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Ex-pres. Aquino calls for transparency in PH talks with China over sea row

July 29, 2018

Former President Benigno Aquino III urged on Saturday the Duterte administration to be transparent in dealing with China on the territorial dispute in the South China Sea. In an interview with reporters in Quezon City, Aquino said that lack of

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Palace downplays De Lima’s “Prize for Freedom” award

July 29, 2018

Malacanang downplayed on Sunday the Prize for Freedom award given to detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima by London-based Liberal International. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the LI counts among its members in Asia the Liberal

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Dureza welcomes support by int’l community on Bangsamoro law

July 29, 2018

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process on Sunday welcomed the positive response and support that the Philippines received from the international community, including Japan, for the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. “We welcome the very

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Aquino questions distinction between human rights, lives

July 29, 2018

Former President Benigno Aquino III wondered on Saturday if there was any distinction between human rights and human lives. Aquino made the statement in reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address when he vowed to continue his

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House ready to scrutinize proposed P3.757-T national budget for 2019 – Nograles

July 29, 2018

The House Committee on Appropriations chaired by Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles is all set to scrutinize the proposed P3.757-trillion national budget for 2019, themed “Building a Bright Future for the Philippines and Its People.” The committee has already completed its

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Manhunt still ongoing vs 12 escapees in Bacoor jail, 11 recaptured

July 29, 2018

Authorities have captured 11 detainees who escaped from a detention facility in Bacoor City, Cavite last Friday. “Last night, we were able to recover two more, that’s why we already recaptured 11 (inmates),” Bacoor Police Chief Supt. Vicente Cabatingan said

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DOF welcomes Duterte’s certification of rice tariffication bill as urgent

July 29, 2018

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has voiced optimism that the Congress could pass soon enough the rice tarrification bill now that President Duterte has declared this proposal to liberalize rice imports as an urgent and priority measure to help ease

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DILG to LGUs: Monitor, regulate fishery activities in municipal waters

July 29, 2018

Local government units (LGUs) should be more proactive in monitoring and regulating fishery activities within their municipal waters or be held liable for non-compliance, said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año said

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