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Malcontento to take oath as new Prosecutor General on July 2

By Benjamin Pulta/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said newly appointed Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento may assume office as soon as he takes his oath Tuesday. In a message to...

Radicalization, not poverty, causes insurgency

By Gigie Arcilla/Philippine News Agency MANILA – The notion that poverty is the main cause of terrorism and insurgency may be one of the most contentious ideas in global security studies, but...

PRRD has yet to act on Piñol’s resignation

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to accept the courtesy resignation tendered by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol last week, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo...

Lorenzana: Suicide bomber behind Sulu attack

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said the bomb attack at the tactical command post of the 1st Brigade Combat Team...

Sotto files bills on 14th month pay, lower MACR, anti-fake news

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday filed 10 of his pet bills for the upcoming 18th Congress. Sotto is the first among the senators...

EPD launches disaster response team

Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Eastern Police District (EPD) on Monday launched its first ever Disaster Response Team (DRT) in its headquarters in Pasig City on Monday. The project was initiated...

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