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The permanent structures that the Philippines wants to put up on Benham Rise to assert its ownership over the area may rise in two years, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Trump administration will appoint a Filipina community leader to a key administration post, the White House announced on Friday, September 15.
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The end is near for the conflict in Marawi, but don’t expect a celebration from the government when the smoke clears.
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Mostly wearing black, thousands of people gathered at the Rizal Park on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 21, to denounce the continued killings in the country and call for an end to tyranny.
Read more: Thousands of people, mostly in black, gather at Rizal Park for ‘End Tyranny’ rally
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DAVAO CITY -- If there’s one thing the military can claim about the gains of implementing martial law in Mindanao, it’s preventing the violence in Marawi City from spilling to other areas.
Read more: Duterte’s martial law: Mission accomplished, says military
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An international human rights watchdog is pushing for an independent investigation by the United Nations (UN) into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs and the “alarming” rash of killings of minors allegedly perpetrated by policemen.
Read more: NY-based rights group pushes for UN probe of EJKs
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Two rallies were held at Mendiola in Manila on Thursday, Sept. 21, but with different chants - one condemning the Duterte administration and the other supporting the government.
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International human rights groups lambasted the House of Representatives for bestowing a pitiful P1,000-budget to the Commission on Huma Rights (CHR).
Read more: Rights groups slam Congress for paltry P1,000 CHR budget
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Sen. Grace Poe urged President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to nominate the late Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago for the Quezon Service Cross, the highest national recognition in the country for her legacy of “dedicated, outstanding and selfless” service to the Filipino people.
Read more: Remembering Miriam: Poe seeks highest national award for late senator
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday, Sept. 12, approved on second reading the proposed P3.767-trillion national budget in 2018.
Read more: House approves P3.8-T budget for 2018 on second reading
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