15-foot crocodile believed to have killed fisherman caught in Palawan

December 3, 2018

Authorities on Saturday captured a 15 feet-long crocodile believed to have killed a 33-year-old man in Balabac, Palawan last November 27. Superintendent Imelda Tolentino, spokesperson of the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) police said Monday members of the Palawan

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PNP says NPA’s special unit is ”desperate move” to show they are still strong

December 3, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Monday said the communist rebel’s Special Partisan Unit-Special Operations Goup (SPU-SOG) is a “desperate move” to prove to their people they are still ”a force to be reckoned with”.   “Probably, it’s

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House approves three remaining Duterte admin tax packages

December 3, 2018

The House of Representatives on Monday approved the three remaining tax packages of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) Approved were House Bill 8677 to increase excise taxes on tobacco, House Bill 8618 to raise excise tax on

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Duterte admits using marijuana to stay awake

December 3, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is taking marijuana to keep him awake but he later clarified it in an ambush interview with reporters after speaking at a Malacanang event. Duterte, who declared war on illegal drugs, made the admission during

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Palace defends economic team on proposal to continue with 2nd tranche of fuel excise tax in 2019

December 3, 2018

Malacanang defended on Monday the recommendation of the economic team to pursue with the implementation of the additional excise tax on petroleum products by January next year. “Well I’m sure the economic managers have basis to make that recommendation,” said

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PNP to refile kidnapping cases against Ocampo’s group

December 3, 2018

Philippine National Police ( PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Monday said they will be re-filing kidnapping cases against former Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo and 17 other who were arrested in Davao del Norte last week. Albayalde, in a

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Bersamin appeals to court officials to help reform judiciary

December 3, 2018

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Monday appealed to his colleagues and court officials to help him in putting reforms in place in the judiciary. In a flag-raising ceremony Monday as top magistrate, Bersamin said: ”“I have no promise to you

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Military, police to recommend extending martial law in Mindanao by one year

December 3, 2018

The military and police will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte at least one year extension of martial law in Mindanao.   In a press briefing in Camp Aguinaldo on Monday, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Carlito

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