Category: Philippines
Lacson: VP and anti-drug czar Robredo should have access to high-value targets list
Vice President Leni Robredo, the country’s anti-drug czar, must be given access to classified information, including the list of high-value targets, so she can [...]
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One less legal suit vs Rappler as prosecutor junks DAR chief’s libel rap
A Quezon City prosecutor has junked a former Department of Interior and Local government official’s libel complaint against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and reporter Rambo [...]
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Typhoon Ramon slows down as it nears landfall; new LPA spotted
Typhoon Ramon slowed down as it continuous to threaten the Babuyan Islands, according to PAGASA’s latest forecast. As of 8:00 AM Tuesday (November 19), Typhoon Ramon [...]
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Coast Guard sends off patrol vessels to West Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sent off crew members of two multi-role response vessels that will patrol the country’s territorial waters. A send-off ceremony was [...]
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Manila’s hidden reservoir to re-emerge as tourist draw
Vaulted ceilings and rows of stone columns stretch into the humid darkness deep below the Philippine capital, where workers are transforming a more-than-century-old [...]
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Over 1,000 ‘estero rangers’ tapped for Manila Bay clean-up project
A total of 1,100 ‘estero rangers’ were sworn into duty by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu on Sunday (November 17). [...]
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Robredo assures confidentiality of sensitive ‘drug war’ info
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday again assured the administration that she will not divulge sensitive information on the government’s anti-narcotics campaign, amid [...]
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Philippines: US report: Philippines projected to be top rice importer in world in 2019
The Philippines was on its way to become the world’s biggest importer of rice this year following the government’s decision to allow the unimpeded importation of [...]
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Palace: No Duterte order to stop rice importation
Malacanang on Monday said there is no order from President Rodrigo Duterte to suspend the importation of rice. The Palace issued the statement after GMA News reported that [...]
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Life taking ‘toll on my health’: Philippines’ Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that life is taking its “toll on my health”, as speculation swirls over the 74-year-old’s prolonged [...]
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Philippines’ Duterte to VP: keep state secrets or lose your ‘drugs tsar’ post
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to remove the vice president from her “drugs tsar” post if she shared state secrets with foreign individuals and [...]
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Grab Philippines says to coordinate with Competition body in paying penalty
Grab Philippines said Monday it would comply with the Philippine Competition Commission’s order for the ride-hailing company to refund P5 million to affected passengers [...]
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Philippines’ Duterte to VP: keep state secrets or lose your ‘drugs tsar’ post
Philippine leader made the admission as speculation swirls over his prolonged absence from the public eye. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to remove the vice [...]
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DFA assures safety of Filipinos in HK amid protests
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it sees no need to evacuate Filipinos in Hong Kong and assured the public that they are safe amid political unrest in the region. [...]
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US Sen. Bernie Sanders denounces Philippines’ rights record
United States Sen. Bernie Sanders, also a 2016 presidential candidate who will run again in the 2020 elections, called out the Philippine government’s recent crackdown [...]
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