Aguirre admits DOJ wants Napoles to be a state witness in pork scam

March 20, 2018

The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants suspected pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles to be a state witness. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II admitted this on Tuesday, saying this was the reason his office was considering Napoles to be placed under

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Army sends additional troops to battle NPAs in the Visayas

March 20, 2018

The Philippine Army deployed additional troops to support the government’s fight against the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Visayas. Capt. Eduardo Precioso, spokesman of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, said a total of 208 troops from different divisions of the

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Aguirre junks dismissal of raps vs drug lords

March 20, 2018

After a “national uproar,” Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has junked the dismissal of the complaints by the state prosecutors against suspected drug lords, Kerwin Espinosa and Peter Lim. In a press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday, Aguirre said drug cases

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Army to complete activation of 10 more infantry battalions within 2018

March 20, 2018

Army chief Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista said it will complete the activation of 10 more infantry battalions within the year. “To beef up our ground operations, seven out of the additional ten infantry battalions have been activated,” Bautista said

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Palace suspends classes again due to “imminent threats” of transport strike

March 20, 2018

Malacanang ordered again on Tuesday suspension of classes in all levels, citing the “imminent threats” of transport strike. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement almost 10:30 a.m. when the students were already in school. This was despite the approval of Memorandum Circular No.

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Philippine-Kuwait labor agreement may be signed in first week of April

March 20, 2018

The labor department is finalizing arrangements for the formal signing of an agreement with Kuwait on the protection of Filipino workers, mostly household service workers, deployed in the Gulf state. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the signing may take

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Duterte orders immediate importation of 250K MT of rice

March 20, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the National Food Authority (NFA) to start the procurement process of 250,000 metric tons of rice, earlier than what was set by the NFA Council, to stabilize market prices. In his Facebook page , Agriculture

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Palace says ICC should drop complaint vs Duterte “for its own good”

March 19, 2018

It would be good for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to just drop the complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, his spokesman said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said it was true the ICC could continue with its proceedings against

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