Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:03:45 +0000
It is “premature” to say that the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea is a violation of UNCLOS, Malacañang said.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 05:02:47 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Joel Villanueva, in his Independence Day message on Wednesday, urged Filipinos to unite and face the “social ills” that have been impeding the nation’s march to progress.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:19:58 +0000
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has “more than absolute majority” for the Speakership race, a ranking lawmaker from the House of Representatives
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:24:54 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) acting Chief Roy Ferrer and its board members to submit their “courtesy resignation” over the allegations of fraud in the state health insurance company.
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 03:11:59 +0000
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima took a swipe at the government’s repeated refusal of an independent investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody drug war.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 05:31:47 +0000
Members of the Human Rights Council must ensure that the investigation of drug-related killings in the Philippines “is in place”
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:16:46 +0000
President Duterte has ordered the arrest of owners of dialysis centers who were implicated in the so-called “ghost dialysis” treatment scam.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:31:24 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte has insisted that he was serious when he threatened to wage war against Canada over its smuggled trash.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 07:15:06 +0000
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Manila would not oppose Washington’s presence on the South China Sea – as Beijing admitted deploying military and weapons there – if it would promote peace and stability in the disputed area.
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 08:17:05 +0000
Malacañang said Friday that the May 13 midterm election was credible despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks that he wanted the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to stop using Smartmatic.
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