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Duterte’s special aide ” to tell all” in Senate hearing on frigate deal

February 18, 2018

Malacanang on Sunday said Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go will tell the truth on Monday’s Senate hearing on Philippine Navy’s multi-billion frigate project. “Expect Secretary Go to tell all, and as instructed by the President, he would

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Duterte, Palau president renew commitment to enhance ties

February 16, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte and Palau President Tommy Remengesau have agreed to further expand ties in education, maritime security, anti-narcotics, and trade and investments. Duterte welcomed Remengesau in Davao City on Thursday. “Both sides renewed the commitment to enhance and expand

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Probe over Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth can be revived as termination due to AMLC refusal to provide “vital data”: Ombudsman

February 15, 2018

The investigation against President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth could still be revived, the Office of the Ombudsman said on Thursday. In a statement, the Ombudsman clarified that the field investigation on the complaints against Duterte and some members of his

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Manila to rename undersea features in Philippine Rise

Manila to rename undersea features in Philippine Rise

February 15, 2018

The Philippines will disregard China’s naming some underwater features in the Philippine Rise and instead will give their Filipino names, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Duterte administration did not see any “bad

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Marines from Mindanao to beef up Nolcom in Cagayan

Marines from Mindanao to beef up Nolcom in Cagayan

February 15, 2018

The military will send additional troops to Cagayan to battle the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the province. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Northern Luzon Command, said components of Philippine Marines

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Philippine deaths from drug operations breach 4,000: PDEA

February 14, 2018

Deaths due to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs has breached 4,000, according to government’s official data. In a press conference on “real numbers” in Malacanang Wednesday, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director and spokesman Derrick Carreon said from

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Duterte to visit China, to seek opportunity for OFWs

February 13, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he will attend a conference in China and he will take the opportunity to formally ask Beijing to accept Filipino workers. Duterte made the statement when he welcomed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport

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Duterte to exhaust govt resources, willing to “sell soul to devil” to aid repatriated OFWs from Kuwait

February 13, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he was willing to exhaust government resources and even to “sell his soul to the devil” to provide assistance to the overseas Filipino workers who would heed his call to return to the country

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