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Duterte to China: Let’s be friends but don’t touch Pag-Asa Island

April 4, 2019 admin China, Latest News Stories, Nation, Pag-asa Island, Philippine news updates, President Duterte, West Philippine Sea

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 05:59:32 +0000

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY —President Duterte, during his visit in Palawan on Thursday, has drawn a line against Chinese incursion into the West Philippine Sea and warned Beijing not to touch Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, the main island feature in the country’s claim and the seat of the local government of Kalayaan.

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Clark airport serves 1M passengers in 3 months

April 4, 2019 admin Clark International Airport, jaime melo, Latest News Stories, President Duterte, Regions, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:15:27 +0000

Officials of the Clark International Airport (CRK) said they recently recorded the highest quarterly figure in the airport’s history by serving more than a million passengers in just three months.

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Ex-village official on Duterte ‘narcolist’ nabbed for illegal drugs

April 3, 2019 admin barangay official, iligan city, Illegal drugs, Latest News Stories, local news, narcolist, President Duterte, Regions

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 06:18:57 +0000

Ex-village official in President Duterte 'narcolist' nabbed for illegal drugs

A former barangay official included in President Duterte’s narcolist was arrested in an anti-drug operation in Purok 7, Barangay Upper Hinaplanon here on Wednesday.

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Andaya downplays Sotto’s ‘strong reservations’ on 2019 budget bill

April 2, 2019 admin 2019 budget bill, andaya, Latest News Stories, Nation, President Duterte, Sotto, veto

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 04:47:57 +0000

House appropriations committee chair Rolando Andaya Jr. downplayed Wednesday Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s “strong reservations”

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Thousands of MILF supporters to attend Bangsamoro gov’t inauguration, President Duterte to grace event

March 28, 2019 admin bangsamoro transition authority, bta, inauguration, Latest News Stories, local news, MILF, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Philippine news updates, President Duterte, Regions

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:17:35 +0000

Thousands of supporters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are expected to gather here to inaugurate the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the interim government of the Bangsamoro autonomous region, on Friday, March 29 at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex here.

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Palace: Michael Yang not involved in drug trade

March 25, 2019 admin Drugs, Eduardo Acierto, Latest News Stories, michael yang, Nation, Philippine news updates, PNP Drug Enforcement Group, President Duterte

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:23:01 +0000

Malacañang on Monday maintained that Michael Yang, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic advisers, was not involved in illegal drugs.

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Reds respect Duterte’s termination of gov’t peace panel

March 20, 2019 admin Communist Party of the Philippines, Latest News Stories, Nation, NPA, Peace Talks, President Duterte, Silvestre Bello III

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:21:40 +0000

President Duterte has the right to terminate the appointment of government peace negotiators with the communist insurgents, according to the rebel’s chief peace negotiator.

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Subic mayor in ‘narcolist’ denies links to illegal drugs

March 14, 2019 admin Illegal drugs, jefferson khonghun, Latest News Stories, local news, narco list, Philippine news updates, President Duterte, Regions

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:21:14 +0000

SUBIC, ZAMBALES — Mayor Jefferson “Jay” Khonghun, who is included in the so-called narco-list of President Duterte denied that he and his father, Rep. Jeffrey Khonghun of the province’s 1st district, were in any way connected to illegal drugs. The younger Khonghun is running for vice governor in the province while his father is a […]

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PCSO chief fired for ‘corruption’

March 8, 2019 admin Alexander Balutan, Arroyo, Atong Ang, corruption, fired, general manager, Headlines, House, Jueteng, Latest News Stories, Nation, Panelo, PCSO, President Duterte, solmerin, STL

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:17:48 +0000

President Duterte has sacked Alexander Balutan as the general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for alleged corruption amid a congressional probe of anomalies in the state-run charity.

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Duterte – backed Eleazar not sorry

March 7, 2019 admin Albayalde, arrested, DILG, Eduardo Año, Guillermo Eleazar, Headlines, illegal, marlo quibete, Metro, PNP, police, President Duterte

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:22:34 +0000

Police Major General Guillermo Eleazar, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director, on Thursday told reporters that while he had apologized to the public for his “emotional outburst brought [about] by frustration

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