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Supreme Court ousts Chief Justice Sereno, 8-6

May 11, 2018

The Supreme Court on Friday ousted its Chief Justice, Maria Lourdes Sereno, with a vote of 8-6 in  special en banc session as they ruled on the quo warranto petition filed by the government. “Respondent Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno is

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Mahathir’s fresh mandate augurs well for Philippine-Malaysia ties, says Palace

May 11, 2018

Malacanang congratulated Friday newly-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, saying  his fresh mandate would deepen the relations of the two countries. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Mahathir is an “old friend” of the Philippines. “(H)is fresh mandate augurs well

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Think-tank identifies 15 Chinese ships in reclaimed features at West Philippine Sea

May 10, 2018

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) identified 15 Chinese ships that were observed in the reclaimed features in West Philippine Sea. In an article published its website Wednesday, the think-tank identified the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the China Coast

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Duterte hits Time magazine for depicting him like a despot

May 8, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Tuesday Time magazine for including him on its May 14 issue cover page, depicting him as a despot. In a speech in Malacanang, Duterte said the sketch of his face “looks like a monster”. “I was placed with

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Teo quits amid DOT’s P60 milllion ad placement controversy

May 8, 2018

Embattled Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo has resigned from her post amid the P60-million allegedly questionable ad placement by the department with the television program of her siblings in state-run People’s Television 4. Teo’s lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, announced the Department of

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PNP records more than 4,000 deaths from anti-drug operations since start of Duterte administration

May 7, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded more than 4,000 deaths died during the anti-illegal drug operations done since the start of the Duterte administration in July 2016. PNP statistics released Monday showed a total of 4,251 drug suspects were

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34th Balikatan exercise starts

May 7, 2018

The 34th Balikatan exercise between Filipino and American forces, started with an opening ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo on Monday and will end on May 18. The ceremony was led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung

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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Catanduanes

Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Catanduanes

May 5, 2018

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the province of Catanduanes on Saturday. In its report, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said  the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at 69 km northwest of Pandan, Catanduanes around 2:19 pm.

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