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6.7 magnitude quake hits Surigao City

February 10, 2017

An earthquake with magnitude 6.7 struck Surigao City Friday night and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin it is expecting damage and aftershocks. The quake’s location was 14 kilometers north, 63 degrees west of Surigao City,

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Duterte stresses he will not fail in the war against drugs

February 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that he would not fail in his war against illegal drugs because he is not stupid. Duterte made the statement as he again hit former Columbian President Cesar Gaviria, whom he called as “insane.”

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Duterte again accuses de Lima as highest ranking official to be “corrupted”

February 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday the “most painful episode of the modern day” is having a high official being corrupted through illegal drugs. In a speech in Davao City, the Duterte reiterated that the Philippines is a “narco-politic country.”

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Duterte cites need to reimpose death penalty

February 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that death penalty is a deterrent to the commission of heinous crimes. To prove his claim, Duterte cited a data of the  Bureau of Corrections that prior to the abolition of death penalty in

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Environment secretary claims she was offered monthly P6 million bribe by miner

February 9, 2017

Environment Secretary Gina Lopez admitted on Thursday that there was an attempt by a mining firm to bribe her with P6 million a month. Lopez disclosed this during a press briefing in Malacanang where she explained why she had to

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Duterte awards Medal of Valor posthumously to 42 SAF who perished in Mamasapano

February 8, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has upgraded into Medal of Valor the posthumous award for the 42 police commandos who were among those killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao province two years ago. The 42 were among the 44 members

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Duterte slams former Colombian president over his war against drugs

February 8, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Wednesday former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria by calling him an “idiot.” “To tell you frankly, they said Columbia has been lecturing about my…that idiot,” said Duterte in a speech during the 115th anniversary of the

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Duterte admits two out of five statements are true, rest “jokes”

February 8, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Wednesday that for every five things he said, only two were true and the rest were “jokes.” “I’m just fond of doing it. I want to laugh. Well, at the expense also of myself sometimes,”

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