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Palace: Arrest of NDFP consultant lawful

The arrest of National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Rafael Baylosis was pursuant to a lawful arrest order, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. declared on Monday, February 5. "Now as...

DOLE decision on OFW deployment ban to Kuwait out this week

MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to come out this week with its decision on whether to continue or lift the ban on the deployment of...

SolGen asks SC to junk petitions vs. anti-drug ops

MANILA -- Solicitor General Jose Calida asked the Supreme Court (SC) to junk the petitions against the government's war on drugs, stressing that these may hamper the successful government efforts to stop...

DENR exec convicted of perjury, ethics violation

MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has convicted an executive of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of perjury and violation of ethics code. The anti-graft court has found Jacob Miemban,...

Diokno, Evasco to keynote PH governance confab in GenSan

MANILA -- The push to keep the Philippines’ top spot in Asia in terms of budget transparency will get another boost through the conduct of the Open Government and Participatory Governance...

Palace assures safety of gov’t peace negotiators

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday assured the safety of the government’s peace panel following reports that the New People’s Army (NPA) may retaliate in response to the arrest of National Democratic...

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