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Poe’s bill barring govt officials from spreading “fake news” presumed unconstitutional, Roque says

February 9, 2018

Senator Grace Poe’s bill seeking to bar government officials from spreading “fake news” could be declared as unconstitutional once it is passed into law, Malacanang said on Friday. Poe filed Senate Bill No. 1680 seeking to amend Sections 4 (b)

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Gov’t troops recover more high-powered firearms in Sulu residents, officials

February 9, 2018

Government troops recovered more high-powered firearms as residents and government officials in Sulu continue to surrender their weapons. Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force Sulu commander, said as the result of their campaign against loose firearms, the municipal officials

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DOTr buying signalling spare parts for MRT-3 line from Canadian firm

February 9, 2018

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Friday it entered into a memorandum of understanding with Canadian company Bombardier Transportation to urgently buy signaling spare parts and signaling maintenance for the MRT-3 line. Bombardier  designed, supplied, commissioned, and maintained the

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Philippines may tap foreign doctors to autopsy children who died allegedly due to Dengvaxia

February 9, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is open to get services of foreign doctors to study possible causes of deaths of some children who were injected with Sanofi Pasteur’s anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, Malacanang said on Friday. In a press briefing in Camarines Sur, Presidential

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Allegations vs Duterte before ICC “will not fly”: Aguirre

February 9, 2018

Allegation that President Duterte committed crimes against humanity filed with the International Criminal Court “will not fly”, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Friday. Aguirre made the statement after the ICC announced that it will conduct preliminary examination of

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Body of Filipina household help found in freezer in Kuwait

February 9, 2018

The body of a Filipina household worker has been found in a freezer in Kuwait and authorities have begun searching for her employers to arrest them, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila said Friday. Raul

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Chinese, Malaysian firms among those interested to rebuild Marawi, official says

February 9, 2018

Foreign firms from China and Malaysia have signified interest to participate in the bidding to rehabilitate war-torn Marawi City, an official said on Friday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Task Force Bangon Marawi Undersecretary Falconi Ace Millar said those who

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Free irrigation law signed

February 9, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill giving free irrigation to lower the cost of production of farmers. Republic Act No. 10969,  also known as the “Free Irrigation Service Act,” was signed on Feb. 2, 2018. Free irrigation was

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