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Court of Appeals allows Garcia to run as Cebu governor, reverses Ombudsman

May 12, 2019

The Court of Appeals has allowed Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia to pursue her gubernatorial bid in the 2019 midterm elections Monday. Voting 3-2, the CA’s special division of five magistrates ruled that the Ombudsman committed grave abuse of discretion and

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Duterte wishes mothers ”very happy and contended life”

May 12, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday wished all mothers a “happy” and “contented” life as Filipinos celebrate Mother’s Day. “To all mothers (here) in the Philippines and abroad. Happy Mother’s Day and I’d wish you a very happy and contented life,”

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Duterte to Sara: Don’t run for president, you have to contend with “Bikoys”

May 12, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that he has dissuaded his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, from running for president. In a speech in Pasig City where the ruling PDP-Laban held its miting de avance, Duterte said that being

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Duterte to Poe: As if she’s the only moral person in this world

May 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said he was forced to ask for China’s help after reelectionist Senator Grace Poe rejected his administration’s request for an emergency power, which would entail funds, to solve the traffic congestion in Metro Manila. In his speech

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Duterte laments economy slows due to budget delay

May 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has said that the economy has slowed down due to the delay on the passage of the P3.757 trillion budget for this year. In a speech in Davao City where he attended the miting de avance of

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Duterte admits extrajudicial killings in Davao City going on for a long time

May 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday admitted that extrajudicial killings have been occurring in Davao City for a long time. “So even in the matter of the elements of progress, Davao is in the forefront and only because we decided, that

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17 arrested for vote-buying, selling in Muntinlupa City

May 11, 2019

Seventeen individuals were nabbed in Muntinlupa City Saturday morning due to alleged vote-buying and vote-selling. According to an initial police report, an information was tipped to the Regional Special Operations Unit of the National Capital Region Police Office at around

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Armored personnel carriers deployed in Sulu days before polls

May 11, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deployed armored personnel vehicles (APCs) to beef up the security in Sulu days before the midterm elections. Lt. Col. Gerald Monfort, Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu spokesman, confirmed that APCs arrived in Sulu

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