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SC justice said Duterte must disclose with China over Benham Rise

March 16, 2017

Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte should disclose the deal he has with China concerning the Benham Rise. In an interview with reporters in Makati City, Carpio, who helped the Philippines on its arbitral

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Hundreds displaced in alleged NPA attack in Agusan del Norte

March 16, 2017

Hundreds of people were displaced after the members of New People’s Army (NPA) allegedly attacked a community in Agusan del Norte on Wednesday. 2Lt. Ashley Mae Del Rosario, civil military operations officer of the 401 st Infantry Brigade,  said a

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Duterte to visit Myanmar, Thailand March 19-22

March 16, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to go to Myanmar and Thailand later this week as part of his “introductory visits” to southeast Asian countries. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said Duterte will be on

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Labor department releases policy on contractualization

March 16, 2017

After nine months of consulting with laborers and employers and still ending with an impasse, the labor department  released a department order on contractualization. In a press conference Thursday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he is convinced it is

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Generics account for 65 percent of drug sales

Generics account for 65 percent of drug sales

March 16, 2017

Generic drugs have overtaken branded counterparts almost a decade since the passage of the Cheaper Medicines Act of 2008. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said during the Patient Forum on Access to Medicines Thursday 65 percent of pharmaceutical sales are generics.

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Indonesian, Filipino rebel leader escape military’s airstrikes in Maguindanao

March 16, 2017

General Santos City — A suspected Indonesian bomb expert and his Filipino companion said to lead the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s faction escaped military airtrikes on Monday in Maguindanao. Capt. Ervin Encinas, spokesperson of the Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division,

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NBI arrests American national in Sultan Kudarat

March 16, 2017

General Santos City — An American wanted for several charges was arrested on Wednesday in Lambayong town, Sultan Kudarat. NBI chief for fugitive search unit intelligence office II Bobby Raquepo said Steve Wayne Rilley, 55, of Texas, did not resist

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Partylist solon files Impeachment complaint vs Duterte

March 16, 2017

A partylist congressman filed on Thursday an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, his first since taking office on June 30, 2016, at the House of Representatives. In a statement Thursday, Magdalo Partylist Rep Gary Alejano said the impeachment complaint

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