Palace says no “sacred cow” amid alleged BI corruption, POGO issue

February 18, 2020

Malacanang said on Tuesday there are no “sacred cows” in the government amid alleged anomalies involving the Philippine offshore gaming operations. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, however, said that an investigation on the alleged corruption at the

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Palace supports SolGen’s petition for gag order on ABS-CBN quo warranto case

February 18, 2020

Malacanang expressed support on Tuesday on the move of Solicitor General Jose Calida to ask the Supreme Court to issue a gag order on the quo warranto petition that he filed against ABS-CBN. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador

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Military will ”survive” if US forces pullout after VFA ends

February 18, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will ”survive” despite the possible pullout of United States forces in the country after the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). “I am just saying that their (US) contribution, if it is

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Ex-ranking NPA leader arrested in Pampanga

February 18, 2020

Authorities arrested a former ranking leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Angeles City, Pampanga early Tuesday morning. In a report, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac said arrested was Rodolfo Salas, 72, also known

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Palace assessing situation in countries where travel ban is in force

February 17, 2020

Malacanang on Monday said they are regularly assessing the situation in countries where travel bans were issued. “We assess regularly, look at Taiwan, the ban is lifted (and) now we are assessing travel ban on Macau and Hong Kong,” Presidential

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Duterte’s presence in local tourist areas may help boost tourism: Palace

February 17, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte’s presence in local tourist spots can help boost the country’s tourism amid the novel coronavirus scare, according to Malacanang on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) plan to

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Russian ambassador visits AFP chief of staff

February 17, 2020

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines visited the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City on Monday. Capt. Jonathan Zata, AFP Public Affairs Chief said Ambassador Igor Khovaev met with AFP the Chief of

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Briones says 70,000 elementary students non-readers in English, Pilipino is raw data

February 17, 2020

Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday clarified the figure of 70,000 elementary students reported as being non-readers in both English and Filipino was raw data and is still for validation. In a statement, Briones said the data came from a

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