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Duterte awards PSC Chief Ramirez with the Presidential Medal of Merit

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:27:22 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte conferred a Presidential Medal of Merit to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez in simple rites held at the Malacañang Palace Thursday, June 16.  Along with a handful cabinet members and heads of agencies, Ramirez received the said award from the president for his unparalleled work as the government’s sports agency […]

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Caloy Yulo stands to receive P3.75-M cash incentives

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:00:29 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA When it rains, it pours. That’s holds true for Filipino athletes who won medals in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games after the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced Friday that it will also hand out a total of  P11 million in cash bonuses. According to the POC, gold medals are worth P100,000 […]

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Duterte doubles cash rewards for PH athletes

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 06:04:34 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Christmas came too early for the victorious Filipino athletes. That’s because President Duterte doubled the incentives of all medalists in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games as an expression of recognition and gratitude for their efforts. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez disclosed this Wednesday, less than 24 hours after athletes, coaches […]

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PAO chief’s accuser urges Duterte: Fire Acosta if Ombudsman won’t act

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:34:12 +0000

PAO chief’s accuser urges Duterte: Fire Acosta if Ombudsman won’t act

A lawyer who has accused Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta of graft says President Duterte should fire her if the Ombudsman would not immediately suspend her. “If the Ombudsman cannot act on my request for preventive suspension, which has been pending for months, the President can fire her,” lawyer Wilfredo Garrido Jr. said […]

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Bishop keeps faith with gov’t despite sedition charge

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:26:53 +0000

Caloocan bishop blasts PNP; denies 'Bikoy' connection

Despite death threats and sedition cases that the opposition has described as “political harassment,” Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has kept faith with the current administration, saying he was “leaving (the legal case) to the proper agency of government to decide on.” Persecution has never done any harm on the Church, David said. “Our life […]

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Duterte wants firemen armed so they can help fight Reds, crime

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:00:00 +0000

Du30 wants firemen armed so they can help fight Reds, crime

President Duterte wants an expanded mandate for firemen to include their participation in the government’s anti-insurgency operations.

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Lorenzana ‘not yet inclined’ to recommend martial law in Negros Oriental

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:11:27 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he is not likely to recommend martial law in Negros Oriental at the moment. “We will wait for the recommendation and justification of the military and local officials. Me? I am not inclined to recommend as of now,” he told INQUIRER.net on Friday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo […]

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Tacloban mayor vows alternative place for vendors displaced by clearing ops

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:03:37 +0000

Tacloban mayor vows alternative place for vendors displaced by clearing ops

Vendors in the city’s downtown area have opposed the clearing operations conducted by the mayor’s office here in pursuit of President Duterte’s order to clear public roads.

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