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(UPDATE) Five, including ex-journalist, stabbed dead in Pasay condo

August 30, 2017

Five persons, including a former journalist, died when a man went on a stabbing rampage Tuesday night at a condominium in Pasay, a police report said. Slain by the suspect later identified as Alberto Garan  were Joel Palacios, 70; Emelyn

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France clarifies Duterte statement on judicial system

August 30, 2017

France on Wednesday clarified remarks of President Rodrigo Duterte, who said under French criminal law, a person is presumed guilty until proven innocent. “We have to point out that, as in the Philippines, the presumption of innocence until proven guilty is at

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Palace says Duterte not spokesman, negotiator for Marcoses

August 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is not the spokesperson and negotiator for the heirs of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Malacanang said on Wednesday. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Duterte just wanted to be transparent when he bared on Tuesday

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At least 3 dead, 5 hurt as man stabs condo residents: police

August 29, 2017

At least three people died and five injured as a man went amuck at a condominium in Pasay City Tuesday evening, police said. Senior Superintendent Tomas Apolinario, director of the Southern Police District, told dzBB the suspect apparently got into

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Cayetano orders Philippine embassy in Tripoli to secure freedom of 20 Filipinos

August 29, 2017

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has ordered the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli to exert all efforts to secure the release of 20 Filipino seafarers detained by Libyan authorities after seizing their vessel on Sunday. “The Philippine Embassy in Tripoli has

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PNP, DILG and CHR agree to meet regularly

August 29, 2017

The Philippine National Police, Department of Interior and Local Government and the Commission on Human Rights agreed to meet regularly to exchange information after their first “cordial” discussion on Tuesday afternoon. “This will be a continuing effort for both the PNP,

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Duterte defends son-in-law for frequenting BOC

August 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte defended on Tuesday his son-in-law for transacting with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), saying it is part of his job as a lawyer. Duterte was reacting to the accusation of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, his staunch critic, that Manases

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Military says no Chinese flag planted near PagAsa Island

August 29, 2017

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Ano confirmed that no Chinese flag is planted on one of the cay near PagAsa Island. “It was not Chinese flag. It was just an indigenous pole with sort

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