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Military urges people to support PNP, DOLE in Sumifru labor dispute

October 13, 2018

The military’s Eastern Mindanao Command ( Eastmincom) is calling on concerned persons to support the police and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)  after scuffles between the Kilusang Mayo Union and workers of Sumifru broke out on Thursday, a spokesman

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CHR welcomes Philippines’ election to the UN Human Rights Council

October 13, 2018

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the Philippines’ election to the UN Human Rights Council,  according to a statement on Saturday. The CHR said this ” puts pressure on the Philippine government to address numerous allegations of human rights

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Philippines wins bid to keep seat in UN Human Rights Council

October 13, 2018

The Philippines won its bid to keep its seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council during elections held in New York on Friday, the Department on Foreign Affairs ( DFA) announced Saturday. In his report to Foreign Affairs Secretary

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Albayalde assures four police officers in Duterte’s drug list of fair treatment

October 12, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde assured four police officers implicated in President Rodrigo Duterte’s matrix on illegal drugs operations of fair treatment. “We have to follow due process. If we see probable cause, they will face summary hearing procedure,”

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Duterte’s son Paolo to run as Davao City congressman

October 12, 2018

Presidential son Paolo Duterte filed on Friday his certificate of candidacy ( COC) as congressman of Davao City. The former Davao City vice mayor, who quit from his post during Christmas Day last year, said he reached a decision after

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Duterte talks with Vietnamese counterpart about sea boundaries

October 12, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte discussed with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc the delineation of the two countries’ sea boundaries. Duterte met with Nguyen at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Leaders’ Gathering held in Bali, Indonesia. “I

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Lawyer who filed impeachment against Sereno seeks Senate seat

October 12, 2018

The lawyer who filed an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for senator Friday afternoon, but used the wrong form. The Commission on Elections ( Comelec) Secretariat said Larry Gadon asked the

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Philippine envoy to UN Locsin accepts foreign affairs portfolio

October 12, 2018

Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Teddy Boy Locsin Jr. said Friday he accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to be the next foreign affairs secretary. “I was asked, I said yes,” said Locsin on his Twitter account

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