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Duterte realizes good for CA to reject appointments of left-leaning Cabinet officials

September 26, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday it was good the Commission on Appointments (CA) rejected the nomination of left-leaning Cabinet officials whom he earlier appointed to various posts. In a speech in Calamba City, Laguna, Duterte also said he was not sure

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Duterte attacks ICC, EU

September 22, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday attacked the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the European Union (EU) for interfering in the country, calling the court a “bunch of criminals”. In a speech in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Duterte said the two organizations

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57 reported dead in northern Philippines from typhoon: official

September 17, 2018

Deaths due to Typhoon Ompong, which left the Philippine area of responsibility Saturday night, reached 57, with the bulk of casualties coming from the Cordillera Administrative Region where rescuers are digging a collapsed church at a mining community, an official

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Duterte orders Cabinet officials to go to provinces to be hit by “Ompong”

September 13, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte designated on Thursday Francis Tolentino, his political adviser, as his “conduit” in overseeing the government’s action as Typhoon “Ompong” started to affect the country. Duterte made the announcement during a command conference of the National Disaster Risk

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Duterte, US envoy meeting to result in “closer relations,” Palace says

September 13, 2018

Malacanang said on Thursday that the meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States Ambassador to Manila Sung Kim will result in “closer relations” of the two countries. Kim called on Duterte in Malacanang on Wednesday. “Well, we’ve always had

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Labor deals in Israel, Jordan to improve working conditions for Filipinos: Duterte

September 8, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said working condition of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel and Jordan is expected to improve with labor agreements signed during his visit to the two countries. “Certainly, the welfare and well-being of Filipinos overseas received full

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Duterte orders cops to wait for court’s issuance of arrest warrant vs Trillanes

September 7, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered authorities to wait for the court to issue a warrant of arrest against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In a press briefing in Jordan, Presidential Spokesperon Harry Roque said while the military could effect an

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Philippines, Jordan ink 5 deals

September 6, 2018

The Philippines and Jordan signed on Thursday five bilateral agreements to further boost relations of the two countries. Jordan has also promised to provide the Philippines with two Cobra attack helicopters to be delivered by July next year, Special Assistant

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