Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:27:33 +0000
THE Philippines for the first time tapped the satellite services of a European company to boost its monitoring capabilities over the disputed waters, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr said…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:52:55 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is likely to certify as urgent the bill seeking to reinstate the death penalty, since he pitched it during his State of the Nation Address (SONA), his…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:37:44 +0000
THE passage of the rightsizing bill to streamline government functions and reduce the bloated bureaucracy will be a priority in the Senate, its President Vicente Sotto 3rd said on Tuesday. The…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:04:04 +0000
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief General Oscar Albayalde expressed support for the reimposition of the death penalty, calling it a “game changer” in its campaign against illegal drugs. “In response…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: JOMAR CANLAS, TMT| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 02:11:17 +0000
SUPREME Court Justice Antonio Carpio disputed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that China was in possession of the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Tuesday, Carpio said that what the…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 04:58:15 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. on Tuesday said he will recommend the extension of martial law in Mindanao for another year due to the sustained rebellion in the region.
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Read moreCredit to Author: IZA IGLESIAS, TMT| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 17:06:21 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday and announced his administration’s achievements during his first three years in office, along with his goals…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:28:39 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Delivering his State of the Nation address on Monday, his fourth since taking office in 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte stood his ground on the controversial issues hounding his presidency — his brutal war on drugs that has drawn international condemnation because of the thousands of lives lost and his embrace of China in the country’s territorial dispute with the Asian giant in the South China Sea.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:15:01 +0000
Buoyed by the victory of his allies in the recent elections and his high approval rating, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday vowed to continue the reforms that his administration started…READ
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:47:25 +0000
President Duterte won’t mind being jailed over the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, but on certain conditions.
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