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Duterte’s net satisfaction rating falls to “new personal low”: SWS

July 10, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating fell to “a new personal low” on Tuesday, pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its second quarter survey. The survey, done from June 27-30, 2018, found 65 percent of adult Filipinos satisfied, 15

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Experts warn PCA ruling may become irrelevant with Duterte admin’s inaction

July 10, 2018

Filipino legal luminaries warned on Tuesday that the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling favoring the Philippine claim in the South China Sea may become irrelevant with the Duterte administration’s failure to insist on the award. The warning came as the

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Troops looking for abducted child, recover high-powered guns

July 10, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Troops trying to rescue a child seized by the Abu Sayyaf last June 25 recovered three high-powered firearms in a law enforcement operation in Sulu , the military reported Tuesday. Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, Western Mindanao Command

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List of experts to probe Dengvaxia mess submitted to Duterte

July 10, 2018

The Department of Health (DOH) has submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte a shortlist of experts who could make an independent study over the Dengvaxia mess. In a press briefing in Cavite, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said during the Cabinet meeting 

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Duterte asks Valles not to use pulpit in criticizing admin

July 10, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President and Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles not to use the pulpit in criticizing the government, a Palace official said on Tuesday. Duterte and Valles had a 30-minute one-on-one meeting

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Barangay chairman shot in Cotabato town

July 10, 2018

A barangay chairman was wounded in a shooting incident in Cotobato province on Tuesday morning. In a report, the Cotabato Provincial Police identified the victim as Barangay Sallab Chairman Ferdinand Remonde Cariaga, 50 a resident of Magpet, Cotabato. Based on initial report,

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Philippines to extend aid to calamity-hit Japan

July 10, 2018

The Philippines will extend humanitarian assistance to disaster-hit Japan, Malacanang said on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Cavite, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government will send  engineers and doctors and send medicines to western Japan, which was devastated

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Duterte to ask Congress for P3.757 trillion budget for 2019

July 10, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte will ask Congress for P3.757 trillion budget for next year. This was after Duterte and the members of the Cabinet approved the proposed budget for 2019 during a Cabinet meeting Monday night, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said

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