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How they voted: Meet the chief justice aspirants for 2019
MANILA, Philippines – Despite extending the deadline for chief justice applications by two more weeks, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) received only 4 confirmations for nominees.With the extended...
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[PODCAST] Inciting to sedition sa ilalim ni Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – Isang panibagong dagok na naman ang tinanggap ng oposisyon at ilang kritiko ng Duterte administration: inciting to sedition.Humaharap si Vice President Leni Robredo at 35 na iba...
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Nicanor Faeldon's gov't posts and the controversies that trailed him
MANILA, Philippines – Nicanor Faeldon used to have President Rodrigo Duterte as his biggest supporter – up until the mess involving the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law and convicted...
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FALSE: SOGIE equality bill will 'undercut' freedoms, destroy family
Claim: The following statements are included in the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) equality bill:Insulting members of LGBTQ+ (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders,...
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IN NUMBERS: Freed convicts rearrested amid GCTA mess
MANILA, Philippines – Threatened they would be hunted down by President Rodrigo Duterte himself, freed heinous crime convicts have surrendered in trickles to the Philippine National Police (PNP)."I...
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Duterte cracks landslide jokes before Cebu victims
President Rodrigo Duterte explained in the past he uses jokes to relieve tension and lighten the mood when he speaks at events.But was it too soon to make jokes about landslides in Naga City, Cebu? He...
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'Like a thief in your own territory'
MASINLOC, Zambales – On a good day, Jun* makes P500 driving a tricycle. Of that, P200 goes to fuel. Coming home to his family with P300 after an entire day plying the streets of Masinloc, Zambales, he...
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FALSE: Robredo 'suggests' gender not be identified in birth certificates till...
Claim: Based on the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) bill, Vice President Leni Robredo supposedly said that the sex of newborns should not be indicated in birth certificates...
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Bato dela Rosa to CHR: Ask NPAs to release minors since 'mas close kayo'
Senator Ronald dela Rosa, the "face" of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, wants help from the Commission on Human Rights.On Monday, September 9, the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief...
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Can't afford to fail: Bangsamoro region weathers birth pains
MANILA, Philippines – When the Bangsamoro region’s first leaders took their oaths on March 29, they did so before the Koran and in the name of Allah. Interim Chief Minister Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, a...
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6 new railways to look out for
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has allocated P100.6 billion or 98% of its 2020 infrastructure budget to its ongoing railway projects, 5 times its railway allocation for...
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FAST FACTS: What is African swine fever?
MANILA, Philippines– The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed that African swine fever (ASF) has caused deaths of hundreds of pigs in several areas in the country.What are its effects and how will...
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Poe compares Tugade to Dominguez: 'Bihira ka magpakita dito'
Has the Department of Transportation (DOTr) done enough to lobby for its "much-needed" emergency powers?To Senator Grace Poe's mind, it hasn't.On Tuesday, September 10, the Senate committee on public...
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Duterte thinks Panfilo Lacson wants to be president
Senator Panfilo Lacson's criticisms are starting to get on President Rodrigo Duterte's nerves.On Tuesday, September 10, Duterte, for the first time, openly blasted Lacson and even surmised the...
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LIST: The Philippine Navy’s upcoming vessels
MANILA, Philippines – Faced with two external threats involving its maritime borders, the Philippines continues to be one of the most under-equipped navies in the Asia-Pacific region.The process of...
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PEZA chief Plaza doesn't think she's getting fired by Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte is firing an official from his economic team, and who could it be?Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito Plaza doesn't think she's the one."I don't...
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FAST FACTS: Terrorism in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The recent Sunday blast in Indanan, Sulu, by an alleged suicide bomber came 3 days before the world commemorates the 9/11 attacks in the US on Wednesday, September 11.Despite...
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IN NUMBERS: The freed 1,914 heinous crime convicts
MANILA, Philippines – Designed to reform the prison system, the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law has exposed, ironically, what continues to ail Philippine jails.The scandal triggered by the...
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FALSE: Duterte 'signs a law granting SSS members P50,000 bonuses'
Claim:President Rodrigo Duterte supposedly signed a law granting a bonus of P50,000 to Social Security System (SSS) members. Facebook page SSS Philippines, which bears account username @ssspinas,...
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FALSE: Philippines was ‘richest country in Asia’ during Marcos years
Claim: The Philippines was the “richest country in Asia” during the administration of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, according to Facebook page Ka Rex Cayanong.Cayanong posted this on Facebook in...
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