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(UPDATE) Senators grill alleged member of the so-called Davao Death Squad  

March 6, 2017

Senators questioned the motive of an alleged member of the so-called Davao Death Squad, who recanted his previous testimony, even asking if the termination of his supposed P100,000 allowance from a Palace official was the reason. But Arthur Lascanas, a

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Duterte appoints first justice to Supreme Court

March 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has named Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Samuel Martires to the Supreme Court, his first as chief executive. In a letter to Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno on Monday, the Office of the President said Duterte appointed Martires to

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Duterte pardons 4 prisoners, commutes sentences of 23

Duterte pardons 4 prisoners, commutes sentences of 23

March 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has granted conditional pardon and commutation of sentence to 27 inmates. This was the first time that Duterte exercised this power since he assumed office on June 30, 2016. In a briefer of the Department of Justice

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Three killed in Bukidnon road accident

March 6, 2017

Three people, including two children, were died while six were injured in a road accident in Bukidnon last Saturday, police said Monday, Dead on the spot were Marites Geolagao, 26, JB Geolagao, 3, and JC Geolagao, 3, (twin brothers) all

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Brother of  Abu Sayyaf sub-leader killed

March 6, 2017

The death toll from last Sunday’s encounter in the province of Sulu has reached nine, including the brother of a sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf, a military commander said Monday.   Col. Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force Sulu Commander, said

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Panelo says Lascanas recantation is “fabrication”

March 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief presidential legal counsel branded as “fabrication” the testimony by a retired police official in a Senate inquiry.   In a statement, Secretary Salvador Panelo said Duterte abhors any violation of the Constitution or any law.  

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PNP resumes anti-illegal drug campaign

March 6, 2017

The Philippine National Police (PNP) resume its anti-illegal drug campaign which was halted by President Rodrigo Duterte late January after a South Korean businessman was kidnapped and killed under the guise of this drive.   The PNP launched its Drug

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Duterte approves national broadband network: official

March 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the establishment of a plan that aims to improve internet and communications services in the country.   Aside from giving his nod on the National Government Portal and a National Broadband Plan during the 13th

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