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House justice committee dismisses impeachment versus Duterte

May 15, 2017

The House committee on justice Monday dismissed the impeachment complaint filed by a partylist congressman against President Rodrigo Duterte.. The panel, chaired by Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali,  will prepare the committee report for plenary action. The justice committee found

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Philippines, US forces conduct humanitarian assistance disaster response activities

Philippines, US forces conduct humanitarian assistance disaster response activities

May 15, 2017

Casiguran, Aurora — Philippine and United States forces conducted Civil Military Activities from Sea as part Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) activities here under  Balikatan 2017. The exercise, participated by more than 500 Filipino and American forces, began 6

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Philippine won’t enter into debt trap with other countries, like China: DTI chief

May 15, 2017

The Duterte administration would not enter into a debt trap amid the offer of China and other international financing institutions to the government to finance its huge infrastructure projects, an official said on Sunday. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters

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Senate passes bill to allow emergency patients not to pay deposits in hospital

May 15, 2017

The Senate on Monday passed on third and final reading a law that strengthened the rights of emergency-case patients in life and death situations by preventing hospitals from asking for any form of advance payment as a prerequisite for admission

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Alleged Japanese remains with bullet-like hole on head found in Bohol

May 15, 2017

A human skeleton allegedly of a male Japanese national, with bullet-like hole in the head, was found in a forested area in Bilar, Bohol, police said on Sunday. Bilar investigators suspected that they were remains of a Japanese because of

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PH hopes China-backed “One Belt One Road Initiative” to benefit Filipinos

May 14, 2017

The Philippines has expressed hope that the China-led “One Belt One Road Initiative,” which President Rodrigo Duterte has been attending, could benefit the Filipinos. The Belt and Road Forum for International cooperation officially opened on Sunday. In a statement, the

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PH, Japan, ReCAAP ISC hold drill off Sulu

May 14, 2017

The Philippines and Japan coast guards, along with an international agency dealing with piracy and robbery at sea, have conducted communications and surveillance exercise in southern Philippines on Saturday. Commodore Leopoldo Laroya, commander of Maritime Security and Law Enforcement of

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Duterte thanks China for improving trade deals

May 13, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is thankful to China for improving trade deals with Philippines in Hong Kong a speech in Saturday. Speaking before overseas Filipino workers before heading to Beijing for the Belt and Road Forum,  Duterte said he

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