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Suspect in death of UST law student surrenders to Lacson

September 22, 2017

One of the primary suspects in the death of University of Santo Tomas law student Horacio Castillo III surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson Friday afternoon. John Paul Solano was accompanied by UST Civil Law Dean Nilo Divina, who presented him

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Palace condemns death of UST law student due to alleged hazing

September 22, 2017

Malacanang condemned on Friday the death of a freshman law student of the University of Santo Tomas allegedly due to hazing. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the concerned government agencies are now conducting an investigation on the death

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2 cops arrested by CITF for robbery and extortion from rape suspect

September 22, 2017

Two police officers were arrested by Philippine National Police Counter-Intelligence Task Force (CITF) unit for allegedly extorting money from a man they accused of rape. An initial report said P01 Leomer Suarez and PO1 Allan Madrigal were arrested in an

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Duterte says he’ll lift martial law as soon as Marawi crisis is over

September 22, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has said the declaration of martial law in Mindanao would be lifted as soon as the Marawi crisis is over. In a media interview during his fifth visit to war-torn city on Thursday night, Duterte said the Armed

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House finds P40 billion for free education, says appropriations chairman

September 22, 2017

Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles of Davao, chairman of House committee on appropriations, announced on Thursday the committee has found P40 billion to finance free higher education for 2018. In a press conference, Nograles said two-thirds of the fund for free tertiary

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Duterte visits Marawi for fifth time

September 21, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte visited war-torn Marawi City for the fifth time on Thursday while thousands of Filipinos held protests in different parts of the country. Duterte went to Marawi late Thursday afternoon where he distributed goods, watches and eyewears to the soldiers pursuing the

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CHR needs more funds to expand their investigations: Gascon

September 21, 2017

The Commission on Human Rights said it needs more funds to expand their investigations as reminded by the House Committee on Appropriations. In an interview Thursday night at the unveiling of the Jose Diokno monument at the CHR, Chairman Chito

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Sereno urges gov’t, people to uphold human rights

September 21, 2017

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday urged the government to uphold human rights and for people to fight for them. In her keynote address during the unveiling of the monument of the late Senator Jose  Diokno at the Commission on Human

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