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Pimentel endorses Moncupa as next central bank governor

February 13, 2017

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III has endorsed banker Antonio Moncupa to be the next governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Pimentel, who is also president of the ruling PDP Laban party, said at the Senate website Moncupa is

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Aguirre orders leak of BuCor report on ‘privileges’ for inmates investigated

February 13, 2017

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Monday ordered an investigation on how a  confidential report of the Bureau of Corrections indicating that he allowed granting special privileges to New Bilibid Prison inmates who testified against Senator Leila de Lima leaked.

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Military urges  NPA to help humanitarian operations in Surigao

February 13, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) invited the New People’s Army (NPA) to join the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operation after the rebel group declared a truce in earthquake-hit areas. “We say that this is a good

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Damage in Surigao earthquake tops P100 million

February 13, 2017

The estimated damage to properties caused by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Surigao City Friday night has surpassed more than a hundred million pesos, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Monday. In a press briefing, Romina Marasigan,

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Four alleged NPA members killed in Masbate

February 13, 2017

Four alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while high powered firearms were recovered in an encounter with government forces in Masbate on Monday morning. Col. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Affairs chief,

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SC upholds forfeiture of Imelda’s Malacanang jewelry collection

February 13, 2017

The Supreme Court sustained a partial summary judgment by the Sandiganbayan ordering forfeiture in favor of the government of the Malacanang jewelry collection, one of three collections owned by former First Lady Imelda Marcos confiscated in 1986. In a 21-page

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Duterte has no plans to return to negotiations with NDF

February 13, 2017

The Duterte administration has no plan to go back to the negotiating table despite calls by different groups including the National Democratic Front, a Palace official said on Monday. In a radio interview Monday, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar

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Senate adopts resolution concurring ratification of PH-Japan social security agreement

February 13, 2017

The Senate adopted Monday a resolution concurring in the ratification of a social security agreement between the Philippines and Japan. Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon said the agreement sought to protect the social security rights of overseas Filipinos in Japan

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