Lorenzana apologizes to Carpio, former Foreign Secretary Del Rosario on “empty victory” at PCA

July 27, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana apologized to former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario and Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonio Carpio for saying the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling is an “empty victory”. “I sincerely apologize to these two

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De Lima gets Liberal International award

July 26, 2018

Senator Leila de Lima will receive the “Prize for Freedom” Award from the Liberal International (LI) in recognition for her efforts in defense of freedom and human rights, her office said in a statement on Thursday.  De Lima will be given the award at Novotel

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Alleged Maute-ISIS member killed in firefight with military in Lanao del Sur

July 26, 2018

An alleged member of the Maute-ISIS group was killed in a 10-minute firefight in Lanao del Sur on Thursday. Major Ronald Suscano, spokesman of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, identified the slain terrorist member as Zainal Candidato. Suscano said troops were conducting

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NPAs joined anti-Duterte protests in SONA but unable to cause trouble: military source

July 26, 2018

A military source said Thursday New People’s Army (NPA) members joined the protests during the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte last Monday. “That is ‘normal’ for the NPA’s. Every SONA or activities where there

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Duterte: Bangsamoro bill inked into law, ceremonial signing to take place

July 26, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that he signed into law the Bangsamoro Organic Law. In a speech in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Duterte said even if he inked the bill creating the Organic Law for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim

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Duterte names SC justice as new Ombudsman

July 26, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Associate Justice Samuel Martires as the new Ombudsman. “Do what is right,” said Duterte of what he could only tell to Martires, replacing Conchita Carpio-Morales, whose term as Ombudsman ended on Thursday. Duterte disclosed Martires’ appointment

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Police arrest 2 alleged NPA members in Tarlac City

July 26, 2018

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were arrested in an entrapment operation in Tarlac City on Wednesday afternoon. Chief Supt. Amador Corpus, Central Luzon regional police director, said arrested were Gregorio Agustin, 49, former vice mayor of Dilasag, Aurora,

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Gov’t eyes P90m budget for information dissemination on federalism

July 26, 2018

The Duterte administration is eyeing a P90 million budget to inform the public about federalism, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said there is an intergovernmental task force created for

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