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Duterte gives new post to Guerrero, expresses confidence in Galvez

April 19, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte announced the appointment of former AFP Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero as the new head of Maritime Industry Authority (Marina). “The position is vacant for a long time, but you know I have to extend

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Duterte’s tirades vs Sereno not attack to judiciary, Palace says

April 19, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte’s harsh statement against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was not an attack to the judiciary, Malacanang said on Wednesday. “The president’s rebuke of the chief justice must therefore be taken as a dislike of the Chief Justice

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3 senators express disappointment with trade official remark on “endo”

April 19, 2018

Three senators expressed their disappointment on Wednesday with a statement by Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez that ending “endo”, where companies let go of workers before a six-month period would scare off investors. “We need investments but we also need our workers

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Albyalde says Cascolan new NCRPO chief

April 19, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director for Operations Camilo Pancratius Cascolan will replace incoming PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde as head of the National Capitol Region Police Office (NCRPO). This was announced by Albayalde, currently NCRPO director, in a TV interview

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Duterte admits ordering immigration officials to arrest Australian nun

April 18, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte criticized a Catholic nun from Australia who invited by the Bureau of Immigration for questioning last Monday. In his speech during the change of command ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday, Duterte admitted he ordered the arrest of

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DFA to take diplomatic action on Chinese planes’ landing on Philippine reef

April 18, 2018

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Wednesday the government will take diplomatic action, including a possible filing of diplomatic protest, if proven two Chinese military transport planes landed in the Philippine territory in the South China Sea. “We’re

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Philippines to strictly implement law vs foreigners engaging in partisan politics, says officials

April 18, 2018

The Philippine government will strictly implement the law against foreign nationals who would engage in partisan political activities, officials said on Wednesday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in separate occasions, insisted there is a

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Albayalde disputes report of Human Rights Watch

April 18, 2018

Incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said Wednesday a statement of Human Rights Watch that the government’s war on drugs has a “sordid” record unmatched since the Marcos dictatorship. “This is just a battle of perception. Who are

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