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LTFRB orders Uber to explain why it disobeys order

August 1, 2017

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ordered Uber Systems Inc. to submit a written explanation about continuous activation of drivers despite the  order of the board. “It was found out that the respondent USI willfully and contumaciously violates

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Duterte retains Faeldon despite alleged corruption due to entry of P6.4B shabu from China

August 1, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has reaffirmed his confidence with Bureau of  Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon amid corruption allegation in the agency due to the shipment of P6.4-billion worth of illegal drugs from China. Duterte met with Faeldon in Malacanang Tuesday afternoon.

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Palace shrugs off accusation of Sison that Duterte is “top drug addict”

August 1, 2017

Malacanang shrugged off on Tuesday the accusation of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison that President Rodrigo Duterte is the top drug addict. Sison, in a statement, has said the president is an “addict user of the

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Mexican Navy ship to arrive on Friday for five-day goodwill visit

August 1, 2017

A Mexican Navy vessel is set to arrive in Manila on Friday for a five-day goodwill visit in the country. In a press release Tuesday, the Mexican embassy said ARM Cuauhtémoc is set to arrive at Pier 15 in South

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ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ communique will be “accurate reflection” of discussion amid reported non-inclusion of China’s militarization in disputed waters: DFA

August 1, 2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs assured on Tuesday that the joint communique to be issued by the Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers during their 50th meeting would be an “accurate reflection” of what they would be discussing later this week in Manila. Foreign

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PNP monitoring critical areas, groups as country hosts 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Related Meetings

August 1, 2017

The Philippine National Police has been monitoring critical areas and some groups to ensure a peaceful and orderly hosting of 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Manila later this week, an official said on Tuesday. In a press

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Palace sees no reason to remove three leftist Cabinet members

July 31, 2017

Malacanang does not see any reason to remove three leftist Cabinet officials amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to abandon the formal peace talks with the communist rebels. In a press briefing on Monday, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said

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CHR, Ombudsman can probe Parojinog’s case: Palace official

July 31, 2017

The Commission on Human Rights and the Office of the Ombudsman can investigate on their own the raids by the police in Ozamiz City on Sunday resulting in the death of 15 people, including Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, a Palace official

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