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Palace to probe WikiLeaks report saying Duterte directed Davao slays

(Eagle News)– Malacañang on Sunday (September 25) said it will look into a WikiLeaks report that President Rodrigo Duterte permitted vigilante killings during his tenure as Davao mayor. “We will look into [it] first,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin M. Andanar said. In a WikiLeaks cable, it pointed out that Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Regional Director Alberto Sipaco confirmed then Mayor Duterte’s knowledge and permission of the slays. “Recounting a conversation he once had with […]

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DOJ’s Aguirre guarantees Jaybee Sebastian presence in next House hearing

(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Sunday (September 25) assured convicted drug lord Jaybee Sebastian’s  presence in the next hearing of House’s justice committee, and may use force if the latter would not conform. “Kung iyong sabi mo to forcibly bring him? ‘Pag ayaw niyang sumunod ay malamang iyon ang gawin sa kanya. Kasi compulsary process iyon eh,” Aguirre said in a radio interview. He cleared up however that the justice committee has […]

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DSWD leads signing of IRR of Centenarians Act

QUEZON CITY, Sept. 26 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will lead the ceremonial signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016 today. The law states that all Filipinos, who have reached  100 years old and above, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad shall be honored with a Letter of Felicitation from the President of the Philippines congratulating the celebrant for his or […]

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Philippines tells world not to interfere in Duterte drugs war

  (Reuters)  By David Brunnstrom | UNITED NATIONS Philippines Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay told the United Nations on Saturday his country’s new president, Rodrigo Duterte, had an “unprecedented” mandate and the world should not interfere in his crackdown on crime. Addressing the annual U.N. General Assembly, Yasay said the Duterte government was “determined to free the Philippines from corrupt and other stagnating practices, including the manufacture, distribution and use of illicit drugs. “Our actions, however, […]

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Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes Davao

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News)—A strong 6.5-magnitude offshore earthquake hit the southern Philippines early Saturday but seismologists said there was no threat of a tsunami.   No casualties were also reported The offshore quake hit at 6:53 am and woke people from their sleep in Davao, a major city of about 1.5 million located 100 kilometres (62 miles) to the northwest of the quake’s epicenter. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the quake measured at magnitude 6.5 and […]

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Urban planner Palafox okays emergency powers for Duterte amid traffic mess

(Eagle News)– Urban planner and architect Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr. on Friday (September 23) said the granting of emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte was needed to cure the country’s traffic issues. “The most pressing challenge today is traffic…To answer the problem of chronic traffic congestion was a more complicated issue: it being a symptom of poor planning and, at the same time, being the root of other problems,” Palafox said during a lecture at […]

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Trillanes accuses fellow senators of being hard on Matobato

QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV accused his colleagues at the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights of allegedly taking advantage of the language barrier to discredit Edgar Matobato during the latter’s testimony in the Senate committee’s hearing on extra-judicial killings. Trillanes claimed that although there were inconsistencies in Matobato’s testimony, the witness was still consistent with his story on the extrajudicial killings.

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PNP to present police identified by Matobato as ‘DDS’ hitmen

(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police Spokesperson Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos on Friday (September 23) announced the Davao City policemen mentioned by supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato will be presented at the next Senate hearing on September 28. “They will be presented, they will be asked to appear in the next inquiry and following the suggestion of the vice chair (Senator Panfilo Lacson), they will be presented in an executive session. Kami po […]

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Election lawyer says there’s slim chance of Senator De Lima being removed from her post

QUEZON City, Philippines – Noted election lawyer, Atty. Romulo Macalintal is convinced that Senator Leila De Lima will not be removed from her post despite the serious accusations that she is facing, namely her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. Macalintal explained that there will be a long disqualification process in the Commission on Elections if ever the accusation was proven true. Macalintal also said that it was impossible […]

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President Duterte to create new foreign policy

QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he plans to put an end to the joint maritime patrolling of the Philippines and the United States of America in the West Philippine Sea. President Duterte said that he will create a new foreign policy with the goal of putting an end to the US naval patrol in the disputed territory, adding that said naval patrol endangers the Philippines as it may be seen as […]

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