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Aquino may face charges for Mamasapano operation: Panelo

January 25, 2017

Former President Benigno Aquino III may face charges for the botched anti-terrorism operation two years ago that left 60 people, including 44 police commandos, dead in Mamasapano, Maguindanao province. In an interview on Wednesday, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo

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Killings pulled down perception of rule of law in Philippines-Sereno

January 25, 2017

Unresolved killings of drug suspects have lowered the perception of rule of law in the Philippines, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said Wednesday. Speaking before the Management Association of the Philippines , Sereno said improvement in perception in the administration

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(UPDATE) Kuwait executes 41-year-old Filipina for killing daughter of employer

January 25, 2017

A 41-year-old Filipina domestic helper was executed by hanging on Wednesday for killing the 22-year-oild daughter of her employer 10 years ago, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. “It is with sadness that we announce the execution of Jakatia

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Corruption index on Philippines worsens  

January 25, 2017

Corruption perception on the Philippines has worsened as its ranking fell by six notches compared to a year ago, the Transparency International said on Wednesday. In the Corruption Perception Index 2016, the Philippines ranked 101st out of 176 countries included

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Bishops says they answer to the Pope, not to Duterte

January 25, 2017

Bishops said they are answerable to Pope Francis and not to President Rodrigo Duterte who attacked the Catholic Church Tuesday. Duterte even offered to resign if the “filthiness” he has been accusing of the bishops is not true. But if

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Ombudsman suspends Davao del Sur vice-mayor for neglect of duty

January 25, 2017

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month suspension without pay of former Bansalan Mayor Edwin Reyes ( now Vice-Mayor) of Davao del Norte for simple neglect of duty. The Ombudsman also ordered the filing of an information for

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Philippines submits 40 ‘small, large’ projects for China financing, feasibility studies

January 25, 2017

BEIJING—A Philippine delegation led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has submitted a total of 40 “large and small” infrastructure projects to China for possible loan financing and assistance in conducting feasibility studies, with more talks on details of these

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DENR to announce final results of mining audit Feb 2    

January 25, 2017

The fate of 30 mining companies that failed the initial audit conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) last year will be known on February 2.   Environment Secretary Gina Lopez will announce on that date final

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