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Duterte names 2 new members of ERC

July 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed two new members of the Energy Regulatory Commission. In a statement on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte named Floresinda G. Baldo-Digal and Marko Romeo Lizada Fuentes to ERC. “We hope the appointment of

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PNP to investigate alleged harassment on ex-cop’s family in Taguig

July 20, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said he will investigate the alleged harassment of police officers from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on a former cop’s family in Taguig City. Police General Archie Francisco

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Palace distances itself on call of some administration lawmakers to impose more sanctions vs ABS-CBN

July 20, 2020

Malacañang distanced itself on Monday on the call of some administration lawmakers to impose more sanctions against ABS-CBN Corp., including the seizure of its headquarters in Quezon City. In a virtual press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque refused to comment

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Guevarra orders NBI to look into deaths of nine high-profile inmates in New Bilibid Prisons

July 20, 2020

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the death of nine high-profile inmates, including Jaybee Sebastian, to verify the report of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag they died from the

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Palace holds DSWD to complete distribution of SAP 2nd tranche by end-July

July 20, 2020

Malacañang acknowledged on Monday that the Department of Social Welfare and Development has been “slow” in distributing the second tranche of cash assistance to low-income households and other vulnerable sectors under the Social Amelioration Program of the government amid the

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Law-abiding citizens should not be afraid of Anti-Terror Law: AFP

July 20, 2020

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief  General Felimon Santos Jr. said Monday law-abiding citizens should not be afraid of the Anti-Terror Law. Santos made his statement after cause-oriented and advocacy groups on Sunday filed a petition before the Supreme

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Palace leaves to DOJ to probe deaths of high profile inmates

July 20, 2020

Malacañang is leaving to the Department of Justice to conduct an investigation over the deaths of high-profile inmates, including a certain Jaybee Sebastian, at the New Bilibid Prison. Sebastian, who testified against detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima,  died on

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PNP appeals to SONA protesters to do it online

July 20, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday appealed to those who will hold protests during President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to do it online. In his press briefing, Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa

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