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Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:07:00 +0800
Tugade promises smooth transition for Jaime Bautista at DOTr
Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said Jaime Bautista’s “professionalism, experience, dedication, and hard work will certainly augur well in his being the secretary of transportation.”

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:28:00 +0800
Sara Duterte grateful for separate unit to secure vice president
Vice president-elect Duterte said the unit "be expected to solve the challenges if, in future elections, the vice president and the president face the misfortune of having strained relations." 

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0800
PNP urges militant groups to hold rallies online
Since COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on June 30, the Philippine National Police is urging militant groups to consider holding their protests online instead of gathering in pe...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0800
NTC has no power to block websites – IBP
The move of the National Telecommunications Commission to block several websites, including those from independent media organizations, endangers not only press freedom, but also the legitimate activities of human rights groups, the national organiz...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Koko: Marcos making right decisions so far
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has so far made the right decisions in forming his government and formulating policy ahead of his assumption into office at noon of June 30, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said yesterday.

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Assert Philippines sovereignty, Marcos urged
Former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio has urged president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to translate into action his commitment to assert the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea.

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Duterte leads opening of Lucena-San Pablo railway line
President Duterte yesterday led the formal opening of the Philippine National Railways Lucena-San Pablo Commuter Line in San Pablo City, Laguna.

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Quezon City mayor, ambassadors join Pride March
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte joined several members of the diplomatic corps in celebrating Pride Month with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community in Quezon City yesterday.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:02:00 +0800
Palace 'exasperated' at ICC's request to continue Duterte's drug war probe
Malacañang said Saturday that it is "exasperated" over the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan to resume the investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:13:00 +0800
NTC has 'no power' to restrict access to news websites, members of the press — IBP
"To takedown the websites is to muzzle their owners. Such a drastic move can't be anchored on statements that in court would be treated as hearsay," the Integrated Bar of the Philippines said on Saturday.



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