Ex-Senator Jinggoy Estrada asks SC to order Sandiganbayan to dismiss graft case   

January 20, 2017

Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Supreme Court to order the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division to dismiss graft charges against him since he is facing plunder case based on a similar allegation involving his Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. “The

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Lacson says Dela Rosa’s apology “is probably the most unwelcome wake-up call”

January 20, 2017

Senator Panfilo Lacson Jr said apology of Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa over the death of a Korean businessman allegedly abducted by policemen “is probably the most unwelcome wake-up call.” “The PNP leadership should lose no time

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Successful issuance of 25-year ROP bonds underscores investor confidence in Duterte  

January 20, 2017

The highly successful outcome of the Philippines’ $2 billion global bond sale this week underscores the investor confidence in the leadership of President Duterte and his resolve to carry out sweeping reforms to realize his administration’s agenda for high and

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FDA warns people against using goat’s milk as substitute for breastfeeding  

January 20, 2017

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Friday warned the public against patronizing goat’s milk as an adequate substitute to breastfeeding as claimed by a Facebook group “Dairy Goat Philippines”. Based on FDA Advisory No. 2017-001, there is no truth to

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Farmers from Canaman carve out business niche through abaniko with a twist

January 20, 2017

For a while, the “abaniko” or the Pinoy hand-held fan made of anahaw (an indigenous leaf), forms the mass of things that symbolize Philippine culture and attire. But, recently a group of abaniko producers in a landlocked municipality of Canaman,

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Military task force recover two Filipinos from Abu Sayyaf

January 19, 2017

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government forces rescued on Thursday two Filipino hostages from the Abu Sayyaf Group in the province of  Sulu. Rescued were Dolcesimo Almires and Estaban Janamjam, according to the military’s Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS). The task force

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Church has no “moral ascendancy” to criticize war against drugs: Duterte

January 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte hit the Catholic Church anew on Thursday, saying it has no “moral ascendancy” to criticize his administration on his war on drugs that resulted in the death of thousands who were allegedly involved. In a speech during

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UPDATE: 18 reported dead from floods in Visayas, Mindanao

January 19, 2017

The death toll due to floods caused by the tailend of a cold front and a low pressure area in Visayas and Mindanao has reached 18, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Thursday. “What we can confirm

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