Defense chief to convince Cotabato city mayor, ex-Sulu governor to support BOL

January 17, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he will convince Cotabato City’s mayor and former Sulu governor to support the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). “From here, I will be proceeding to Jolo to talk to those people there because (Abdu)sakur Tan, the

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Falling crime volume basis for winning war on drugs: PNP

January 17, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said steady decline in crime volume and improvement of peace and order is their basis in saying the Duterte administration is winning in their war against illegal drugs. At the

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Palace says proposed 2019 budget could be passed by February

January 17, 2019

Malacanang said on Thursday that the proposed budget for 2019 could likely be approved by Congress by February. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in his recent talks with Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, “she mentioned that most likely

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Lorenzana to go to SC hearing on Martial Law extension in Mindanao

January 17, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed his willingness to go to the Supreme Court to explain the need for the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao. “Now martial law was extended in the whole of Mindanao because the military and the

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Philippines eyeing coverage expansion of ASEAN Green Bonds framework

January 17, 2019

The Duterte administration is mulling over the possible expansion of the coverage of the ASEAN Green Bonds Framework to include sectors such as transportation, infrastructure and commercial banking, in step with heightened global efforts to mobilize investments aimed at improving the

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Sacked Bacolod police chief denies link to illegal drugs, PNP says probe continues

January 17, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director Genetal Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said the former chief of police of Bacolod City denied being involved in illegal drugs during a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte last Tuesday. Albayalde, in an ambush interview at

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Duterte declares special non-working day in ARMM, 2 other cities on Jan. 21 for BOL plebiscite

January 17, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared as a special non-working day January 21 in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City, and Cotabato City for the holding of a plebiscite to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law. This as Duterte will

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Philippines, Sri Lanka ink 5 deals

January 16, 2019

The Philippines and Sri Lanka signed on Wednesday five agreements on various fields, such as defense, agriculture, tourism and education. President Rodrigo Duterte and visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena witnessed the inking of the deals in a ceremony in

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