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EXPLAINER: What's inside the bicam-approved tax reform bill?
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has promised an overhaul of the country’s tax code. Now, over a year into his presidency, the Senate and House of Representatives are set to ratify on...
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ACT Teachers Rep mad over tax reform ‘railroading’ as PDP-Laban ‘parties’
Where were your representatives?An incensed Antonio Tinio, representative of the party-list ACT Teachers in the House of Representatives, lashed out at the House leadership for “the brazen railroading”...
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Did I get Dengvaxia? Dela Rosa asks PNP hospital chief
It appears that Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa has not been keeping track of his medical records.When the chief of the PNP General Hospital, Senior...
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EOs, proclamations, issuances show Duterte’s priorities
MANILA, Philippines – It’s easy to judge President Rodrigo Duterte’s leadership and governance style based on his words, spoken from a podium or behind a standing microphone during a press...
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From power to prison: How 2017 changed the life of De Lima, family
MANILA, Philippines – Unexpected, unimaginable, extraordinary – that’s how opposition Senator Leila de Lima and her family described the rollercoaster year that saw the once powerful justice secretary...
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Morales asks for forgiveness in last Christmas with Ombudsman staff
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales’ Christmas message to her employees this year was very short, but also very meaningful.“Since this is my last Christmas with you, I'd like to thank you for your...
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The success, influence of Trending News Portal
READ: PART 1: A closer look into Mocha Uson's top source of newsMANILA, Philippines – In the first part of our report, we showed how Trending News Portal, a "digital news outfit", quickly rose to...
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Newsbreak Yearender | 2017: The year of declines
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Drug war in 2017: The year of deaths and denials
MANILA, Philippines – It's been a news cycle of deaths and denials in 2017.Practically every day for the most part of the year, TV footages, online posts, and newspaper photos showed blood and grief as...
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Who are behind Trending News Portal?
The past few years have been great for Trending News Portal (TNP), a “digital news outfit” that specializes in viral content and entertainment stories.By shifting focus to politics in 2016, and on...
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FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges
MANILA, Philippines – The Medal of Valor is the highest combat award the military gives to recognize soldiers who perform "a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty...
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Living heroes: 5 Filipino soldiers who won the Medal of Valor
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Duterte pokes fun at Trump, Medvedev eating habits during ASEAN dinner
In the middle of talking about food security in a country short on agricultural land and besieged by storms, President Rodrigo Duterte poked fun at the eating habits of United States President Donald...
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WATCH: The Marawi war hero who received a Medal of Valor
MANILA, Philippines – Captain Rommel Sandoval made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.On Wednesday, December 20, the Armed Forces of the Philippines awarded Sandoval the country's highest military...
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After ‘inspection trip,’ congressmen conclude: We need cleaner public toilets
More than 9 months after their "inspection trip" of tourist spots all over the country, lawmakers from the House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling for cleaner public toilets in...
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Why do Filipinos love to celebrate Christmas?
MANILA, Philippines – It’s no secret that the holiday season is widely celebrated in the Philippines. Filipinos prepare for the season with much anticipation. So much so that the Social Weather...
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Paolo Duterte deactivates official Facebook account
It's been a whirlwind week for presidential son Paolo Duterte and it seems like he wants to take a break from social media – at least from Facebook.After quarreling with his daughter online for...
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Martial law in PJs, Trump and Honeylet: Behind the scenes in Malacañang 2017
The year 2017 was a tumultuous one for Malacañang – with the declaration of martial law, new controversies arising from the administration’s war against drugs, and President Rodrigo Duterte hosting his...
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The end of the affair? Duterte's romance with the Reds
AT A GLANCE:Rodrigo Duterte, the first president to declare himself a leftist, endeared himself to the Philippine Left when he released its top leaders a few months into the start of his term. He aimed...
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Duterte 'from one sorrow to another' as 2017 comes to a close
President Rodrigo Duterte said it himself: It seems he’s spending the last days of 2017 “from one sorrow to another.”He flew to Lanao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, December 27, for the National...
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