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Dela Rosa says he feels “guilty” for causing drop in Duterte survey rating

October 12, 2017

Philippine National Police (PNP)  Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said he felt “guilty” for the drop of the satisfaction rating of President Rodrigo Duterte. “We feel guilty if it is true that the people became dissatisfied with the president because

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PNP “suspending immediately” anti-drug programs: Carlos

October 12, 2017

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is “suspending immediately” its anti-drug campaign after President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will be the sole agency to do this. “All DEU (drug enforcement units) from regional offices down to

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Peace talks with Reds still alive, says Bello

October 12, 2017

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, government chief peace negotiator with the communist rebels, said on Thursday that the peace talks with the National Democratic Front are still alive. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Bello said as far as he

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Dela Rosa says he doesn’t feel bad with Duterte order putting PDEA as main agency in drug war

October 12, 2017

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said he is not sad about the presidential directive directing them to end their anti-drug campaign and making the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as the main agency in this task.

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Gov’t now targeting higher echelons of drug syndicates: Abella

October 12, 2017

The anti-drug campaign of the Duterte administration is now more focused on the higher echelons of drug syndicates after the distribution on the streets has been degraded, Malacanang said on Thursday. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte issued a memorandum telling

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Duterte names OICs at DICT, DOH

October 12, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed officers-in-charge at the departments of Information and Communications Technology and of Health. Undersecretary Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr. was named as OIC of the DICT, while Undersecretary Herminigildo V. Valle as OIC of the DOH. Executive

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Bautista says impeachment “unnecessary” but will comply with House verdict

October 11, 2017

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista said his impeachment at the House of Representatives is  an “unnecessary” move by lawmakers since he has tendered his resignation to Malacanang. In a statement he posted in his Twitter account late Wednesday,

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Former Army chief Mapagu named defense undersecretary

October 11, 2017

Former Philippine Army Chief Lt Gen. Reynaldo Mapagu was appointed as an undersecretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). DND Public Affairs Service Director Arsenio Andolong said :”The appointment of Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapagu as the Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans,

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