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Over 400 LGU officials face criminal raps over SAP distribution

August 23, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday said 437 local elected and appointed public officials and their civilian co-conspirators are now facing criminal charges while 626 more are under probe by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) for

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15 persons, mostly minors, rescued; 5 online sex traffickers nabbed in Surigao del Sur operations

August 23, 2020

At least 13 minors and two adult victims of exploitation and trafficking were rescued after five alleged online sex traffickers were arrested in Surigao del Sur last Thursday, according to Philippine National Police chief Archie Francisco Gamboa. Gamboa said on

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More Negros Oriental-based activists on liquidation list – Karapatan

August 23, 2020

Human rights group Karapatan on Saturday said it received information that some of its members in Negros Oriental are also target of liquidation following the killing of Zara Alvarez. In a statement, Karapatan said it received a text message identifying

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No order from Duterte to cops not to release information on activists’ killings – Palace

August 23, 2020

Malacanang on Saturday denied that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) not to release information to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the recent attacks against rights defenders and activists. In a statement, Presidential spokesperson Harry

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Palace hits Duterte’s political enemies, haters for “ghoulish fake news” about his health

August 21, 2020

Malacanang slammed on Friday President Rodrigo Duterte’s political enemies and haters who continue to spread “ghoulish fake news” about his health. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said instead of spending millions of pesos to disseminate fake news, the

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Experts say country should go after correct data on COVID-19

August 21, 2020

By Ella Dionsio Experts on Friday said the government is not hiding data on the number of coronavirus cases (COVID-19) in the country but should actively go after the correct data. In a virtual FOCAP (Foreign Correspondents Association of the

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SRA studying exporting excess sugar to US

August 21, 2020

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is studying the possibility of exporting surplus sugar to the United States to take advantage of Washington’s preferential rate. In his report to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, SRA administrator Hermenegildo Serafica said export of surplus

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DOH reports 4,786 new COVID-19 cases

August 21, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) Friday reported 4,786 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total to 182,365. Of the new cases , majority came from the National Capital Region (NCR) with 2,716. There were 59 deaths recorded, placing total fatalities to

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