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Duterte urges other member states to withdraw from “disrespectful” ICC

March 18, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he would convince other countries to also withdraw their membership in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. In speech in Baguio City where he attended the Philippine Military Academy graduation rites, Duterte

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Duterte to PMA grads: Filipinos look up to you as protectors

March 18, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Sunday the 282 graduates of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 2018 to be instruments of meaningful change as they are being looked up to as protectors of the people. Duterte, who skipped the Association

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3 killed in Manila Pavilion fire

March 18, 2018

(Update) Three people were killed, while 23 others were injured when a fire broke out on Sunday in a casino hotel in Manila. Initially, authorities said that four died in the fire that razed Manila Pavilion Hotel in Ermita. One

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Andanar to opposition: Don’t worry about Napoles if you have nothing to hide

March 18, 2018

Malacanang said on Sunday that if the members of the opposition have nothing to hide, they should not be worried with the decision of the government placing alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles under the witness protection program. “You

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DILG to barangays: Prove support to anti-illegal drugs drive by activating BADACs

March 18, 2018

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Año challenged all barangay captains to prove their commitment to rid their communities of illegal drugs by forming and activating their Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) otherwise they could

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Philippines to unveil “branding”

March 18, 2018

The Duterte administration is set to come out with a branding in which the Philippines will be known for globally, an official said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar said President Rodrigo Duterte

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ICC urges Philippines to address concerns before its assembly

March 17, 2018

The head of the International Criminal Court (ICC) management oversight and legislative body “expressed concern” Friday over the Philippines’  decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute and calls on the country to address its concern before the Assembly of States

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Pimentel expects ICC to junk complaint vs Duterte

March 17, 2018

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said he expects the International Criminal Court (ICC) will dismiss the complaint filed against President Rodrigo Duterte. “This is clearly a domestic issue, a law enforcement issue related to our anti-drug laws. So what is

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