Palace says Duterte to decide on holiday ceasefire with communists

December 22, 2019

Malacanang on Sunday said President Rodrigo Duterte will decide Monday whether to approve the recommendation of government’s peace panel and National Democratic Front (NDF) officials to declare a holiday ceasefire.  In an interview with Radyo Inquirer, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo

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Tropical depression east of Mindanao strengthens into storm

December 22, 2019

A tropical depression located at east of Mindanao has intensified into a tropical storm, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Sunday.  In its latest bulletin, Pagasa said a tropical storm with the international name 

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Ratings up because Duterte delivers: Nograles

December 22, 2019

Approval ratings of the government’s top officials, including President Rodrigo Duterte, have risen significantly because main concerns of people –better wages, the prices of basic goods, and jobs––are being addressed. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Sunday said the nine percentage

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DOH reports two firecracker-related injuries as monitoring period starts

December 22, 2019

Twenty four hours after it began monitoring firecracker- related injuries, the Department of Health (DOH) recorded two incidents. DOH data on Sunday showed that two cases were reported by sentinel hospitals from December 21 (6 am) until December 22 (5:59

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Alleged NPA leaders killed in Novaliches part of kill squad: Año

December 22, 2019

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Saturday said the alleged New People’s Army (NPA) leaders killed in an encounter in Quezon City last Thursday is part of the assassination team to kill President Rodrigo Duterte and other senior government officials. “These

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Angkas protests move to reduce 17,000 from its platform

December 22, 2019

Motorcycle taxi Angkas on Sunday protested the new rules approved by an inter-agency Technical Working Group (TWG) which meant 17,000 riders on its platform will lose their jobs. The Technical Working Group (TWG) on Motorcycle Taxi created by the Department

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Palace sees “serious flaws” in justice system after verdict on Maguindanao massacre case

December 21, 2019

Malacañang has cited “serious flaws” in the country’s justice system due to the “injustice” against the 56 acquitted suspects in the Maguindanao massacre case. “While the rule of law has prevailed following yesterday’s promulgation by the trial court on the

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Site clearing works for Metro Manila subway start

December 21, 2019

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Saturday announced the construction of the country’s first-ever underground railway system. The DOTr, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Shimizu-Fujitaka-Takenaka-EEI Consortium formalized the inauguration of the site clearing works ahead of the Partial

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