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DFA to help 10,000 Filipinos to be affected by rescinded US immigration policy

September 6, 2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs Wednesday said it will assist an estimated 10,000 Filipinos who may end up being deported as a result of Washington’s decision to rescind a program that allowed undocumented immigrant children to stay legally in the

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Brother of Duterte son-in-law gets gov’t post

September 6, 2017

Waldo Reyes Carpio, brother of President Rodrigo Duterte’s son-in-law, was among the list of presidential appointees released by the Palace on Wednesday. Carpio was appointed assistant secretary of the Department of Agriculture, replacing Federico Laciste Jr., a former police chief

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Palace regrets Mariano’s rejection by Commission on Appointments

September 6, 2017

Malacanang said on Wednesday that it regrets that the Commission on Appointments rejected Rafael Mariano as the secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform. “We regret the news of Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Rafael ‘Paeng’ Mariano’s rejection by the Commission

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Budget department estimates Free Tuition Law will cost P51 billion

September 6, 2017

The Department of Budget and Management, citing initial estimates, said the Free Tuition Law will cost around P51 billion for its first year of implementation, a statement said Wednesday. The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (RA 10931) was

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Commission on Appointments rejects Mariano as agrarian reform secretary

September 6, 2017

The bicameral Commission on Appointments rejected the ad interim appointment of Rafael Mariano as secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform on Wednesday. Mariano is the fourth Cabinet member of President Rodrigo Duterte who has rejected by the Commission on

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Palace welcomes US aid for Marawi rehab, commitment to return Balangiga bells

September 6, 2017

Malacanang welcomed on Wednesday the United States’ pledge to assist in the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City and plan to return the Balangiga bells. “We look forward to the end of the rebellion and eventually, the chance to bravely face the challenges

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Subway project can’t be completed under Duterte admin, Diokno says

September 6, 2017

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno admitted on Wednesday a subway project is one of the 75 major projects of the Duterte administration which could not be completed under the current government. In a breakfast forum in Pasig City, Diokno assured that

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Japan offering $3-million worth of grant for Marawi rehab; military seeking for replenishment: Diokno

September 6, 2017

Japan has been offering $3 million worth of grant for the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday. In a breakfast forum in Pasig City, the budget chief also said that the Armed Forces of

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