‘Iceland clueless on PH problems’
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte castigated
Iceland after it sponsored a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights
Council (UNHRC) calling for an investigation into the...
Gov’t control on OFW recruitment mulled
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte plans to
put the recruitment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) under direct and
exclusive control of the government by the end...
Duterte not subservient to China – Palace
MANILA – Malacañang denied allegations that
President Rodrigo Duterte became subservient to the interests of China instead
of protecting the Philippines’ right over the contested South...
Duterte to summon ‘corrupt’ Customs execs, workers next week
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte will let
the 64 Bureau of Customs (BOC) employees – allegedly set to be dismissed from
their jobs – to explain...
‘Punching’ party-list rep apologizes
MANILA – A neophyte party-list representative
issued an apology for punching a waiter inside a restaurant in Legaspi City,
Albay over the weekend while allegedly under...
Duterte to fire 50 ‘corrupt’ Customs execs, workers
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is set to remove 50 officials and employees in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for their alleged corruption.
Presidential...
Newbie party-list rep faces possible suspension
Manila – A neophyte party-list representative faces possible suspension even before the start of the 18th Congress after allegedly assaulting a restaurant waiter in...
Suicide bombing ‘goes against Filipino character’ – Palace
MANILA – Malacañang expressed concern over the first incident of homegrown suicide bomber in the country, which it said goes against the Filipino character.
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Arroyo: Duterte played role in my plunder case dismissal
MANILA – Former president Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo credited President Rodrigo Duterte for playing a role in the Supreme
Court’s decision dismissing plunder charges against her.
During the...
Plea for protection of West PH Sea junked – SolGen
MANILA – The Writ of Kalikasan petition urging government officials to protect the West Philippine Sea has been dismissed, Solicitor General Jose Calida said.
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