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Duterte to spread power to provinces
DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday they are pushing for the decentralization...
Bicam approves P3-t budget
The House and Senate bicameral conference committee on Wednesday approved the proposed P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016 as both chambers...
21 cops linked to massacre fired
The National Police Commission has dismissed 21 policemen and suspended 11 others for their alleged involvement in the November 2009...
Romualdez upbeat on PDP-Lakas alliance
Senatorial candidate and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday welcomed presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte’s openness to the possible partnership...
Senate panel probes ‘gold-plated’ port
The Senate Public Service Committee chaired by Senator Serge Osmeña on Wednesday started digging into the “gold-plated” Davao Sasa Port...
Grace more than meets residency rule – NPC
“The residency issue is simple arithmetic. One need not be a lawyer to see that Senator Grace Poe has surpassed...
Rebels kill two, torch equipment in S. Cotabato construction site
KORONADAL CITY—New People’s Army guerrillas attacked a road construction site in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato Tuesday night, torching heavy equipment...
Makati court finds ‘queen of pyramid scams’ guilty
THE Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 56 has convicted “pyramiding queen” Rosario “Rose” Baladjay and her husband of violating various...
Cagayan police form task force to probe cop’s killing
Cagayan police director Senior Superintendent Ronaldo Olay said he has ordered the creation of a special task group to conduct...
‘Climate draft wanting in adaptation finance’
PARIS—With only a few days left before the historic UN climate change conference ends, the Philippines has called on other...
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