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Proposal for Duterte to be prosecutor in Sereno’s impeachment trial nonsense, says Panelo

October 9, 2017

A proposal for President Rodrigo Duterte to be a special prosecutor in the looming impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is “pure nonsense,” his chief presidential legal counsel said on Monday. In a statement, Secretary Salvador Panelo

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Dela Rosa says dismissal of two generals went through due process

October 9, 2017

Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said Monday the case of two generals dismissed by President Rodrigo Duterte for failure to perform their duties which resulted to proliferation of illegal drugs had undergone due process for almost one year.

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Palace shrugs off statement of human rights group on Philippines’ possible removal from UNHRC

October 9, 2017

Malacanang shrugged off on Monday the statement of a human rights group the Philippines could be removed from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNCHR) due to the Duterte government’s bloody war on drugs. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson

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Duterte dismisses suspended ERC head

October 9, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jose Vicente Salazar, suspended last August 2 for alleged corruption in the agency. In a decision issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Mediadea on Oct. 6, 2017, he

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Palace admits “honeymoon” over, death of teenagers reason for Duterte’s drop in SWS survey

October 9, 2017

Malacanang acknowledged on Monday the “honeymoon” period for President Rodrigo Duterte was over and the death of teenagers in the war against drugs could be the reasons for the slip in his net satisfaction and trust ratings in the third quarter. The

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Duterte okays acquisition of postal bank to be converted into Overseas Filipino Bank

October 9, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the acquisition of the Philippine Postal Savings Bank (PPSB) by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and subsequently to be converted into an Overseas Filipino Bank (OFB). In Executive Order No. 44 signed on

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Duterte’s net satisfaction rating down by 18 points in September – SWS

October 8, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating significantly declined by 18 points to “good” +48 in the third quarter of this year, an independent polling agency said on Sunday. In a survey conducted from September 23 to 27 using face-to-face interviews

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Duterte arrives from Brunei

October 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte returned Saturday morning from an official visit to Brunei Darussalam where he attended the golden anniversary of the accession of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to the throne. Duterte arrived in Davao at 1:45 am, the Palace said. “The

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