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Roque to De Lima: “May you spend the rest of your life in jail”

February 27, 2018

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque wished on Tuesday that detained Senator Leila de Lima would be imprisoned for life. He made the statement after De Lima accused Roque of “bartering” his dignity and reputation as a human rights lawyer, “in exchange

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Palace hopes Sereno to reflect on legacy during her wellness leave

February 27, 2018

Malacanang urged on Tuesday Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, who is facing an impeachment complaint, to reflect on her legacy as she takes a 15-day wellness leave in March. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Sereno’s decision to

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DICT removes P10b capital requirement for third telecom player

February 27, 2018

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is scrapping the P10 billion capital requirement to select a third major telecom player to attract more bidders. “The P10 billion capital required, that is not anymore ( required). We have been

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Philippines can contribute to int’l effort to make cyberspace safer: Lorenzana

February 27, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the “Philippine can contribute to regional and international effort” in building a safer cyberspace during a workshop conducted with the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. “Secretary Lorenzana expressed confidence that the overall quality of

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Alleged NPAs abduct 2 militamen, four civilians in Quezon: AFP

February 27, 2018

Alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) abducted six civilians, including two militiamen, after attacking a ranch in Quezon province on Monday. Captain Patrick Retumban,  spokesman of the  Army’s 2 nd Infantry Division, said the rebels abducted four civilians and

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No need to heed Iceland FM’s call for Philippines to allow UN rapporteur to conduct probe, says Roque

February 27, 2018

The Philippines does not need to heed the call of Iceland foreign minister to allow a United Nations Special Rapporteur to conduct an investigation without preconditions over the alleged extrajudicial killings in the country, an official said on Tuesday. In

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Sereno takes two-week “wellness leave”: spokesman

February 27, 2018

Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno will take a “wellness leave” while there is pending impeachment proceedings against her in Congress, her spokespersons said Tuesday. Sereno is merely taking “wellness leave” from March 1 to 15, they said, Lawyers Jojo Lacanilao

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Soldier wounded in encounter with alleged NPAs in Cagayan

February 27, 2018

A soldier was wounded in an encounter between alleged New People’s Army (NPA) member with government troops in the province of Cagayan on Monday afternoon, a military spokesman said. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Northern

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