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PAL, Cebu Pacific flight delays decline: DOTr

July 12, 2019

Flight delays of Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have significantly declined after the Department of Transportation ( DOTr) ordered daily publication of its on-time performance ( OTP) last May.  According to DOTr, PAL’s average  OTP improved from below 60 percent

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IBP to consult fishermen regarding petition before Supreme Court

July 12, 2019

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Friday said it will ask for time to consult fishermen in Zambales and in Palawan regarding the petition in the Supreme Court for the government to protect disputed shoals in the West

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Duterte gov’t not cowed by UNCHR “maliciously partisan” resolution – Palace

July 12, 2019

Malacanang said on Friday that the Duterte administration would not be cowed or weakened by the United Nations Human Rights Council “maliciously partisan” resolution against the increasing killings in the Philippines. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the

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Alleged NPA killed in Agusan del Sur

July 12, 2019

Government troops killed an alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) and recovered war materials after an encounter in Agusan del Sur on Wednesday morning. Capt Aldim Viernes, civil military operations officer of the 401st Infantry Brigade, said the

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Duterte seeks to accelerate completion of Malolos-Clark railway project

July 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Thursday to fast-track the implementation of the Japanese co-financed $6-billion Malolos-Clark Railway Project ( MCRP). Duterte made the directive to the Department of Transportation after he witnessed the signing of a loan agreement for the

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Palace says Diokno one who “manipulated” fishermen over writ of kalikasan in West Philippine Sea

July 11, 2019

Malacanang accused on Thursday human rights lawyer Chel Diokno of manipulating fishermen to execute affidavits to file the writ of kalikasan against the government. This was after Diokno said the government allegedly influenced the fishermen from Zambales and Palawan to

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Duterte on UNCHR possible entry into PH: ”Let them state their purpose, I will review it”

Duterte on UNCHR possible entry into PH: ”Let them state their purpose, I will review it”

July 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would study if he would allow the representatives of United Nations Human Rights Council ( UNHCR) to investigate the alleged extrajudicial killings in the country. Duterte made the statement in a interview with

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Duterte says Murad OKs Pinol to be his “point man” in BARMM

July 11, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday Bangsamoro government interim chief minister Al Haj Murad Ebrahim has agreed that Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol would be the national government’s “point man” at the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. This was after

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