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Duterte issues AO to accelerate agricultural importation

September 25, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an administrative order removing non-tariff barriers and streamlining administrative procedures on the importation of agricultural products. Under AO No. 13, which was signed on September 21, Duterte ordered the National Food Authority, Sugar Regulatory Administration,

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Palparan still under AFP custody despite conviction

September 25, 2018

Retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. is still in custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines despite a court order for his transfer to the National Bilibid Prison after his conviction in the abduction of two University of Philippines

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Alleged NPA official arrested in South Cotabato

September 25, 2018

An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) official was arrested in a law enforcement operation in South Cotabato on Monday night. Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao Command, said arrested was Ofelia

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Palace welcomes Makati court’s issuance of warrant of arrest vs Trillanes

September 25, 2018

Malacanang said on Tuesday it respects the decision of the Makati Regional Trial Court ordering the arrest of opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “The court has spoken. As the President (Rodrigo Duterte) has said, we will respect the decision of

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Roque ready to file charges vs ex-NFA administrator

September 25, 2018

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday he was ready to file technical malversation and graft complaints against former National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino. Roque said this was an option he was contemplating if no other individuals would

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Duterte certifies as urgent bill to end labor-only contracting

September 25, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent the passage of a bill, amending some provisions of the Labor Code of the Philippines to prohibit “prevalent practices of contractualization and labor-only contracting.” Duterte sent a letter dated Sept. 21, 2018 to

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(Update) Makati court arrests Trillanes

September 25, 2018

A Makati court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV after President Rodrigo Duterte revoked his amnesty grant last month. The Makati Regional Trial Court branch 150, in a two-page order granted the request of the Department

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Duterte says there are “yellow” soldiers in cahoots with his enemy

September 25, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Tuesday there were some “yellow” soldiers in cahoots with his enemy to oust him. In a speech in a military hospital in Sulu on Monday, Duterte said he wondered where the loyalty of these “yellow

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