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Bautista hopeful of hurdling impeachment complaint

August 29, 2017

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista said Tuesday he is hopeful of hurdling an impeachment complaint filed against him by former Negros Oriental Representative Jacinto Paras at the House of Representatives. In an interview, Bautista said he has read

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DFA orders embassy in Tripoli to “extend all the necessary assistance” to 20 Filipinos detained in Libya

August 29, 2017

Libyan authorities on Sunday seized a Liberian-flagged tanker with a crew of 20 Filipinos on suspicion of  smuggling oil off the Abu Kammash area west of Tripoli, news reports said. In a statement  Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

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Ombudsman suspends Toledo City mayor Osmeña

August 29, 2017

Mayor John Henry Osmeña of Toledo City, Cebu was ordered suspended from office for one year after the Ombudsman found him guilty of grave abuse of authority, the Ombudsman said in a statement on Tuesday. He is also set to

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Philippines urges North Korea to stop “dangerous, provocative” action

August 29, 2017

The Philippines, current chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, has called on North Korea to stop its “dangerous” and “provocative” action after it launched a missile that flew off Japan’s northern waters on Tuesday. Manila said Pyongyang’s missile launch

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Malacanang expressed concern over the infighting at the Commission on Elections

August 29, 2017

In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the work in the poll body has been affected by the controversy. “Comelec work is affected by recent travails. Without unduly interfering or influencing the Commission, we urge all parties to

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Duterte slams anew Callamard after tweet on Delos Santos

August 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte again uttered expletives against United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Executions Agnes Callamard who urged the Philippine government to make the 17-year old student’s death as the last in the administration’s war against illegal drugs. In an

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(UPDATE) 10 alleged reinforcements of Maute group killed, military gears up for “one big battle”

August 28, 2017

10 alleged members of Daesh-inspired Maute terror group who tried to enter the main battle area in Marawi City were shot dead by government forces on Monday as the Armed Forces of the Philippines sees “one big battle” coming up

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Duterte vows to assist poultry farmers affected by avian flu

August 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday to provide more assistance to the poultry raisers in Pampanga province affected by bird flu outbreak. To show poultry products from Pampanga and Nueva Ecija were safe for consumption, Duterte, along with some local

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