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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
Customs broker alleges Duterte son and son-in-law part of Davao Group
August 31, 2017
Customs broker Mark Taguba alleged Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and his brother-in-law Manases Carpio were part of the Davao group said to be facilitating smuggling at the Bureau of Customs in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Thursday.
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