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Duterte names Hernando associate justice of Supreme Court

October 10, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday has appointed Court of Appeals Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando to the Supreme Court. The 52-year-old Hernando, who also graduated from the San Beda law school like Duterte, became the High Tribunal’s newest associate justice.

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US Navy ship saves five Filipino fishermen in South China Sea

October 10, 2018

A United States Navy ship rescued on Monday five Filipino fishermen who have been drifting in South China Sea  on an improved boat for five days. A US Embassy press statement on Wednesday said the five fishermen were saved by a

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Duterte eyes suspension of excise tax on oil

October 10, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said he might order the suspension of the excise tax on oil to ease inflation. But Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino said suspension of the excise tax could not take place immediately since the Tax Reform for

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Duterte “declassifies” report about detailed involvement of current, former police, PDEA, BOC officials in illegal drugs

October 10, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has released to the media a “Secret Special Report” about the detailed alleged involvement of current and former law enforcement officials in the country’s illegal drug trade. Duterte, during a press conference in Malacanang Tuesday night, said

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Senate approves Universal Health Care bill

October 10, 2018

The Senate passed Wednesday on third and final reading the landmark Universal Health Care Bill which seeks to guarantee equal access to quality and affordable health services for all Filipinos. Senator Joseph Victor  Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee on

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Comelec sees 61 million voters in 2019 polls

October 10, 2018

Around 61 million Filipinos are expected to vote in the May 2019 national and local elections. Based on Commission on Elections (Comelec) estimates, there will be three million more registered voters from 58 million in 2016. “We expect that in

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Barangay captain in Cavite shot dead

October 10, 2018

A barangay captain in a town in Cavite was shot dead Tuesday night at a covered court, police said Wednesday. Naldie Secretario, captain of Barangay Yakal in Silang was shot several times by two gunmen while he was supervising an

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Police file cases of murder, multiple frustrated murder against 8 suspects in ambush of PDEA agents

October 10, 2018

Police have filed cases of multiple murder and double frustrated murder against eight suspects in the ambush of five agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao before a court in Lanao del Sur. The

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