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(UPDATE) House approves death penalty bill on third and final reading

March 7, 2017

The House of Representatives Tuesday voted 217 for, 54 against and one abstention to pass on third and final reading the proposed law reimposing the death penalty on drug-related crimes. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, a lawyer and secretary general of the

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Benefits, welfare first for soldiers; equipment later: Miranda

March 7, 2017

The Philippine Army is not rushing to buy big ticket items. Acting Army Chief Gen. Glorioso Miranda said the Philippine Army is prioritizing the benefits and welfare of its soldiers. “With the requirement of the current operational environment, so we

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Mighty Corp.’s owner says will cooperate in investigation: lawyer

March 7, 2017

The owner of cigarette maker Mighty Corporation whom President Rodrigo Duterte ordered arrested for alleged economic sabotage vowed to cooperate in any investigation, his lawyer said. Sigfrid Fortun said Tuesday his client Alexander Wong Chu King, owner of Mighty Corp.,

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Dela Rosa “no comment” on Lascanas’ testimony

March 7, 2017

For once, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa was not his voluble as he  refused to give comment on the allegations of former Davao City police officer Arturo Lascanas against him.   In an interview at Camp

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Four killed in relaunched police anti-illegal drug operations

March 7, 2017

Four people were killed in different anti-illegal drug operations in Bulacan a day after the Philippine National Police launched Oplan Tokhang reloaded.   In an interview at Camp Karingal, PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa confirmed  there are casualties in

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A Canadian national was killed in a shooting incident in Pasay City on Monday night

March 7, 2017

In a report, the public information office of the Southern Police District said the incident transpired along the EDSA extension near the corner of Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City around 6:30 pm.   The police report said the victim was

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Duterte says felt vindicated on pivot to China

March 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he made the right decision in pursuing an independent foreign policy and to pivot to China.   In a speech in an event of the Department of Agriculture in Malacanang, Durterte said this was

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Duterte admits death squad existed during martial law

March 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Tuesday the existence of the Davao Death Squad.   But Duterte explained that the death squad was organized to neutralize the Special Partisan Unit (SPARU), a hit squad of the communist New People’s Army, during

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