Palace to Robredo, Aquino: Trust is earned

November 21, 2019

Vice President Leni Robredo should not be bothered if President Rodrigo Duterte does not trust her despite being appointed as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs ( ICAD), Malacañang said on Thursday. This as the Palace also hit

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Mangundadatu hopes ”100%” of major suspects in Maguindanao be convicted of multiple murder

November 21, 2019

After a month of delay, Maguindanao Rep. Esmael  Mangudadatu hopes ”100 percent” of major suspects in the 2009 Ampatuan massacre will be convicted of multiple murder. In a Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum in Quezon City, Mangudadatu

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PSE index ends lower, peso flat vs US dollar

November 21, 2019

The main Philippine share index ended lower while the peso was flat against the US dollar on Thursday. The peso settled at P50.865 from Wednesday’s P50.87. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached

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Alleged drug suspect killed, four nabbed in Tawi-tawi drug bust

November 21, 2019

A drug suspect was killed while four were apprehended in a buy bust operation in Tawi-tawi on Wednesday morning. Major Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command, slain was Odin Masihul, alias Baby,

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263.3 kilos of suspected double-dead meat seized in Manila

November 21, 2019

Authorities seized 263.3 kilograms of suspected double-dead meat in Manila, early Thursday. City meat inspectors, during a routine inspection at New Antipolo Market in Blumentritt around 3 am, confiscated the pork ribs suspected to be double-dead. Manila Veterinary Inspection Board

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Duterte insists case vs De Lima true

November 20, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed anew human rights groups and those sympathetic to opposition Senator Leila De Lima who was on her 1,000th day in detention on Wednesday to keep on insisting to release her. In a speech at the 80th

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Duterte warns judges from issuing TRO vs his order against e-cigarettes

November 20, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Wednesday judges from issuing temporary restraining order on his order to stop the importation of e-cigarette products and to arrest anyone caught vaping in public places. In a speech during the 80th anniversary of the

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PSE index lower, peso slightly up vs US dollar

November 20, 2019

The main Philippine share index ended lower while the peso was slightly higher against the US dollar on Wednesday. The peso settled at P50.87 from P50.90 on Tuesday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the

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