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Despite Taguba denial, Trillanes says Duterte son, Carpio should appear in Senate hearing

September 1, 2017

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and his brother-in-law Mans Carpio should appear in a Senate committee hearing despite the statement of customs broker Mark Taguba saying the two do not belong to the so-called

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Duterte studying “best” way to recover ill-gotten wealth from Marcoses, Palace says

September 1, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is studying the best way how to go after the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family, Malacanang said on Friday. “The President is studying how best to proceed in a manner that will advance the nation’s interest and

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World Bank Group to scale up support for peace-building and development in Mindanao

September 1, 2017

WASHINGTON—The World Bank Group will scale up support for peace-building and development in Mindanao as part of the midterm adjustment of its country partnership strategy. This follows the completion of the performance and learning review report (PLR) endorsed Thursday by

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Justice department drops rebellion charges against 59 suspected Maute recruits

September 1, 2017

The Department of Justice has dismissed rebellion charges against 59 suspected recruits of the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City and were arrested in Zamboanga City last July. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Friday said the panel of prosecutors headed by Senior

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BI arrests American who killed stepfather in the US

September 1, 2017

​The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the arrest of a American wanted by federal authorities in Texas for murdering his stepfather seven years ago. ​In a statement on Friday, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the fugitive as 30-year-old Tipton Shea McMahon,

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ERC officials being investigated for alleged extravagant trips, Palace says

September 1, 2017

Malacanang has been investigating the alleged extravagant trips abroad of the officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Friday. “The matter pertaining to extravagant trips allegedly made by ERC officials, being presidential appointees, is still

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Six winners of 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Awards honored

August 31, 2017

The six winners of the 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Awards were honored on Thursday at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Lilia De Lima, the former head of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)  which generated 6.3 million jobs for Filipinos during

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Monetary Board confirms Racela as executive director of AMLC

August 31, 2017

The  Monetary  Board  of  the  Bangko  Sentral  ng  Pilipinas  (BSP)  recently  confirmed  the appointment   of  Mel   Georgie   B.   Racela   as   executive director   of   the   Anti-­‐Money Laundering  Council  Secretariat  (AMLCS),  following  his

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