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Former AFP spokesman Burgos heads 2nd Infantry Division

July 12, 2019

A former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman is the new commander of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division. Capt. Patrick Retumban,  public affairs chief of the 2nd Infantry Division,  said Brig. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. replaced Brig. Gen.

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Maritime law expert urges gov’t to eliminate destructive fishing activities

July 12, 2019

A maritime law expert on Friday urged the government to save the West Philippine Sea by eliminating destructive fishing activities. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, said in

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87% believe Chinese fishermen should be arrested for illegal fishing in West Philippine Sea: SWS

July 12, 2019

Eighty seven percent of Filipinos believe Chinese fishermen should be arrested for destroying marine resources through illegal fishing activities and construction of artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea. Mahar Mangahas, president of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), presented  in

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Ex-Ombudsman says no one can be arrested filing impeachment raps vs Duterte

July 12, 2019

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Friday said no one can be arrested by filing an impeachment case against President Rodrigo Duterte. A possible impeachment case can be filed against Duterte for failing in protecting Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) after he

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CHR says gov’t should ” cooperate closely” coming probe alleged deaths in war vs drugs

July 12, 2019

The Philippines should take the resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council ( UNHRC) as an opportunity to  ”cooperate closely with the international community in ensuring full respect and compliance with the globally accepted norms of human rights”. The

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US Ambassador praises Moreno as product of State Department leadership program

July 12, 2019

United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on Friday called Manila Mayor Isko Moreno “a total rockstar.” Moreno, a product of US State Department sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program in 2011, had a meeting with Kim at the Office

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Palace denies issuing memo adopting no contact apprehension for TNVS drivers, operators.

July 12, 2019

Malacañang denied on Friday the existence of a memorandum adopting a “no contact apprehension” for transport network vehicle services (TNVS) drivers or operators. A supposed Memorandum No. 636 on the purported no contact apprehension circulated online. “The document is fake,”

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Carpio hits gov’t inaction on 2016 arbitral ruling on China

July 12, 2019

Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio called the government’s claim  enforcing the 2016 arbitral ruling on China over the territorial dispute will result to war a “false claim” and only intended to “scare” Filipinos. In a speech at Taguig City

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