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Philippine News

Pres. Duterte’s economic team to bring ‘Dutertenomics’ to Cambodia, China

SHANGHAI—President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s economic managers are set to present to foreign businessmen the Philippines’ economic and social development blueprint …

De Venecia named special envoy for inter-cultural dialogue

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte has designated former House of Representatives speaker Jose de Venecia as special envoy for inter-cultural dialogue. Acting …

Sandiganbayan orders 90-day suspension on DBM Usec, 14 others on PDAF scam

MANILA—The Sandiganbayan has ordered a 90-day suspension pendente lite on Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary for Operations Mario …

Clergy: Napoles’ acquittal only adds to people’s mistrust in courts

MANILA—Members of the clergy said the Court of Appeals’ (CA) decision to acquit Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged brains behind …

CA secret voting system lacks transparency

MANILA—A senator on Tuesday said he will be filing a resolution seeking to review the current secret voting system of …

Escudero welcomes appointment of Espenilla as new BSP chief

MANILA—Sen. Francis Escudero on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. noting that he has always been …

Senate brings back oversight committee on intel funds

MANILA—In light of recent threats to national security, the Senate on Monday night adopted a resolution seeking to create a …

Gov’t should also focus on war against terrorism

MANILA—In the wake of the twin explosions that rocked Quiapo district last week, a senator on Tuesday urged the government …

Civil society group calls for inhibition of UN rapporteur Callamard from human rights probe

MANILA–A civil society organization is asking for the recusal of Agnes Callamard, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Summary Executions, …

Close to 3M voters register for barangay, SK polls

MANILA–Close to 3 million individuals have registered in the recently concluded voters’ registration for the October Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan …

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