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Coup possible, Palace warns BY CATHERINE S. VALENTE
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RESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has warned the public that the military could mount a coup d’etat because problems on corruption, illegal drugs, terrorism and rebellion persist, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
The President said on Monday the military was getting restless, and called on lawmakers to work to change the Constitution. “Ang premise n’un (The premise is that) under the Constitution, the
AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) is the protector of the people. So, kung ang military alam nila na maraming kalokohan, maraming corruption… nagre-react sila d’un bakit ganyan (So, if the military knew
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Duterte enfeebles oligarch-owned and US media’s power
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ASED o n the latest Social Weather Stations’ poll, President Duterte has emerged as the most popular president in our post-EDSA history, with a remarkable 80 percent of Filipinos satisfied with his leadership.
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Constitutional hermeneutics
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WAS interviewed by Te d Failon this morning who asked about the case filed by my good friend, Philippine lawyer and Australian Solicitor Vladimir Cabigao, and other petitioners who asked the Supreme Court about the constitutionality of the election of senators who had already served two consecutive terms in the Upper House*. äAquinoA5
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Sweat flies off Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao as the fighting senator works the mitts with training consultant and longtime trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, California. PHOTO BY WENDELL ALINEA
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LAWMAKERS NOT TOO HOT ON CAYETANO AS SPEAKER TAGUIG Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano would be recognized as speaker of the House of Representatives in def-
erence to President Rodrigo Duterte, lawmakers said on Tuesday Lawmakers who initially sup-
What’s inside AMAL CLOONEY TO JOIN MARIA RESSA’S LEGAL TEAM
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SPANISH FIRM TO SUPPLY AMMO TO PH NAVY
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MANNY PIÑOL WAYLAID BY TECHNOCRATS
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EGYPTIAN TERRORISTS HERE TO TRAIN SUICIDE BOMBERS – ANALYST
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LTFRB FIRM ON STAND VS COLORUM DRIVERS
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n PhilHealth President Ricardo Morales. PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ
ported other speaker hopefuls said they would listen to the President
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Bong Go seeks longer terms for barangay, SK officials SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has filed a bill seeking to extend the terms of office of barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK or Youth Council) to give them “ample time and continuity to pursue and implement the programs they have set in their respective jurisdictions.” Go’s bill calls for the postponement of the barangay and SK elections slated on May 2020 to October 2022. “The barangay are the frontlines in the delivery of government services and in the campaign against illegal drugs and criminality. That’s the reason why we should give
Duterte to PhilHealth chief: Start purge THE new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said President Rodrigo Duterte had told him to set an example by pursuing corrupt officials of the state health insurance system. “The exact word of the President is ‘sampolan mo’ (Make an example of these officials),” former military
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Chang named US ambassador to Manila?
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MANILA was abuzz on Tuesday on the reported appointment of Deputy Assistant Secretary Mina Chang as US Ambassador to the Philippines. Chang, 32, currently serves as the deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations. According to the US State Department website, Chang has extensive experience on the ground in
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