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PNP says no need to speak on Duterte marijuana use as it is a joke

December 4, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said there is no need for them to comment on President Rodrigo Duterte’s joke saying he is using marijuana to keep him awake.   “Since the president said already that it was a joke, so

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PNP says mother of witness to Sagay killings has right to seek justice

December 4, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is everyone’s right to seek justice if they feel their rights were violated. This was the response of Chief Supt. Benigno Durana Jr., PNP spokesman, after the mother of a 14-year-old witness in

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Lorenzana says care needed in organizing Duterte hit squad

December 4, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he is supporting President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan on creating a sparrow unit but he will be careful in organizing this. In a TV interview on Tuesday, Lorenzana said the president is very serious with his

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Lorenzana says he will push for one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao, no nationwide implementation

December 4, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday will recommend a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao but will not push for nationwide implementation.   Lorenzana, in a TV interview, said Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez told him 

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Palace says truce with Reds should be permanent

December 4, 2018

Malacanang said on Tuesday that if there is a ceasefire with the communist rebels, it should be permanent and not only during the holiday season. “There should be permanent truce. There should be no bloodshed as far as the government

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Balangiga Bells arriving December 11: Lorenzana

December 4, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday said two of the three Balangiga Bells seized by United States soldiers more than a century ago will arrive in the Philippines next week.    “On December 11, the Balangiga bells will arrive in

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Palace says Duterte’s joke on using marijuana won’t make him a bad leader

December 4, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte’s joke on his use of marijuana would not make him a bad leader, Malacanang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the remarks after Duterte admitted during a speech in Malacanang that he uses marijuana to

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Drilon rejects extending martial law in Mindanao

December 4, 2018

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon thumbed down plans to extend martial law in the entire Mindanao for another year. “The proposed second extension of martial law is unconstitutional,” Drilon said in a statement on Tuesday. “There is no basis for

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