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Duterte urges Filipinos to give Bangsamoro law a chance

August 6, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Monday Filipinos to give the Bangsamoro Organic Law a chance. Duterte made the call during the ceremonial presentation in Malacanang of the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which he

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PSA, NEDA leading formation of Philippine Identification System

August 6, 2018

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) will be leading the formation of a Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Philippine Identification System Act on Monday. As implementing agency, the

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Two alleged NPA members killed in encounter with soldiers in Agusan del Sur

August 6, 2018

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a five-minute encounter with government troops in Agusan del Sur on Sunday morning. Cpt. Al Anthony Pueblas, civil military officer of the Army’s 402nd Brigade, said elements of  the Tandang

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New Ombudsman Martires to implement Palace dismissal order vs deputy

August 6, 2018

Newly-appointed Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Monday vowed to implement the dismissal order issued by President Rodrigo Duterte against overall deputy ombudsman Arthur Carandang. Martires said he has “no choice” but to enforce the dismissal order once it becomes final on

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PLDT says it got injunction on DOLE order to regularize 7,344 workers

August 6, 2018

PLDT Inc. on Monday said it obtained an injunction from the Court of Appeals against the order of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to regularize 7,344 workers from its 38 third party service contractors. In a decision dated July 31,

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Roque, others take oath as Hugpong ng Pagbabago members

August 6, 2018

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque took his oath as a member of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), a regional political party founded by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, on Monday in Davao Occidental. Other national figures who joined in the mass oath-taking in a

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Philippines congratulates Cambodia on successful elections

August 5, 2018

The Philippines congratulated Cambodia on its recent national elections and expressed its readiness to work closely with the newly-elected government. “On behalf of President Rodrigo Duterte and the Filipino people, I wish to congratulate the Cambodian Government and its people

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Trillanes calls Cayetano “political snake” over territorial dispute with China

August 5, 2018

Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday called Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano a “political snake” for virtually flip-flopping on his stance over the Philippine territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. In a statement,

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