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Duterte orders Cimatu not to disregard mining law

May 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered newly-installed Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu to protect the environment, but not to disregard the mining law. “All that I ask of you is just to be true to yourself, to

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“Nothing wrong” with Mocha Uson’s appointment: Duterte

May 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte defended on Wednesday his appointment of former sexy dancer and blogger  Margaux Justiniano Uson as assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). In a press conference before his departure for his trip abroad, Duterte said

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Duterte leaves for trip abroad, brings partner, daughter for family bonding

May 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte left on Wednesday for his trips to Cambodia, Hong Kong and China, where he would also be accompanied by his longtime partner and their daughter, who is on a school vacation. Duterte, who will be out of

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Duterte hits Callamard, foreign expert for saying shabu no bad effect

May 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Wednesday United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard and a foreign expert, who visited the Philippines and debunked his claims that repeated use of methamphetamine or shabu affects the brain of a user.

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Duterte appoints Cayetano as DFA chief; Ano as incoming DILG secretary

May 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, his defeated running mate in the 2016 national elections, as the new secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs. In a press conference before leaving for Cambodia at the Ninoy Aquino International

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Ano said he was surprised he was selected DILG secretary

May 10, 2017

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Eduardo Ano admitted he was surprised by the announcement of the president to appoint him as the next secretary of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) but he vowed

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PNP presents four cops arrested for extortion

May 10, 2017

Four policemen who were arrested for extortion were presented by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP-Counter-Intelligence Task Force head  Senior Superintendent Jose Chiquito Malayo presented four Makati policemen who ware arrested

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New DENR chief vows to protect environment, enforce mining law

May 10, 2017

Newly-installed Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu vowed on Wednesday to protect the environment and make sure the mining law is followed. Cimatu formally assumed his post as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) chief replacing Regina Lopez whose appointment

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