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Negros Occidental gov says there’s no telling what Duterte would do with martial law in neighbor Oriental

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:50:41 +0000

Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said he hoped for an end to the bloodshed in his neighboring province, Negros Oriental, so President Rodrigo Duterte won’t have to use emergency powers or declare martial law.

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US House to vote on blocking Trump emergency

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:53:06 +0000

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: Members of the U.S. House Rules Committee - (L-R) Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA), ranking member Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), committee chairman Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Alcee Hastings (D- FL) - listen during a House Rules Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol February 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee is meeting to consider a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that seeks to allow President Trump to shift spending to fund sections of a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP

US House lawmakers on Tuesday are expected to pass a Democratic measure annulling President Donald Trump’s declared emergency on the southern border, an effort that appeared to earn growing support among Senate Republicans.

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Duterte needs money to solve metro traffic: ‘I can’t repair Edsa with saliva’

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Duterte needs money to solve metro traffic: ‘I can't repair Edsa with saliva'

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said that he needs money to solve traffic woes on Edsa. And if Congress would not budge to give him the emergency powers to do so, the Chief Executive declared: “Let Edsa remain as it is for the next 20 years.”

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