Benedicto, Norte vie for Elite title

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:00:15 +0000

Benedicto, a four-time champion in IRONMAN 70,3 Philippines, and Norte, a three-time winner, are tipped to dispute top honors worth P30,000 in the event held side-by-side with the centerpiece pro category over the Olympic distance of 1.5k swim-40k bike-10k run.

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Palace ‘optimistic’ 18th Congress will pass FOI bill ‘swiftly’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 03:25:14 +0000

Malacañang is “optimistic” that the 18th Congress will “swiftly” pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, one of the priority legislations of President Rodrigo Duterte that remains pending.

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‘Digong 8888 Hotline’ airs on PTV-4 in July 

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 02:37:00 +0000

Three years after government launched a 24-hour complaint hotline, Malacañang announced Wednesday the airing of “Digong 8888 Hotline”

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Constitution as ‘toilet paper’ is just another Duterte ‘metaphor’ – Palace

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:48:41 +0000

Another “metaphor.” This was how Malacañang has clarified President Duterte’s remark deeming the 1987 Constitution as mere “toilet paper.”

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Palace: Threat to jail impeachment proponents an expression of disgust

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:18:16 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to jail individuals moving for his impeachment was just an “expression of disgust,” Malacañang said Monday, downplaying another outburst from the chief executive. 

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Iijima, Duke renew rivalry in Penong’s triathlon

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:00:28 +0000

Iijima upended Duke with a strong performance in the opening swim leg and went on to rule the Subic 5150 race last November that capped a productive season for the rising endurance racing star that saw her romp off with victories in Guam and Saipan.

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