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Zubiri calls for Alcatraz-like prisons for heinous crime convicts
Senator Miguel Zubiri Senator Miguel Zubiri has filed Senate Bill 1004 to establish a separate prison facility across the region for heinous crime convicts. Zubiri filed the said bill in the wake of...
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DILG, PNP to arrest GCTA beneficiaries after 15-day surrender deadline – Año
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday said they will arrest the beneficiaries of the good conduct time allowance...
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Pres. Duterte, not apologetic to Pres. Xi in raising arbitral ruling during...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping There is no truth to the reports that President Rodrigo Duterte had been apologetic to President Xi Jinping when the former raised...
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Dela Rosa: no GCTA for sale proven during my time in BuCor
Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa on Wednesday insisted that he had not discovered any practice of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for sale during his term at the Bureau...
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Faeldon after removal from BuCor: ‘Never been happier’
Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon MANILA, Philippines – Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon on Thursday said he has “never been happier” after his...
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Duterte tells NFA to buy palay from local farmers at reasonable price
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday told the Department of Agriculture, through the National Food Authority (NFA) to buy palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers at a...
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PNP forms tracker teams to locate heinous crime convicts freed under GCTA
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has formed tracker teams that will locate the heinous crime convicts that were released after benefitting from the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) credited to...
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PNP chief admits ‘padrino system’ still exists but only minimally
PNP Chief PGen. Oscar Albayalde The Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief PGen. Oscar Albayalde has admitted that the ‘padrino system’ still exists among their ranks, but not as prolific as many...
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Duterte sees nothing wrong with Panelo’s referral of Sanchez clemency letter
President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and Spokesperson Secretary Salvador Panelo MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte sees nothing wrong with the move of his spokesperson and chief legal...
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Panelo wants PSG probe on entry of Sanchez family into Malacañang
MANILA, Philippines – The Presidential Security Group (PSG) should launch an investigation into the entry to Malacañang of the family of convicted rapist-murderer Antonio Sanchez, Presidential...
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‘Liwayway’ exits PAR; Southwest monsoon to bring rains to Luzon
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Liwayway still continues to intensify even after it exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR)on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
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DOTr defends bid to grant emergency powers to Duterte
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday (Sept. 5) appealed to the House of Representatives (HOR) to grant emergency powers to President Rodrigo...
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Ombudsman orders probe on BuCor, GCTA rule mess
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday ordered an “exhaustive” investigation of officials from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) involved in the controversial early release of...
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Inflation downtrend continues at 1.7% in August 2019
The inflation rate in the Philippines continued to decline at 1.7% in August 2019, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The August 2019 rate is lower compared with the 2.4%...
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BAI completes disinfection of areas in Rizal where hog disease struck
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Friday (September 6) announced the completion of cleaning and disinfection procedures in five areas in Rizal where infestation on pigs was...
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PDEA expresses dismay over possible release of convicted drug lords under GCTA
PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has no list of names yet of the almost 2,000 convicts freed through the good conduct time...
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Oil price rollback to happen next week
Oil companies will be implementing a price rollback on petroleum products next week. Oil industry players have estimated a 10 to 25 centavos per liter reduction in the price per liter of diesel and 60...
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Protest group criticizes DOJ’s ongoing probe on sedition charges against VP...
A protest group, Tindig Pilipinas, on Friday slammed the ongoing investigation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the sedition complaints against Vice President Leni Robredo and other members of...
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104 new whale sharks spotted in Donsol, highest in several years
A diver tags a whale shark off the coast Donsol as part of the local population count. 104 new whale shark individuals were identified in Donsol from January until June of 2019. (Photograph: Jurgen...
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Panelo says Inquirer.net apology over Sanchez clemency report ‘’unacceptable”
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday called as “unacceptable” the public apology issued by the news website Inquirer.net...
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