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Drilon: Lift Martial Law in Mindanao

MANILA – Opposition Sen. Franklin Drilon urged the government to lift the declaration of martial law in the entire island of Mindanao as suggestions to another...
Department of the Interior and Local Government secretary Eduardo Año orders city mayors to clear public roads in their respective areas of obstructions including illegal vendors, basketball courts, barangay halls, and police precincts by September. CNN PHILIPPINES

DILG orders public road clearing in various cities

MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) gave city mayors on or before September to clear public roads in their respective areas...
Neophyte Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go (right) says there will be no “conflict of interest” with his work at the Senate despite his close relationship with President Rodrigo Duterte. ABS-CBN NEWS

‘Close ties with Duterte won’t hinder Senate work’

MANILA – Neophyte Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said there will be no “conflict of interest” with his work at the Senate despite his close relationship with...
“Mukhang pagod ka na Ginoong Duterte. Magpahinga ka na lang,” Senator Leila de Lima says in a statement on Wednesday. De Lima, one the fiercest critics of President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs, was arrested two years ago and jailed for drug trafficking allegations. GMA NEWS

De Lima to Duterte: ‘Magpahinga ka na lang’

MANILA – Recalling the times when President Rodrigo Duterte’s “whine” and declared he wanted to resign because he is tired, a staunch critic on Wednesday said...
Philippine National Police chief General Oscar Albayalde says their intelligence agency still verifies reports of at least seven foreign terrorists who were allegedly working with local terrorist groups in Western Mindanao. ABS-CBN NEWS

‘Foreign terrorists’ grooming suicide bombers in Mindanao?

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is still verifying reports of at least seven foreign terrorists who were allegedly working with local terrorist groups in...
Senate Minority leader Franklin Drilon admits it will be an uphill battle against the revival of death penalty but he vows to fight “tooth and nail” to block the proposal with fellow opposition lawmakers. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Cha-Cha already laid to rest – Drilon

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte’s silence on federalism during his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a testament that Charter Change (Cha-Cha) is not...
“China is not in possession of the West Philippine Sea. China is in possession of seven features in the Spratlys plus Scarborough Shoal,” says Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio hitting President Rodrigo Duterte. ABS-CBN NEWS

Carpio hits Duterte: China ‘not in possession’ of West PH Sea

MANILA – Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that China is in possession of the contested West Philippines Sea. In a...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his 4th State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on July 22, 2019. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

Duterte urged Congress: Postpone May 2020 Barangay-SK polls

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte urged the members of the Congress to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. “Congress has to postpone Barangay and...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno

DILG chief eyes Isko formula in clearing roads

MANILA – The interior department on Tuesday said it was considering replicating the example of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, who has cleared several vital roads of...
President Rodrigo Duterte says he is still up for the federalism shift during an interview with the media after his Monday’s State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa. PCOO

Duterte still pushes federalism despite non-mention in SONA

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is still pushing for a shift to the federal form of government even if it was not mentioned in  his...