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PH rejoining ICC up to President, —Senate leader

The President, not the senators, will decide whether the Philippines will rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday. "To re-enter or to remain out of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court is not a decision we the senators make,” Zubiri said. The President, as the chief foreign policy maker, has that sole responsibility, Zubiri said. "He alone makes that decision and everything else is just...

Penalties for WPS ‘violators’ pushed

A special Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed a measure to declare the...

PhilHealth rate hike to go thru sans new law

Premium contributions for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) are set to...

Drought in 3 provinces by end-Dec.

FARMERS in Batangas, Cavite and Oriental Mindoro must brace for drought by...

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HNP, PDP members join Lakas

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