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Andanar dares senators to shut down also their social media accounts if Mocha Uson’s Facebook blog closes

January 31, 2018

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar challenged on Wednesday all  government officials, including senators, to close their social media accounts if Mocha Uson’s Facebook blog would be shut down. Andanar was reacting to those critical of PCOO Assistant Secretary Margaux

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Faeldon will not get salary as OCD deputy admin while detained: Lorenzana

January 31, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assures that newly-appointed OCD Deputy Administrator for Operations Nicanor Faeldon will not get any salary while he is not able to work due to his detention. “Since he is in detention in the Pasay City Jail,

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US “cautiously optimistic” despite improved human rights in Philippines

January 31, 2018

The United States has seen an improvement in the country’s human rights record in President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign but it is “cautiously optimistic” as there have been fewer extrajudicial killings related to the war on drugs, a official said on Tuesday. James

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Japanese company, NEA to pilot advanced electricity distribution system in Batangas

January 31, 2018

Tokyo Electric Power Company and its affiliate firm Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd (TKTK) partnered with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for a pilot project to roll out a smart grid technology to help the Philippines improve its ability in preventing

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Three dead as van plunges into 300-meter ravine in Benguet

Three dead as van plunges into 300-meter ravine in Benguet

January 31, 2018

LA TRINIDAD – Two passengers of a van died while the driver succumbed at the hospital when a van plunged into a 300-meter ravine along Kilometer 57, Calasipan, Cattubo, Atok, Benguet at around 1:30 pm Tuesday, police said Wednesday. Mechanic Mateo Elector Loy-odan

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Duterte assures residents gov’t won’t leave Marawi until fully rebuilt

January 30, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Tuesday residents in war-torn Marawi City the government would not leave the city until it is fully rebuilt. In a speech during the distribution of certificate of acceptance and occupancy of temporary shelter units in Marawi, Duterte

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House unanimously OKs bill recognizing civil effects of church annulment

January 30, 2018

Voting unanimously, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading Tuesday a bill which shall grant the same effect as a decree of annulment by a competent court a church-annulled marriage. The bill provides that whenever a

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First day of Oplan Tokhang was smooth: Dela Rosa

January 30, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the first day of the resumption of its anti-drug campaign, known as Oplan Tokhang, went off without a hitch. In ambush interview on Tuesday, PNP Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said: “I would like

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