President Duterte on Thursday urged the military to lease out its remaining lands in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, to raise more funds for its modernization program.Mr. Duterte said leasing out military land in Fort Bonifacio—the location of the headquarters of the Philippine Army and the Philippine Marines, as well as Bonifacio Naval Station—would raise “trillions” of pesos for the Armed Forces.Wish...
Friday, October 6, 2017
Making access to sex-change drugs easier for teens
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FEDERAL Attorney-General George Brandis is controversially backing a push to make it easier and quicker for teenagers to access sex-change drugs.The nation’s top law officer has said hormone treatment is “therapeutic” to treat the “disease” of gender dysphoria and should no longer need Family Court approval.But Family and Community Services has countered with a contradictory medical opinion saying...
Grace Poe praises Thinking Pinoy for 'excellent research, neutrality'
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Senator Grace Poe praised Thinking Pinoy blogger Rey Joseph Nieto for his “excellent research” and “neutrality.”Thinking Pinoy, a blatantly pro-administration blog, is among the sites accused of propagating fake news or disinformation online.“You know we may or may not agree with you. But if there’s anything, you do excellent research and that’s the truth. You do excellent research – sometimes against...
Mocha Uson, Thinking Pinoy reminded about state workers code of conduct
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SENATORS on Wednesday, October 4, asked bloggers Margaux "Mocha" Uson and Rey Joseph Nieto, more popularly known as Thinking Pinoy, to be more circumspect in their posts now that they are getting salaries funded by Filipino taxpayers.Uson is an assistant secretary under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), while Nieto has been hired as a consultant of the Department of Foreign...
Nine-year-old girl murdered after rape in Lahore
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LAHORE (Daily Dunya) – A nine-year-old girl was murdered after being rape by an unidentified suspect in Lahore’s Bhati Gate area.According to details, victim Bisma’s body was recovered from the house’s roof after which police was informed. The security personnel shifted the corpse to morgue and launched an investigation into the matter.They said that torture marks were visible on the neck of Bisma...
PNP exec in drug session dismissed
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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa has dismissed a police official who was caught in a drug session in Las Piñas City last March.Superintendent Lito Cabamongan was dismissed from the service last September 1, based on the dismissal order signed by Dela Rosa.Cabamongan, former head of the PNP Crime Laboratory’s Muntinlupa satellite office in Alabang,...
WWF-Philippines launches #TheSustainableDiner to combat food wastage
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Extra rice? Hold that thought and consider this first: Filipinos waste up to 308,000 tons of rice every year.Food wastage is a real problem in the Philippines, even if 2.7 million Filipino families were documented as "hungry" in the first quarter of 2017.As a response to this, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines is launching a campaign to raise awareness on mindful production and...
Philippines: 40 Bodies Found In Marawi Buried In Mass Graves
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Forty sets of remains recovered from the battle zone in the southern Philippine city of Marawi were buried in a public cemetery on Oct. 5.It was the third mass burial of people believed to be victims of the four-month-old conflict in the country’s only Islamic majority city.One other set of bones not buried is believed to belong to a police inspector killed by gunmen who attacked the city on May 23.Police...
Philippines’ tobacco giant pays $586 million to settle tax case
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The Philippines said Friday it has dropped a tax evasion case against the country’s number-two cigarette manufacturer after it was sold to Japan Tobacco to raise funds for a record 30 billion-peso (US$586 million) settlement.Manila had accused Mighty Corp of using counterfeit tax stamps to avoid paying PHP37.88 billion (US$740,569,909.60) in taxes, and threatened it with criminal charges.However in...
Senator Sotto, hindi papayag na alisan ng pondo ang oplan tokhang
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Manila, Philippines – Hindi papayagan ni Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto na magtagumpay ang opposition senators na alisan ng pondo ang oplan tokhang ng Philippine National Police.Tugon ito ni Senator Sotto sa pahayag ni Senator Bam Aquino na harangin ang P900 milyon proposed budget para sa Oplan Tokhang.Hindi kumbinsido si Senator Sotto sa iniaangal ng mga kritiko ng administrasyong Duterte na hindi...
Palace calls on public to help resolve cases of killings Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/936291/palace-calls-on-public-to-help-resolve-cases-of-killings-palace-drugs-war-on-drugs-accountability-ernesto-abella#ixzz4unPXLgVh Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
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Emphasizing that “one death is too many,” Malacañang on Saturday called on individuals who can provide information and evidence on the deaths linked to illegal drugs in order to resolve these cases and hold perpetrators accountable.“Regardless of this definition, these deaths are being addressed to ensure the accountability of perpetrators, even as it calls upon witnesses and individuals who can provide...
Dating CHR Chief Etta Rosales, tinawag na “lawless element” si P-Duterte
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Manila, Philippines – Tinawag ni dating Commission on Human Rights chief Etta Rosales na lawless element na nasa Malacanang si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte .Ginawa ni Rosales ang pahayag bilang reaksyon sa paglikha ni Duterte ng isang commission na magiimbestiga sa kaso ng corruption laban sa mga opisyal ng gobyerno.Ayon kay Rosales, isa na naman itong pag operate sa labas ng batas ng pangulo.Isa na...
'One death is too many': Palace says killings 'being addressed'
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But Malacañang backs police statement that no extrajudicial killing has been recorded under the Duterte administrationMANILA - "One death is too many." Malacañang on Saturday said recent killings are "being addressed" even as it backed an earlier statement by the Philippine National Police (PNP) that no extrajudicial killing (EJK) has been recorded under President Rodrigo Duterte's administration....
Palace: Gov’t to remain relentless in campaign vs tax evaders
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President Rodrigo Duterte will continue to wage his relentless campaign against corruption and delinquent taxpayers, Malacañang said Saturday following the government’s P40-billion tax settlement with tobacco giant Mighty Corporation.“The President will be relentless in his campaign against corruption and delinquent taxpayers, hauling violators to court, if necessary. As citizens cooperate, we build...
10 suspects killed in Northern Philippines drug raids
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, PhilippinesAt least ten suspects were killed after they fought with police in 24-hour simultaneous anti-narcotics operations in 23 cities and towns in Northern Philippines’ Bulacan Province from Thursday to Friday.The drug raids also led to the arrest of 136 drug suspects and the seizure of 112 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride or locally known as shabu and 66 grams of marijuana,...
Volcano warning: Mexico fears latest eruption from Popocatepetl after earthquake
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THICK rivers of mud have washed into towns and villages in Mexico from the edge of a volcano as locals fear another deadly eruption. The 5,426-metre high Popocatepetl volcano is the most active in Mexico, with more than 15 major eruptions reported since 1519.But the volcano, which is also referred to by Mexicans as El Popo, is now causing other problems in the region as neighbours report rivers of...
Japan Earthquake Shakes Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site Still Being Cleaned Up
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked Japan's coastline Friday, threatening an already volatile area and recalling the disaster of 2011 in which at least 16,000 people died.Friday's temblor struck at about 4 a.m. EDT near the Japan Trench, about 200 miles away from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The most recent quake did not trigger a tsunami and no injuries...
Is the Philippines Violent Drug War Spreading to Indonesia?
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The Philippine war on drugs, led by President Rodrigo Duterte, has been eviscerated by human rights advocates due to its reliance on extrajudicial killings. Meanwhile, neighboring Indonesia has been much more quietly ramping up its own war on drugs, but here, international attention has been limited outside of two series of high profile executions. But in the past few months, several news outlets...
PNP says one... er, zero EJKs under Duterte admin
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MANILA- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday claimed that there are no cases of extra-judicial killings (EJK) under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, after it earlier cited a single case.Philippine National Police spokesperson Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos on Friday afternoon retracted his earlier statement that there is only 1 case of extrajudicial killing from July 1, 2016...
Traffic jammed as landslide closes Diversion Road
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DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ordered the 48-hour closure along Carlos P. Garcia Highway (Diversion Road), Old Dumpsite section or from the Shrine Road to Matina Pangi, to give way to the clearing and repair works following the minor landslide triggered by a series of heavy rainfall.This means, the Diversion Road will be closed until Sunday morning, and motorists coming from the south should...
President insists CJ, Ombudsman resign
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Chief Justice (CJ) Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales should accept the challenge to resign and open their bank records if they are not really corrupt, President Duterte said last Thursday.The President said he and two other government officials should “go quietly into the night” after working in government for so long.“If you are really honest, tutal [besides] you have been there...
Cayetano tells Al-Jazeera: More than 3,000 killed in police ops all drug dealers
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano defended President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs in an in-depth interview on Al Jazeera on Friday.Cayetano answered UpFront host Mehdi Hasan's questions regarding the country's anti-illegal drug campaign, including more than 3,000 deaths as a result of police operations.The DFA chief told Hasan that the victims of the drug war were drug dealers...
‘Diversionary terror attacks to replicate Marawi siege’
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Reports of planned “diversionary attacks” by terrorists are being received by the military during its ongoing operations in Marawi City against the Islamic State (IS)-linked Maute Group, according to the newly-installed commanding general of the Philippine Army.In an interview with reporters on Thursday, Maj. Gen. Rolando Bautista said they have been receiving such reports since the start of the siege...
Duterte OKs random drug testing of HS students – Briones
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Education Secretary Leonor Briones says the President wanted DepEd to look at drug abuse as a health problem and to treat the random drug test as a preventive measure MANILA, Philippines – Education Secretary Leonor Briones said President Rodrigo Duterte and other Cabinet officials approved the plan to subject high school students to random drug testing this school year.Briones said on Friday, October...
Shell, QEV OK charging station
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QEV Philippines signed an agreement with Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., the country’s second largest oil company, to put up the first electric vehicle fast charging infrastructure network in the country.
QEV, a partnership between businessmen Endika Aboitiz and Enrique Banuelos, signed the agreement with Pilipinas Shell chief executive officer and president Cesar Romero.
“The agreement calls for...
Payoneer to give personalized service for larger businesses
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Payoneer is planning on giving personalized services for larger businesses in the Philippines following an increase of their growth in the country.Most of Payoneer’s growth came from the local freelancing market, particularly in the online outsourcing market.The financial services company specializes in cross-border B2B payments, a useful means for freelance workers to get paid by their clients from...
7 in 10 Filipinos worried about selves, neighbors becoming EJK victims – SWS
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This comes after the Social Weather Stations found that half of Filipinos don't believe cops' 'nanlaban' line and that 6 in 10 Pinoys believe drug suspects were killed despite already surrendering MANILA, Philippines – In every 10 Filipinos, 7 are worried that they themselves or someone they know will become a victim of an extrajudicial killing (EJK), the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found in their...
Sniper fire kills soldier in Marawi
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MANILA – A soldier was killed by sniper fire in strife-torn Marawi City Friday, yet another death on top of 155 state troops slain in the protracted battle against Islamic State-linked terrorists. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr. said the unnamed soldier was killed in an encounter Friday morning, highlighting risks that government troops face amid...
Coup plot ‘confirmed’
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THE Reds and other lawless armed groups in Mindanao are planning to destabilize President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.“Most of them are Reds and the armed elements in Mindanao,” Major Gen. Restituto Padilla told reporters yesterday in a Palace briefing.Padilla’s confirmation came two days after Duterte said the communists and the “yellows,” or organizations connected with the Liberal Party (LP),...
Globe lauded by Palace for contributions to PH internet connectivity
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — President Rodrigo Duterte commended Globe Telecom on Friday, September 22, for the company’s continuing efforts to improve internet connectivity in the country through the 250-million USD SEA-US submarine cable system that the company recently launched to provide faster internet transmission, more efficient connectivity, and greater network resilience for Mindanao and the rest...
Philippine Airlines agrees to pay P6 billion in aviation fees
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Philippine Airlines also commits to 'keep all transactions updated and current' with the aviation and airport authorities MANILA, Philippines – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines said on Friday, October 6, it will pay the government 6 billion pesos ($117 million) after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to cut off its access to Manila airport over alleged unpaid landing and other fees.Duterte had...
WALA RAW KONEK | Duterte’s creation of anti-corruption body not linked to President’s intent to file impeach raps vs Morales – Panelo
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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal adviser on Friday denied that the chief executive’s issuance of an order creating an anti-corruption body was prompted by his political dispute with Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.“This executive order has been in the oven for so many months…It has nothing to do with the declaration of the President that he wants this ombudsman impeached,”...
Left, yellow alliance? Duterte ‘weaving tall tales’
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In a statement on Friday, October 6, members of the Makabayan bloc in
the House of Representatives deny President Rodrigo Duterte’s
allegations the 'left' and 'Bayan' had allied with the 'yellow' in
trying to kick him out of office MANILA, Philippines –
Legislators who used to identify themselves as supporters of the change
President Rodrigo Duterte once promised criticized the former Davao
mayor...
