Palace to exhaust all legal remedies to reverse CA decision junking case vs ex-Palawan governor

January 8, 2018

The Duterte administration will exhaust all legal remedies to reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals finding no probable cause to indict former Palawan governor Mario Joel Reyes, who allegedly masterminded the killing of an environmentalist in the province

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Palace reiterates no Duterte term extension

January 4, 2018

Malacanang reiterated on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte is not interested to prolong his term as he even wanted to shorten it if possible. “As I said, the president has no wish to extend his term. If the Constitution can be amended

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Philippines welcomes Indonesia’s offer to help fight extremism

January 3, 2018

The Philippines welcomed Indonesia’s offer to share its best practices in Islamic education as part of efforts to address and prevent extremism not just in the country but in the rest of Southeast Asia. “Indonesia is one of the models

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Duterte asks Roque to defer announcement of official to be sacked

January 3, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his spokesman to defer the announcement of the appointed official who was supposed to be fired. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, however, said that the official was not from the

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Duterte gov’t determined in providing solid foundation for Filipinos’ happiness

January 2, 2018

The Duterte administration vowed on Tuesday to provide Filipinos with “solid foundation” for their happiness. In a statement, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar welcomed the Philippine ranking as the third happiest country in the world according to a

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All Daiwa branches to have adviser for elderly

January 2, 2018

Tokyo- Daiwa Securities Group Inc. plans to staff all branch offices in Japan with advisers who will deal exclusively with customers aged 75 or older, the company’s president, Seiji Nakata has said. Setting its sights on expected growth of the

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NCR police records more than 12 indiscriminate firing incidents

January 1, 2018

The National Capital Regional Police (NCRPO) has recorded more than a dozen indiscriminate firing incidents in Metro Manila. “In total we have four policemen since Dec. 16 the start of night mass, one security guard and all the rest are

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Firecracker-related injuries down 57%: health department

January 1, 2018

The recorded number of firecracker-related injuries for this holiday season has gone down by 68 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, the Department of Health (DOH) announced Monday. In a press conference at the East Ave. Medical Center

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