Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:07:30 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – After failing to reach a consensus following a meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte, and senators and leaders of the House of Representatives, Malacañang said it would no longer make any move to break the budget impasse.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:06:37 +0000
President Duterte would be meeting with officials of the MWSS in Malacañang following the water shortage that hit some parts of Metro Manila.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:02:34 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Water Company, Inc. and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on Monday denied claims that they were faking the water shortage to fast-track the construction of the China-funded Kaliwa Dam.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:30:48 +0000
President Duterte on Friday ordered the release of more water from Angat Dam to alleviate the water crisis in Metro Manila
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:26:10 +0000
Malacañang on Friday said the politicians included in the “narcolist” released by President Rodrigo Duterte could just go to court and question their inclusion in the list.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:00:07 +0000
A US Navy flagship has returned to Manila for the first time since 2016 to renew US commitment to its alliance with the Philippines.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 05:58:12 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte is just joking when he said he would shoot opposition senatorial candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II “for free,” Malacañang said Thursday.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 04:51:00 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Wednesday turned the tables on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and stressed that it is not the duty of the administration to prove that it is not behind the death threats received by several Catholic priests.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:08:37 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte will not allow the legalized medical use of marijuana during his term, Malacañang reiterated on Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:17:48 +0000
President Duterte has sacked Alexander Balutan as the general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for alleged corruption amid a congressional probe of anomalies in the state-run charity.
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