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Lorenzana defers to Duterte on meeting with NDF officials

November 12, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said President Rodrigo Duterte doesn’t need to consult anybody if he wants to resume peace talks with the communist rebels. In a statement on Monday, Lorenzana said security officials will defer to the decision of Duterte

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QC cops say they didn’t confiscate Ladlad’s ATM card

November 12, 2018

The Quezon City Police District clarified that a LandBank automated teller machine card  was not one of the confiscated items during the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines official Vicente Ladlad. “We would like to reiterate that the Automated

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Duterte flies to Singapore for ASEAN summits

November 12, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte left on Monday for Singapore to attend the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits. Duterte designated Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as officer-in-charge on November 12-18, while he is attending the ASEAN Summit and

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Three killed, five arrested in separate operations vs crime groups used by politicians: PNP

November 12, 2018

Three people were killed while five were arrested from two alleged organized crime groups reportedly  hired by politicians as private armed groups, the Philippine National Police ( PNP) said on Monday. In a press briefing, PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde

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PNP did not send cops to Imelda after court ruling in “consideration” of her age, health

November 12, 2018

Philippine National Police ( PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said they did not immediately send policemen to Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos after the Sandiganbayan on Friday found her guilty of seven counts of graft and corruption because they are

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Duterte to attend APEC meeting in Papua New Guinea

November 12, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to join 20 other leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Papua New Guinea later this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said on Monday. In a press briefing in Malacanang,

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Labor dep’t says LFS data on jobless is official, not SWS findings

November 12, 2018

The labor department said the official source of employment data is the Labor Force Survey and not the Social Weather Stations (SWS). In a statement on Monday, the labor department said  SWS and LFS use different sample populations, age, reference

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NBI asks gov’t prosecs to charge Lapena over release of 105 container vans

November 12, 2018

The National Bureau of Investigation ( NBI) on Monday has asked the Department of Justice to prosecute former  Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena and several unidentified individuals for criminal and administration offenses over the release of 105 container vans illegally released

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