnnphilippines
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    LOOK: PPCRV volunteers at their work stations for the manual encoding of election returns. PPCRV, Comelec's citizen arm, just announced that 1,397 ERs have been received on the floor @cnnphilippines #TheFilipinoVotes
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    Pharmally executives Mohit and Twinkle Dargani are now detained in the Senate after being arrested at Davao City's international airport, according to Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Rene Samonte. He sends this photo of the Dargani siblings at the Senate parking lot @cnnphilippines