Palace sets holidays for 2019

August 16, 2018

Malacanang has set 21 regular holidays and special non-working days for 2019. This was contained in Proclamation No. 555 issued on August 15 and signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. The regular holidays are the following: New Year’s Day, January 1

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Duterte may step down if Bongbong Marcos wins in VP poll protest: Roque

August 16, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte might step down from office if former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr would win his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said it was a “genuine wish” for

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Suspended cop arrested in Taguig buy-bust operation

August 16, 2018

A suspended policeman was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Taguig City on Wednesday night. Supt. Jenny Tecson, public information officer of the Southern Police District (SPD), said the arrested police personnel was PO1 Jeffrey Amador, 29,. She said Amador was arrested by joint

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EU announces two million euros humanitarian assistance to victims of violence in Mindanao

August 16, 2018

The European Commission has allocated 2 million euros in humanitarian aid funding to provide life-saving assistance to those most in need in the conflict-prone southern province of Mindanao. “Hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes due to

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Former barangay official in Duterte drug list arrested for selling shabu

August 16, 2018

BAGUIO CITY — A former barangay kagawad of Barangay Lopez Jaena here who was in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narco-list was caught selling shabu Wednesday afternoon. Dick Gabutan Bravo, 43, sold a heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet of shabu worth P10,000 to an

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Cayetano looks forward to stronger Philippine-Qatar ties

August 15, 2018

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano expressed hope for stronger bilateral ties between the Philippines and Qatar during the courtesy call Wednesday of visiting Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. “Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed

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Officer fired by Duterte for malversation under “intense custody” at Camp Aguinaldo for a month: AFP

August 15, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Lt. Col. Hector Maraña, fired by President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday for alleged misuse of the P15 million allowances of cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). was placed under “intense custody”

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Impasse over 2019 budget ends: House leader

August 15, 2018

A “budget impasse” between the House of Representatives and the Department of Budget was partially resolved, with Congress more likely adopting a hybrid budgeting system following a meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at Malacanang Tuesday night, a House leader bared

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