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Albayalde orders tougher checks on police recruits

June 28, 2018

Stricter background checks on new recruits were ordered by Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde after three rookie cops in Manila were arrested due to alleged extortion. “That’s one of my directives, to intensify our background investigation even before

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Duterte on attack to Church: I shut up for now

June 28, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would shut up from attacking the Church for now as he has only “shaken the tree.” In a speech in Bohol before a gathering of vice mayors nationwide, Duterte, quoting a passage of

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Palace does not see Catholic Church destabilizing Duterte admin

June 28, 2018

Malacanang said on Thursday it does not see the Catholic Church destabilizing the Duterte administration. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after Pastor “Boy” Saycon, member of the team that President Rodrigo Duterte created to conduct a dialogue with

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Lorenzana compares Samar incident to Mamasapano

June 28, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana compared the alleged misencounter in Samar province to the bloody Mamasapano massacre in Maguindanao last 2015. “Accidents in the field happen especially if coordination is poor. What happened in Samar is just like in Mamasapano- lack

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US 3rd Fleet commander welcomes PN contingent to Rimpac

June 28, 2018

Vice Admiral John Alexander, commander of the United States 3rd Fleet, visited the Philippine Navy contingent to the Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) 2018 on Thursday. Commander Jonathan Zata, Philippine Navy spokesman, said Philippine Naval Task Force Rimpac Commander, Captain

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Gov’t needs to work harder for federalism: Palace

June 28, 2018

Malacanang admitted on Thursday the Duterte administration has to work harder in order to get support from the public on federalism. This was after a Social Weather Stations (SWS) latest survey, showing only one in four Filipinos are aware of

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Two alleged NPAs killed in Davao City

June 28, 2018

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while one soldier was wounded in an encounter in Davao City on Thursday. Lt. Col. Louie Villanueva, Philippine Army spokesman, said troops of 3rd Infantry Battalion encountered around 30 alleged rebels at the

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Malacanang says P200 monthly susbsidy for minimum wage earners may mean new tax

June 28, 2018

The government might increase taxes if the proposal of the Department of Labor and Employment to provide a P200 monthly subsidy to minimum wage earners would push through, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

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