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Duterte calls Karapatan an ‘organization of demons in the Philippines’

August 2, 2019 admin communists, Human rights, Karapatan, Latest News Stories, local news, Malacañang, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news update, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:28:51 +0000

MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday slammed human rights group Karapatan, calling it a “front” of communists rebels and an “organization of demons in the Philippines.” Speaking before agrarian reform beneficiaries in his hometown Davao City, Duterte also claimed that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), through its armed wing the New People’s Army […]

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DSWD sends food packs, tents to Batanes quake victims

August 2, 2019 admin Batanes, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Earthquake, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, Philippine news update

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:20:12 +0000

The DSWD said that it extended assistance to families who were affected by the twin earthquakes in the Itbayat town in Batanes.

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DOJ: State of Lawlessness can be used to quell violence in Negros Oriental

August 2, 2019 admin extra-judicial killings, Human rights, Latest News Stories, local news, Martial law, Murder, Nation, Negros Oriental, Philippine news update, State of Lawlessness

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:39:51 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of Lawlessness proclamation in 2016 remains in place and can be used to quell violence in Negros Oriental, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday.

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3 hurt as SUV crashes into bank in Bulacan

August 2, 2019 admin accident, Bulacan, Car Accident, Latest News Stories, local news, Marilao, Philippine news update, Regions, SUV

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 06:37:57 +0000

Three persons were hurt after an SUV accidentally plows through a bank in Marilao, Bulacan on Friday morning, police said.

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QC cops track down, neutralize robbers through GPS of stolen cellphone

August 1, 2019 admin Latest News Stories, local news, Metro, Philippine news update, QC, robbery

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:04:00 +0000

Two robbers who just stole valuables were tracked down and killed following a shootout with pursuing policemen in Quezon City on Thursday night.

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Claims of state-sponsored killings? Palace says baseless, malicious

August 1, 2019 admin Communist Party of the Philippines, Killings, Latest News Stories, local news, Malacañang, Nation, Negros Oriental, Neri Colmenares, New People's Army, NPA, Philippine news update, Philippines, rebels, Regions, Salvador Panelo, spokesperson

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:06:13 +0000

“Baseless and laced with malice” was how Malacañang described Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares’ claims on state-sponsored killings.

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Ready, aim, fire! Duterte mulls arming firemen to help in peace keeping

August 1, 2019 admin Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news update, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:56:33 +0000

After putting out the fire, firemen should now also look for criminals.

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Duterte says Gordon ‘a fart away from disaster’

August 1, 2019 admin appointment, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news update, Philippine news updates, Richard Gordon, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:02:19 +0000

Senator Richard Gordon got an earful from President Duterte for criticizing his proclivity to appoint retired military and police officers in major government posts.

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