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207 village officials with alleged drug links named

May 2, 2018

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) discloses the names of 207 village officials allegedly involved in the drug trade in a press conference in Manila. Written by: Virgilio Galvez Video Edit: Christian Dimitui Executive Producer: Toshihiko Uriu Executive Editor /

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Comfort women statue in Manila dismantled, missing

April 30, 2018

A monument to the comfort women in Manila was dismantled and remains missing as of posting time even as a government agency issues a statement saying it had removed three monuments along the Roxas Boulevard Baywalk last Friday night.

BORACAY SHUTDOWN #2

April 30, 2018

Boracay businesses and homeowners begin to tear down walls and portions of their residences, stores, and buildings found encroaching on roads in the island’s three barangays and at the beach front of the famed White Beach. Displaced employees and workers

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BORACAY SHUTDOWN #1

April 27, 2018

Tourists streamed out of Boracay the day before the government’s six-month closure began on April 26. A Manila Shimbun team is in Boracay to cover the shutdown of one of the world’s best resort islands. Written by: Virgilio DC. Galvez

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Aguirre out, Guevarra is new DOJ chief, Galvez, Albayalde chosen for top AFP, PNP posts

April 11, 2018

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre quietly resigns from the Duterte Cabinet after controversial actions taken by his office including the dismissal of drug charges, which was later overturned, against alleged drug lords Kerwin Espinosa and Peter Lim. Written by: Virgilio Galvez

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Boracay off limits to tourists for six months from April 26

April 11, 2018

A cesspool is how President Duterte described Boracay — one of the world’s popular island reaorts. In a cabinet meeting, Duterte adopted a recommendation of a cabinet task force to closed down and clean up the island for six months

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Duterte orders revival of peace talks with Reds

April 11, 2018

President Duterte decides to give peace talks with communists one last chance but dictates conditions for the resumption of negotiations including a ceasefire. Written by: Virgilio DC. Galvez Report: Celerina Monte Executive Producer: Toshihiko Uriu Executive Editor / Head, News

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House committee okays impeachment raps vs Sereno

April 11, 2018

Voting 33-1, the House Committee on Justice today approved its 45-page committee report finding probable cause to impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Written by: Virgilio DC. Galvez Video: Christian Dimitui Executive Producer: Toshihiko Uriu Executive Editor /

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