Duterte could go beyond the 1987 Charter to protect Filipinos: SolGen    

January 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte could go beyond what the 1987 Constitution provides to protect the Filipinos, the government’s top lawyer said on Thursday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Solicitor General Jose Calida defended Duterte’s recent pronouncements on the possibility of

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Dela Rosa apologizes for death of Korean executive said to be killed inside PNP  

January 19, 2017

Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa apologized on Thursday for the death of a Korean executive, allegedly killed inside the national police’s main headquarters and whose ashes were allegedly flushed in the toilet of a funeral parlor in

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 Duterte eyes P3.8 trillion budget for 2018

January 19, 2017

The Duterte administration is eyeing P3.8 trillion budget for next year. In a chance interview in Malacanang on Thursday, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said his office is working for a higher budget of P3.8 trillion in 2018.. On January 17, the

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“Peer pressure” eyed to combat rising HIV cases among youth  

January 19, 2017

The health department is eyeing   “peer pressure” to combat the rising number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases among the youth. “We will have the peers. The youth will become the advocates (versus HIV) to their classmates and friends,” said

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PDEA files graft raps vs two Pampanga mayors, officials over sale of pigs from shabu lab  

January 19, 2017

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) formally filed graft and corruption charges against local officials of Pampanga before the Office of the Ombudsman over  the sale of more than 4,000 pigs in a swine farm used as front to conceal

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Statement of Malacanang Press Corps

January 18, 2017

We take exception to the statement of Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar accusing the media of “misreporting” President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement about Martial Law. A review of the President’s speech last Saturday in Davao City would reveal that the media

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Philippines, Japan sign document on drug rehabilitation program

January 18, 2017

The government of the Philippines and Japan recently signed a program document to ensure cooperation on the treatment and rehabilitation of the country’s illegal drug users, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Wednesday. The signatories were officials of member-agencies of the

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AFP says Chinese Coast Guard allowing resupply of ship in Ayungin Shoal  

January 18, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippinesconfirmed that the Chinese Coast Guard are no longer blocking the resupply mission to soldiers on a grounded ship in Ayungin shoal. “We had a little talk to lessen the level of tension in the

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