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PCOO chief orders legal officers to find out culpability of PNA officers over wrong portal posts

August 14, 2017

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar ordered on Monday his legal officers to determine the culpability of the officials of state-run Philippine News Agency over the recent erroneous posts on its website. In a statement, Andanar said he

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Duterte names Sandiganbayan justice to Supreme Court

August 14, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte appointed on Monday a justice of Sandiganbayan as associate justice of the Supreme Court. Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo replaced Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Catral Mendoza who retired on Aug. 13 upon reaching 70 years old.

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Duterte supports move to clean any gov’t institution amid reports to impeach Comelec chair

August 14, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is supportive of moves to clean any government institution amid plan by some quarters to file impeachment complaint against Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista, who allegedly amassed ill-gotten wealth. “Without making references to any particular individual,

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House sets aside P6.58b to start Mindanao Rail project

August 14, 2017

The Duterte administration has set aside an initial amount of P6.58 billion to start the multi-billion peso Mindanao Rail Project (MRP). The P6.58 billion, which was earmarked by the  Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives will  primarily fund the

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Espenido faces prosecutors for criminal complaint on June case

August 14, 2017

A police officer awarded by President Rodrigo Duterte for its contribution in the government’s war against drugs will undergo preliminary investigation on criminal charges filed against him by relatives of a suspected robber who were killed in an operation last

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Senate concurs in ratification of treaty for civil servants’ rights

August 14, 2017

The Senate on Monday  unanimously concurred in the ratification of the Convention concerning the protection of the right to organize and procedures for determining conditions of employment in the public service Twenty-two senators voted to approve this convention “I thank my colleagues

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20 to 40 Maute terrorists remain in Marawi, military says

August 14, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has estimated that the number of terrorists in war-torn Marawi City has dwindled to around 20 to 40 individuals, a military spokesman said on Monday. In the “Mindanao Hour” press briefing, Brig. Gen. Restituto

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San Miguel Foods Inc. assures consumers chicken products are safe

August 14, 2017

San Miguel Foods Inc assured consumers of Magnolia Chicken that its poultry farms remained free of avian flu, a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange said Monday. “Upon immediate testing, our farms and our entire broiler flocks yielded negative results

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