Partylist lawmakers question tax reform law in SC

January 11, 2018

Partylist congressmen on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act or the TRAIN, saying the House of Representatives approved it without a quorum. In a 34-page petition, the lawmakers, led by Bayan Muna

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Gov’t to file petition before court declaring CPP-NPA terror groups next week

January 11, 2018

The Department of Justice has yet to file a petition before a court to formally declare the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army as terrorist organizations. This was despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s issuance of Proclamation No. 374 to proscribe

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Suspect in smuggled shabu from China tried to leave Philippines, DOJ chief says

January 11, 2018

One of the suspects in the smuggling of P6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs from China has attempted to leave the country at least twice, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Thursday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Aguirre said 

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Roque says Duterte supports his statements against CA decision dismissing murder case vs ex-Palawan governor

January 11, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has given his go signal to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to issue strong statements against the decision of the Court of Appeals dismissing the murder case of former Palawan governor Mario Joel T. Reyes. In a press

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Troops arrest two suspected NPAs hit squad members, reported recruiter

January 11, 2018

Government troops have arrested two alleged members of the Special Partisan Unit (SPARU), the urban hit squad of the New People’s Army  and a suspected NPA recruiter in a law enforcement operation in North Cotabato last Tuesday. 1Lt. Silver Belvis,

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Palace hands off over comfort women statue

January 11, 2018

Malacanang distanced itself on Thursday on whether the controversial statue depicting the Filipino comfort women during World War II should be removed in Manila. This was after Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Seiko Noda expressed Tokyo’s disappointment over

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Army deploys more troops in Eastern Mindanao

January 11, 2018

The Philippine Army deployed additional troops in Eastern Mindanao as part of the government’s effort to defeat the New People’s Army (NPA). Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez, spokesman of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said a battalion of troops from 9th

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Experts from Japan, Philippines, Indonesia team up to protect Coral Triangle

January 11, 2018

A team of experts from Japan, Philippines, and Indonesia initiated a research project that will help boost local efforts to conserve and improve the resilience of the coastal ecosystem in the Coral Triangle and contribute to mitigating global warming. The

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