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SC gives ABS-CBN 10 days to comment on Calida petition

February 11, 2020

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered ABS-CBN Corp. and its subsidiary ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. to comment on the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida seeking to revoke the franchise of the media conglomerate within 10 days from

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PN delegates pay courtesy call to Oman Navy chief

February 11, 2020

Philippine Navy delegates paid a courtesy call to the Chief, Royal Navy Oman, represented by the Head of the Maritime Security Centre, Commodore Mansoor Mohammed Mansoor Al Kharusi on Sunday. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, acting public affairs director of

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14 cops with alleged drug links accept PNP offer for early retirement

February 11, 2020

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa on Tuesday said 14 officers out of the 357 cops relieved for alleged drug links want to render early retirement. In a radio interview, Gamboa said he offered optional retirement

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Año orders PNP to arrest people posting ”fake news” on coronavirus

February 11, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday reminded the public that freedom of expression has “limitations” as he ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest those found responsible in spreading “fake news” about the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV). In a

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Town mayor allegedly in narcolist gunned down in Malate

February 11, 2020

>br/> The mayor of Sultan Sumagka (formerlyTalitay), Maguindanao who is allegedly in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narcolist died after he was gunned down by unidentified suspects in front of a hotel in Malate, Manila last Monday night. >br/> A report from

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Philippines sends notice terminating VFA with US: Locsin

February 11, 2020

  Foreign Affairs Secrteary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday signed and sent the Philippines’ notice of termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States.    Locsin made the announcement in a Twitter post and confirmed that the

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Duterte hits “kibitzers,” “idiots” trying to instill fear amid nCoV outbreak

February 10, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Monday those “kibitzers in politics” and “idiots” who have been trying to portray that the government did not do anything to prevent the entry of dreadful novel coronavirus in the country. In a speech before

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Trump wants to save VFA, says Duterte

February 10, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday US President Donald Trump was trying to save the Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines. Duterte disclosed this in a speech before the local government officials in Pasay City. “I will make it public.

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