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Coast Guard rescues five passengers of capsized boat

May 3, 2017

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued five passengers of a motorized boat that capsized in Ilocos Norte last Monday. In a statement Wednesday, the PCG identified them as Rosseler Luad, 26, Roderick Banua, 24, John Mark Ponce, 17, Mark Villanueva,

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Military still optimistic on defeating Abu Sayyaf by June

Military still optimistic on defeating Abu Sayyaf by June

May 3, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) still optimistic on achieving its goal to defeat the Abu Sayyaf by June. “We have achieved important milestones through deliberate military action backed by intense stakeholder engagements,” Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, AFP spokesman

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Citinickel files graft charges against Lopez before Ombudsman

May 3, 2017

Citinickel Mines Development Corp. filed graft charges against Environment Secretary Gina Lopez before the Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday. Citinickel, through lawyer Lorna Kapunan, filed charges of violating Section 3(a), (e) and (f) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices

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Duterte now looking for Lopez’s replacement: Abella

May 3, 2017

Malacanang is now scouting for a replacement to Environment Secretary Gina Lopez after her ad interim appointment was rejected Wednesday by the Commission on Appointments, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. ‘The president is attending to the possible replacement,” said Abella.

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Calam tops bar, no law school from Manila in top 10

May 3, 2017

Karen Mae Calam of the University of San Carlos topped the 2016 bar exams, towing nine other topnotchers from law schools from Visayas and the Mindanao. No graduate from the big law schools from Luzon  led by University of the

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Commission on Appointments rejects Lopez as DENR secretary

May 3, 2017

The bicameral Commission on Appointments on Wednesday has rejected the ad interim appointment of Gina Lopez as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Lopez is the second cabinet member of President Rodrigo Duterte to be rejected

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Philippines preparing for fifth round of talks with Reds despite attacks

May 3, 2017

Despite reports of attacks by members of the New People’s Army, the Philippine government is preparing for the fifth round of peace talks later this month in The Netherlands, an official said on Wednesday. In a statement, Presidential Adviser on

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Davao partners with Japanese local government, JICA to boost solid waste management

May 3, 2017

The City Government of Davao launched recently an initiative to boost its solid waste management in partnership with Environment Bureau City of Kitakyushu, Japanese non-profit group Kitakyushu City Environmental Preservation Association (KEPA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The

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