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Prime suspect in the death of law student Horacio Castillo III surrenders to Sen. Lacson
MANILA, Philippines — In an effort to clear his name, John Paul Solano went to the office of Senator Lacson to surrender. Solano insisted that he has no involvement in the death of UST law student Horacio Castillo III. The suspect said that his participation in the incident was when he gave medical assistance
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Evasco: Corruption in rice importation will be avoided through “G2P” system
MANILA, Philippines — On the program Get it Straight with Daniel Razon, Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco explained that the current system of rice importation imposed by the National Food Authority (NFA) will prevent corruption in the agency. Evasco said that with Government to Private or G2P system, private
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President Duterte, ready to lift military rule in Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte visited Marawi City for the fifth time on Thursday. He talked to the soldiers battling the terrorists and assured them of the government’s full support. In line with this, the chief executive also said he will immediately lift martial law in Mindanao
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Senator Trillanes files criminal and administrative complaints vs. PCOO Asec. Uson
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has charged Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson or popularly known as Mocha Uson six counts of criminal complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman. The complaints stemmed from the
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PDEA to establish a built-in office inside BOC for swift coordination
MANILA, Philippines — The recent congressional inquiry on the P6.4 billion shabu shipment seized in Valenzuela City has revealed the problem on coordination between the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). To address this, PDEA will set up built-in offices at the BOC
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“Isang Araw, Ikatlong Yugto,” a film like no other
MANILA, Philippines — This week, movie screenings of Kuya Daniel Razon’s advocacy film Isang Araw, Ikatlong Yugto have been held in areas of Luzon and Mindanao. In Baguio City, 100 cops including all chief of police of Benguet were in attendance. This is also in support of Philippine National Police
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Anti-admin rallyists in Cebu call to end martial law, war on drugs
CEBU, Philippines — In Cebu, more than 100 rallyists gather at Plaza Independencia to join in the National Day of Protest on Thursday. The group held a wreath-laying ceremony and torch lighting at the martial law marker to mark the deaths of the victims of human rights abuses during the martial law under
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Evidence against CJ Sereno were provided by SC employees – Atty. Gadon
MANILA, Philippines — Atty. Larry Gadon expressed confidence that his impeachment complaint will push through in the House of Representatives. The lawyer said his pieces of evidence against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno are strong because they were provided by Supreme Court employees themselves.
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Survivor remembers abuses under the martial law regime
MANILA, Philippines — 287 names are enshrined in the Wall of Remembrance. They were Filipinos who died and considered as martyrs during the martial law regime. Levy dela Cruz’ name is not engraved on the wall since he is a martial law survivor. A playwright and an activist, Levy suffered torture, electrocution
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Several Asian countries pertrubed by reports of citizens joining the Maute-ISIS group
MANILA, Philippines — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime Chairman Catalino Cuy confirmed that some Malaysian and Indonesian nationals have been fighting for the Maute terror group. Cuy said that even China, one of the most powerful countries in Asia
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SPO1 Junior Hilario of Caloocan police, laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
MANILA, Philippines — A hero, a father, a friend. This was how SPO1 Junior Hilario was described by his relatives and friends. Hilario was the Caloocan cop who died during an anti-illegal drugs operation last September 8. From his home in Bagumbong Caloocan, his relatives, friends, and colleagues joined
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CHED proposes P51.4-B to fund the implementation of the free college law
MANILA, Philippines — The proposed budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for 2018 is 33 %lower than their current budget this year. The proposed amount is P12.4 billion, lower than their 2017 budget of P18.7 billion. CHED chairperson Patricia Licuanan said that the part of the proposed
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Pro-Duterte rallyists call for support to admin’s war on drugs and reforms in the country
Thousands of supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte flocked to Plaza Miranda in Manila on Thursday to express their support for the programs and reforms of the government. Almost 50,000 individuals from various areas across the country participated in the pro-Duterte rally. Some officials of the administration
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Lower House restores CHR’s budget with a condition
MANILA, Philippines —The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) should also investigate the crimes committed by drug addicts, such as rape, murder, and other heinous crimes. This was the condition the Lower House laid down for CHR to comply after the Lower House agreed to restore the agency’s budget. Once
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Senate approves barangay and SK poll postponement bill
MANILA, Philippines — With a vote of 17 in favor, one opposition and zero abstention, the proposed postponement of October 23 local polls has been approved on the third and final reading in the Senate. This after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the bill as urgent. The only opppositor to the bill
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BOC seized P2M worth of smuggled glutinous rice
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has discovered misdeclared goods inside a container van from Hong Kong. Its accompanying documents states it contains apparels such as undergarments. But following X-ray inspection, the Customs personnel discovered sacks of glutinous rice worth to about
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PRRD not interested in appointing brgy. chieftains if October polls will be postponed
MANILA, Philippines — “There are about 22,000 policemen all over the country protecting the drug. I won’t force you to believe me. Some say we are giving Duterte the power to appoint, more power to appoint the barangay captains. Hey, I’m not interested in appointing anybody. Whatever you do with barangay
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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio opposes transfer of Davao Police to Caloocan City
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — “I think there are many equally qualified and competent cops in Luzon. They should not re-assign our policemen because Davao City is a very sensitive city.” This has been the message of Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio following the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) announcement
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Oppositors to DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu’s appointment face CA
MANILA, Philippines — Manny Galvez, of the Coalition of Clean Air Advocates has expressed opposition to the appointment of Roy Cimatu as the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing of the Commission on Appointments (CA). Galvez
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House restores budget for CHR, ERC and NCIP
MANILA, Philippines — The Lower House has restored the budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) after the heads of the three offices appealed to Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. House Appropriations Committee
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Presidential Communications Group defends Philippine News Agency over issues of blunders, fake news
MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Communications Group (PCG) stood in defense of the state news agency over issues of blunders and fake news. In the Senate hearing on Wednesday, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar detailed justifications for their budget request
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Dept. of Budget and Management plans to revise pension plan of retired uniformed personnel
MANILA, Philippines — Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said they want to amend the existing pension policy of the government for Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) retired personnel. Diokno explained both the AFP and PNP might face budget problems because almost
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Malacañan clarifies that work suspension applies only to offices under the Executive branch
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has formally declared September 21 as a National Day of Protests through Proclamation Number 319. Also, it issued Proclamation Number 26 that suspends the classes in public schools and state universities and colleges. It also suspended work in government offices from
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50 buses, 24 gov’t vehicles on stand by for commuters to be affected by transport protest
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) assured the government is prepared for transport group Piston’s protest. The group will join the vigil Wednesday night in Mendiola and the mass protest Thursday to express their opposition to jeepney phase-out and
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132 Filipinos repatriated from the Caribbean to arrive tonight
MANILA, Philippines — 132 Filipinos affected by Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands, Saint Maarten and Anguilla are on their way to the Philippines. They will arrive tonight together with four members of the Rapid Response Team from the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC who helped in rescuing
