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Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:23:52 +0000

Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms

MANILA, Philippines — A law should not be used to weaken the mechanisms of democracy. This was what Senator Grace Poe said Tuesday amid a proposal to put back a law criminalizing subversion. “Ang alam ko, hindi ito kinatigan ng korte, kaya nga hindi natuloy,” Poe told reporters at the Senate when asked about her […]

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Palace: Restoring anti-subversion law requires study

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:53:43 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said the proposal of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to reinstate the anti-subversion law would necessitate study. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo issued the statement after DILG Secretary Eduardo Año called for the revival of the Anti-Subversion Act to counter the leftist groups’ alleged recruitment of […]

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Duterte signs law to lower cost of electricity

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:12:46 +0000

Duterte signs law to lower cost of electricity

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that would reduce the cost of electricity in the country. Duterte signed Republic Act 11371, or the “Murang Kuryente Act,” on August 8. But a copy of the new law was shared with the media only on Tuesday, August 13. The new law […]

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299 irrigation projects worth over P20B delayed — COA

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:50:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit has flagged 299 irrigation contracts worth P20.70 billion that have been delayed for up to 2,287 calendar days due to poor performance of contractors and other factors. COA’s audit report of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for 2018 released this August 9 also revealed that liquidation damages were […]

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Vegetable supplier from Benguet returns lost bag with P2.7M to owner

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:18:18 +0000

Vegetable supplier from Benguet returns lost bag with P2.7M to owner

A vegetable supplier from Benguet returned a bag carrying P2.7 million to a woman after the latter had left it in a fast-food restaurant in Laoag City.

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Dela Rosa confesses to accepting gifts when he was still cop

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:12:27 +0000

Dela Rosa confesses to accepting gifts when he was still cop

Former PNP chief and now Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Monday admitted to receiving gifts while he was still a policeman.

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Anakbayan: Bato an ‘utter fool’ for picking on students-activists

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:01:37 +0000

Anakbayan: Bato an ‘utter fool’ for picking on students-activists

Anakbayan has called Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa an “utter fool” and told him: “Children grow up into mature adults unlike him.”

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Bangsamoro chief calls on BARRM leaders to sacrifice for region

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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:56:23 +0000

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Just as Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) sacrificed his son Ismael to prove his loyalty to God, leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) must also be ready to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the Bangsamoro, Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said during Sunday’s Eid’l Adha celebration.

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Robredo on Eid’l Adha: Pray for Marawi citizens, Muslim refugees

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 04:39:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo urged the public to pray for citizens of Marawi and Muslim refugees who were displaced from their families as the country commemorates Ed’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice on Sunday. “Sa araw na ito, sana ay alalahanin din natin ang mga kapatid nating nagsasakripisyo at nagsusumikap makabangon, […]

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DILG vows to find ‘missing’ children allegedly recruited by leftist groups

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:40:58 +0000

DILG vows to find ‘missing’ children allegedly recruited by leftist groups

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured parents that they will search and find the reported missing minors who were allegedly recruited by left-leaning organizations. “The Department of the Interior and Local (DILG) assures the parents whose children were recruited by Leftist organizations that they will help recover their […]

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