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ABS-CBN says it aired all of Duterte’s national political ads

February 24, 2020

ABS-CBN President and Chief Executive Officer Carlo Katigbak said only some local ads of then presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte were aired while all his national political ads were used by the network in 2016.  During the

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ABS-CBN apologizes for airing negative political ad vs Duterte in 2016 campaign

February 24, 2020

Media giant ABS-CBN on Monday apologized for airing a negative campaign ad of an opposition candidate against then Davao Mayor and presidential candidate President Rodrigo Duterte during the 2016 election. In a Senate hearing on the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN,

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PNP says people must follow law despite using marijuana for medical use

February 24, 2020

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said individuals should follow the law whatever their reason is in using marijuana. “Be it culture or medical reason yet it is still illegal so we have to abide by the law.

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Palace sees cut in remittance growth rate projection this year due to COVID-19

February 24, 2020

The coronavirus disease outbreak could slash the Philippine government’s projected remittance growth rate for this year, a Palace official said on Monday. In a press briefing, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, citing the assumptions made by the Department of Labor and

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PNP tells police directors they will be relieved if three of their chiefs fail to stop illegal gambling

February 24, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday told police directors they will be “automatically relieved” if three of their chiefs of police will be relieved due to lack of accomplishment in illegal gambling. “So I am now announcing that if

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PNP assures any destablization vs Duterte ”will not succeed”

February 24, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said any destabilization plot against President Rodrigo Duterte “will not succeed”. In an interview with reporters at Cordillera police headquarters in La Trinidad, Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa said the

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Two alleged Abu Sayyaf killed in Sulu

February 24, 2020

Two alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed while two soldiers were wounded in an encounter in Sulu on Sunday afternoon. Maj. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), said the

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Singapore reports first Filipino COVID-19 case: DFA

February 23, 2020

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday revealed that a Filipino in Singapore tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19). In a report from the Philippine Embassy in Singapore, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said “a Filipino has tested

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