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DENR issues show-cause orders to 22 mining firms for failing to deposit rehab funds

February 24, 2017

Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has issued show cause orders to 22 mining companies for failure to deposit rehabilitation fund of at least P3 billion in a government depository bank. In a press conference at the Department of Environment and Natural

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No single party, religion could claim credit for Edsa bloodless coup: Duterte 

February 24, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that Edsa People Power Revolution 31 years ago does not belong to a particular group of people. Duterte was absent during the “simple” commemoration of the historic event held at the Armed Forces of

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Police fail to serve arrest warrant to de Lima

February 23, 2017

Police failed to serve an arrest warrant to Senator Leila de Lima Thursday night after they found out she was not at her Paranaque home. De Lima, who returned to her Senate office, told reporters that she will allow the

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China promised it won’t build any structures at Scarborough: Yasay

February 23, 2017

China has promised to the Philippines it will not build any structure in the Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said on Thursday. “They have told it to us, that they are not building.

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(UPDATE) Muntinlupa court orders arrest of de Lima

February 23, 2017

The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Senator Leila De Lima after finding probable case to issue a warrant in connection with drug trafficking charges filed against her last Friday. Also ordered arrested by Judge

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P1,000 additional monthly benefit for SSS pensioners to be released retroactively March

February 22, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Wednesday a P1,000 increase in benefits of 2.2 million pensioners of the Social Security System. In a memorandum to Amado Valdez, SSS chairperson, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said, “upon representations made by SSS, and subject to existing

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Palace dismisses Amnesty report on human rights

February 22, 2017

Malacanang dismissed on Wednesday the annual report of the Amnesty International, which included President Rodrigo Duterte as one among the world leaders “wielding a toxic agenda that hounds, scapegoats and dehumanizes entire groups of people.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson

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Philippines rights situation in foreword of 2016 AI report, first since martial law years

February 22, 2017

Amnesty International (AI) included the country on the foreword of its global report for the first time since the martial law years. “In this year’s report, for the first time since Martial Law years, the Philippines is a special mention

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