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Panelo clarifies: Cops may accept only ‘unsolicited gifts’

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:54:00 +0000

Panelo clarifies: Cops may accept only ‘unsolicited gifts’

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Sunday clarified President Rodrigo Duterte’s “accepting-gifts-not-bribery” remark, saying that the chief executive was only referring to unsolicited gifts given “as a mere ordinary token of gratitude or friendship.”

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Women leaders urge fair probe of Robredo et al.

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 21:45:37 +0000

As the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) marshaled more evidence to support its charges against Vice President Leni Robredo and 37 others, a group of women leaders called for an independent probe of the “conflicting tales” of Peter Joemel Advincula, the self-styled whistleblower also known as “Bikoy.”

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Gifts for cops: PNP defers to Duterte’s ‘better wisdom’

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 21:25:42 +0000

The Philippine National Police reminded its officers that they cannot accept gifts from the public, but said it would defer to the “better wisdom” of President Rodrigo Duterte, who earlier said it was OK to receive gifts as long as there was no corruption or abuse involved.

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Lacson to Duterte: Insatiable greed starts with simple, petty graft

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 05:44:50 +0000

Lacson to Duterte: Insatiable greed starts with simple, petty graft

MANILA, Philippines — Insatiable greed starts with simple and petty graft. This was the answer of Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday to President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that it was okay for police officers to accept “gifts” out of gratitude. “Mr President, insatiable greed starts with simple, petty graft,” Lacson tweeted his reminder to Duterte. […]

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Duterte OK with cops accepting ‘gifts’ out of gratitude, earning extra cash from video-karera

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:58:22 +0000

Duterte OK with cops accepting 'gifts' out of gratitude, earning extra cash from video-karera

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said there is nothing wrong with policemen accepting “gifts” from families who are grateful for their work.

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WATCH: Drivers show discipline, form tricycle parade in Nueva Ecija 

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:14:30 +0000

A group of drivers impressed and amused netizens online as they showed discipline and formed a “tricycle parade” while traversing a highway in Nueva Ecija.

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Labor chief decides which jobs to regularize in Dole’s SOT bill

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:24:37 +0000

Labor chief decides which jobs to regularize in Dole’s SOT bill

In the Department of Labor and Employment’s (Dole) version of the security of tenure (SOT) bill, it is the labor secretary who would determine which jobs are “core” to a company’s operations

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Duterte’s trip to Guimaras canceled due to bad weather

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:30:37 +0000

Duterte’s trip to Guimaras canceled due to bad weather

Bad weather forced President Rodrigo Duterte to cancel his trip on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to Guimaras to meet with families of fatalities in three boat accidents that happened on Saturday, Aug. 3, in the Iloilo Strait.

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House eyes Duterte OK of 2020 nat’l budget before Christmas

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:20:54 +0000

House eyes Duterte OK of 2020 nat'l budget before Christmas

The lower chamber sees the passage of the proposed 2020 budget in just four months, with the President signing it into law by December 20. 

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Duterte: No martial law in Negros Oriental

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:19:42 +0000

Duterte: No martial law in Negros Oriental

MANILA, Philippines — After warning that he might resort to “drastic and more severe” measures to quell the unrest in Negros Oriental, President Rodrigo Duterte had ruled out declaring martial law in the province.

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