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President Duterte orders governors of quake-hit provinces to assess damage in their areas

Supreme Court also suspends work in Metro Manila, Central Luzon courts pending damage inspection in quake aftermath (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all governors of affected provinces to assess damage in their areas and to implement public safety measures following the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the main Philippine island of Luzon on Monday, April 22. As this developed, the Supreme Court also suspended work in all courts in Metro Manila and […]

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Venezuelan governors bow to assembly they call illegitimate

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Four newly-elected opposition governors reluctantly pledged allegiance Monday to Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly, which until now they had dismissed as illegitimate. The assembly was elected July 30 in polls called by unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro that were boycotted by the opposition. The Constituent Assembly, packed with government supporters, replaced the opposition-dominated national assembly. Its stated job is to overhaul the constitution of the oil-rich country, but it has been handed sweeping powers to override […]

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