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[EXPLAINER] Was Mocha Uson a candidate covered by the appointment ban?
Until all election rules are harmonized, we have to contend with loophole-ridden laws and regulations that the likes of Mocha Uson and friends can easily take advantage of

Poll watchdog urges lawmakers to include party-list nominees in appointment ban
Kontra Daya makes the call after controversial pro-Duterte blogger Mocha Uson is appointed to OWWA just a few months after her party lost in the 2019 elections

‘This gov’t is good at recycling garbage’: Netizens slam Mocha Uson's OWWA appointment
What do you think of the Duterte administration's move to bring Mocha Uson back to government?

Duterte gives Mocha Uson a new government post
(UPDATED) The pro-Duterte blogger is appointed a deputy executive director at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

Not all EPD cops pleased with Mocha Uson as community relations speaker
The Eastern Police District reportedly withdrew an invitation to a businessman – the original event speaker – in favor of the controversial blogger

PH company banned by Facebook spread lies, used fake accounts
(UPDATED) Twinmark Media Enterprises, the company behind Mocha Uson's favorite site Trending News Portal, practiced coordinated 'inauthentic behavior,' led people to ad farms, and sold access to Facebook Pages

[OPINION] (Some) evil was defeated
We have to work harder to defeat more evil in 2019. Nothing is impossible if we are brave, committed, and united in the face of tyranny.

[OPINION] The Lumad are not the villains
Mocha Uson, you asked the Lumad to chant your President's name. Well here's my response: his name's not worth chanting.

Typhoon Rosita, Mocha Uson, Rico J. Puno | Midday wRap
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Groups slam Uson for red-tagging Lumad rights organizations
One of the supposed Lumad at Mocha Uson's 'protest' at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus is linked to a paramilitary group, say Lumad rights advocates

HOAX: COA 'flags unliquidated funds of Mocha Uson, Alan Peter Cayetano'
Audit reports do not contain the claim by Facebook page Silent No More PH that Mocha Uson and Alan Peter Cayetano had 'unliquidated funds' before they resigned from PCOO and DFA, respectively

Fuel excise tax, #PHVote, Meghan Markle | Evening wRap
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Mocha Uson's party linked to pork barrel scam
In 2011, the pork barrel funds of an AA-Kasosyo party-list representative were channelled to an NGO identified with pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles

Mocha Uson running for party-list representative
The controversial entertainer-turned-government-official is officially seeking an elective post in 2019

Mocha Uson, lotto jackpot, Taylor Swift endorses democrats | Evening wRap
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Mocha Uson to run in 2019 polls
'Bibigyan ko po ng boses ang ordinaryong Pilipino kaya oo, tatakbo na ako!' Mocha Uson says

The week in photos: September 29-October 5, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world

FALSE: Mocha Uson says she ‘does not spread fake news’
The social media personality has misled her Facebook followers by sharing posts from websites that produce content with false context

Mocha Uson not off the hook, Ombudsman probe continues
Administrative guilt comes with the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from holding public office

Mocha Uson, Bertiz hospitalized, Facebook hack | Evening wRap
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Mocha Uson's blogger accreditation policy? 'Wala na 'yun,' says Andanar
PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar says the policy was never implemented to begin with

Mocha resigns, Trillanes hits Calida, Bertiz apologizes | Midday wRap
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Mocha resigned? Netizens doubt it's her last act
Speculations on why the controversial ex-communications official stepped down flood Twitter

Mocha Uson’s resignation long overdue 'but whiff of fresh air' – lawmakers
(UPDATED) 'Government service, while it is about trust, it is also about accountability. And that is what is sorely lacking from her,' says Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate

Mocha Uson after resignation: 'Suntukan tayo, bakbakan tayo'
The resigned communications official also says any plan to run for an elective post in 2019 would depend on feedback from her Facebook supporters

PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson resigns
(4th UPDATE) Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson announces her resignation during the Presidential Communications Operations Office budget hearing at the Senate

Mocha Uson’s absence defers House debates on PCOO’s 2019 budget
A peeved Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay Jr confronts presidential communications officials about the controversial assistant secretary's absence

Itogon landslide, Nene Pimentel on Mocha Uson, Grab fares | Evening wRap
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Nene Pimentel says Mocha Uson should stick to entertainment
The longtime federalism advocate says Uson's video of a lewd federalism jingle was a waste of time for an official being paid taxpayers' money

Mocha Uson, Boracay access card, Avatar | Evening wRap
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Malacañang won't object if Ombudsman dismisses Mocha Uson
But asked if President Rodrigo Duterte himself will fire the communications assistant secretary even before the Ombudsman's decision, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque says, 'As of now, no'

CHR investigates Mocha, Drew Olivar, Garin sues Ubial, Space Jam 2 | Midday wRap
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Apology not enough: Group for deaf wants Ombudsman to punish Mocha Uson
'This will be an example for others,' says Carol Dagani, president of the Philippine Federation of the Deaf
CHR investigating 'appalling, unacceptable' mockery of deaf people on video
(UPDATED) The investigation follows a complaint against Mocha Uson and Drew Olivar from the Philippine Federation of the Deaf

De La Salle-CSB urges gov't: Remove Mocha Uson for mocking deaf community
(UPDATED) 'We call on the government to take action against Mr Olivar and Asec Uson, and impose appropriate penalties as provided by law,' says De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde president Brother Dennis Magbanua

Nancy Binay to Mocha Uson: It's a crime to make fun of PWDs
The senator calls out the government's communications official for 'mocking the people she serves'

Trillanes, angkas is back, Mocha Uson | Evening wRap
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Zarate reminds Andanar: Mocha Uson paid with public funds
Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate finds it strange that Uson is not held accountable for her actions, yet other government officials get fired or are forced to resign for alleged offenses

Duterte says 'overboard' Mocha Uson still has right to free speech
'There are things na tingin ko na medyo nasobrahan,' says President Rodrigo Duterte about controversial assistant secretary Mocha Uson

Officials ask Duterte to fire Mocha Uson from PCOO – source
A letter from 9 PCOO officials, handed to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, asks for the assistant secretary's removal from their agency

Sara Duterte says Mocha Uson should be 'more circumspect' about federalism video
The President's daughter thinks the controversial PCOO official must 'fix' her manner of promoting federalism

Q2 GDP, Usec Badoy on Uson, UN Chief named | Midday wRap
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Mocha Uson breached gov't ethics code, admits PCOO's Badoy
Yet despite the violation, the controversial assistant secretary will so far only be issued a 'written reminder' to 'align with the laws regarding gender'

[OPINYON] Interbiyu sa ‘ekspeperto’
Ano’ng opinyon ng ‘ekspeperto’ sa Palasyo tungkol sa Train Law, national ID, at ‘pepederalismo’?

Andanar silent on call for Mocha Uson to go on leave
Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson is still 'welcome' to help promote federalism, says Communications Secretary Martin Andanar

Senators question P90-M budget for federalism info drive
'Wala pa ngang approved federalism. Ano'ng ikakampanya natin? We don’t even know in what shape, size, color, or form that is,' Senator Francis Escudero tells the country's economic managers

Mocha federalism video, House minority dispute, EDSA driver-only car ban | Midday wRap
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Suarez remains minority leader, Duterte on Uson, Kris Aquino | Evening wRap
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PCOO official calls on Mocha Uson to apologize, go on leave
'As a public servant and being part of the PCOO family, I take great offense in Ms Uson’s actions,' says Philippine Information Agency director-general Harold Clavite

Is Mocha Uson above reprimand?
Unable or unwilling to respond directly to calls from the public to hold Uson accountable for her 'vulgar' video about federalism, Malacañang instead challenges critics to file a complaint against the official
