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PRRD shrugs off UN rights council nod to probe killings

By Azer Parrocha with reports from Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday shrugged off the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) move to adopt a resolution that...

PRRD: Murad accepts Piñol as BARRM ‘point man’

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim has accepted the proposal to designate Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol as the...

PRRD: Coup attempt vs. Cayetano ‘wishful thinking’

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night dismissed the remark made by his son, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, that there may be a coup for...

PRRD to summon ‘floating’ BOC personnel on July 15

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Although keen on dismissing over 60 Bureau of Customs (BOC) employees allegedly involved in corruption, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night said he will still...

Palace: PH control of China-occupied islands in WPS ‘doable’

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Philippines can definitely regain control of Chinese-occupied islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Malacañang said on Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this reaction...

DOLE: Over 1M Pinoys to benefit from First Time Jobseekers Act

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- More than a million first-time jobseekers are expected to benefit every year from the newly-approved First Time Jobseekers Act, the Department of Labor and Employment...

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