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Duterte graces benefit dinner, concert organized by Cabinet spouses

October 24, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte performed in a benefit dinner and concert on Tuesday night in Pasay City after not pushing with his visit in the wake of the nine massacred sugar farmers in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Duterte and his long-time partner

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Año sacks PNPA director over alleged ‘oral sex punishment’ issue

October 24, 2018

Interior and Local Government OIC-Secretary Eduardo Ano has ordered the relief of the head of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) over the alleged “oral sex punishment” and hazing imposed on underclassmen by senior cadets. “OIC-Secretary Año has ordered the

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Gov’t may slash to P10K aid to PUJ drivers if fuel excise tax suspension pushes through in 2019

October 24, 2018

The government may cut to P10,000 the fuel subsidy assistance that could be extended to each driver of public utility jeepneys if a suspension on excise tax on oil will push through next year, an official said on Wednesday. In

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Villar’s telecom firm granted 25-year franchise

October 23, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a law granting a 25-year franchise to Villar family’s Streamtech Systems Technologies Inc. A copy of Republic Act No. 11089 released on Tuesday said Streamtech was granted franchise “to construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain

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Duterte fails to visit Sagay farmers’ wake due to bad weather

October 23, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte failed on Tuesday to visit the wake of nine massacred farmers in Sagay Negros Occidental due to bad weather. Duterte was supposed to proceed to Sagay after his trip to Camarines Sur where he visited the wake

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Palace shrugs off Facebook’s shutting down of pro-Duterte accounts

October 23, 2018

Malacanang said on Tuesday President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters could express their views on other social media sites. This was after Facebook shut down some of the pages and accounts supporting Duterte. “Facebook must have its rules and regulations. If they

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Only 8 hectares in Boracay to be distributed to IPs, says DENR

October 23, 2018

The government is set to distribute only about eight hectares of land in Boracay island in Malay, Aklan to some 31 families, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, DENR Undersecretary

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PNP claims nine sugar workers belong to legal front of communists

October 23, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the National Federation of Sugar Workers ( NFSW) where the slain nine sugar workers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental belong is a legal front of communist rebels. PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde claimed the  NFSW is

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