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2 whistleblowers to testify over MRT3 mess: Roque

March 8, 2018

At least two “whistleblowers” have come forward and offered to testify against those responsbile on the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) mess, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said  pieces of evidence have

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Sereno attacks critics in speech before women judges

March 8, 2018

Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno on Thursday attacked her critics in her speech before the annual convention of the Philippine Women Judges Association at the Manila Hotel. Sereno, who is on indefinite leave to prepare for her defense in the

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PNP monitoring 1,500 cops for alleged illegal activities

March 8, 2018

Nearly 1,500 officers, including a chief superintendent  of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are being monitored for their alleged involvement in illegal activities, an official said  Thursday. Senior Superintendent Jose Chiquito Malayo, director of the PNP Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF), said 1,475 policemen

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Palace welcomes findings of probable cause by House committee on justice vs Sereno

March 8, 2018

Malacanang welcomed on Thursday the findings of probable cause by the House committee on justice on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the action of the House proved that the

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DND, AFP mourns passing away of Abat

March 8, 2018

The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday mourned the demise of former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat. DND spokesman Arsenio Andolong said Abat, 92, passed away at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center

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UN to provide Philippines names of rapporteur to probe alleged killings: Roque

March 8, 2018

The United Nations will submit to the Philippine government the list of possible rapporteur who could be allowed to conduct an investigation on the alleged extrajudicial killings in the country, Malacanang said on Thursday. This was after the Duterte administration

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Alleged NPA member killed in encounter with gov’t forces in Bulacan

March 8, 2018

An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with government forces in the province of Bulacan on Wednesday night. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Northern Luzon Command, said

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Philippines in need of construction workers, Palace says

March 8, 2018

Malacanang said on Thursday there is a shortage of construction workers in the Philippines in the wake of the Build, Build Build program of the government. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will be

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