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Four Chinese drug lords released through GCTA remain in BI custody
The four convicted Chinese drug lords that were released through the implementation of the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) remain under the Bureau of Immigration (BI) custody. According to BI...
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Recall of GAB may affect passage of proposed 2020 national budget – Rep. Ungab
House Committee on Appropriations chairperson Isidro Ungab A lawmaker expressed concern over a possible delay in the passage of the proposed 2020 national budget. This is after Camarines Sur 2nd...
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South Korea’s destroyer, fast combat support ships now in PHL
MANILA, Philippines – Two ships of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) are currently in Manila’s South Harbor for a three-day goodwill visit. The Philippine Navy welcomed the arrival of the South Korean...
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Deped to hire 10K new teachers under 2020 budget
The Department of Education (Deped) plans to hire 10,000 new teachers and 5,000 non-teaching staff under the 2020 national budget. Deped will be allocating P1.28 billion for the creation of 5,000 new...
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3 Senators want GCTA law repealed
Senate President Vicente Sotto III (center) together with Senators Panfilo Lacson (right) and Richard Gordon (left) want GCTA law to be repealed. MANILA, Philippines – Three senators have jointly...
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PACC to probe Bucor Chief, officials on anomaly in GCTA implementation
The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is set to investigate the Bureau of Corrections Director-General Nicanor Faeldon and other officials of the agency amid the controversial...
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DOJ has legal basis to seek re-arrest of inmates wrongly released – Drilon
MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has legal and valid basis to seek the re-arrest of 1,914 inmates serving a life sentence...
View ArticlePanelo to file libel charges against INQUIRER.net, Rappler
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has announced he will file libel charges against online publications INQUIRER.net and Rappler. This is due to their “malicious” reports about Panelo’s...
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Legal expert enumerates who qualifies under GCTA
Republic Act 10592 or the law amending some of the provisions of the revised penal code to increase the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) that a prisoner may receive is now at the center of...
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Portion of Cavite-Laguna Expressway to open in October – DPWH
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is eyeing to open the first 10-kilometer portion of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) in October. This CALAX segment starts...
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Panelo on Sanchez’s clemency plea: ‘No intervention, nothing whatsoever’
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has denied intervention in the former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez’s executive clemency plea. Panelo has reiterated, during a media briefing on...
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MMDA dismantles two barangay halls near Caloocan City hall
MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday dismantled two barangay halls near Caloocan City hall as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to clear public...
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‘Liwayway’ further intensifies as it moves over Batanes
MANILA, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm “Liwayway” continued to intensify on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In...
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Chinese loan sharks in PH hiring ex-cops, soldiers to abduct Chinese gamblers...
PNP-AKG Spokesperson Lt. Col. Elmer Cereno MANILA, Philippines – Chinese loan sharks and kidnappers in the country have allegedly been hiring former cops and soldiers to abduct Chinese gamblers who...
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Mayor Isko plans to impose citywide ‘solvent ban’
Street children sleeping on the sidewalk after sniffing a bottle of solvent | 📷 Raymond Lacsa MANILA, Philippines – Mayor Isko Domagoso is planning for a citywide ban on the sale of solvent in all...
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Sotto expects GCTA law amended before year ends
Senate President Vicente Sotto III MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente Sotto III expressed confidence on Wednesday that the proposed amendments to the Republic Act 10592 or the good conduct...
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BI arrests American woman for hiding Filipino baby inside her bag
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested an American woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for hiding a 6-day-old infant inside her bag. Jennifer Talbot, 43, was prevented by the...
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De Lima appeals to Congress not to repeal GCTA law
Senator Leila de Lima (File: Senate of the Philippines) MANILA, Philippines – Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday appealed to her colleagues in Congress not to repeal the Republic Act 10592 or...
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DA allays public fear of African Swine Fever in pork
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to receive on Tuesday (September 4) the result of the confirmatory test on the sample of infected pigs in an undisclosed location in the...
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Duterte on GCTA issue: ‘I suspect that corruption was present there’
President Rodrigo Duterte suspected that there might be corruption in the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) regarding the issue on the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law. “I suspect that corruption...
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