Archbishop names Leyte model priest - Manila Bulletin

Manila Bulletin Archbishop names Leyte model priest Manila Bulletin Fr. Virgilio C. Manaog of the Sacred of Jesus Parish here as model priest of the Archdiocese of Palo (Leyte). Archbishop Du, in his message during the 25th sacerdotal ordination of Fr. Manaog held Monday evening, said he himself…

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Troops go after BIFF raiders in Maguindanao - Philippine Star

Philippine Star Troops go after BIFF raiders in Maguindanao Philippine Star Teams of soldiers have been dispatched to block the escape route of the fleeing members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Philstar.com/File photo. MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — Soldiers are still running after a…

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Palace says it won't meddle in Sereno impeachment complaint - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Palace says it won't meddle in Sereno impeachment complaint Inquirer.net Malacañang on Thursday said it would not meddle in the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Twenty-five members of the House of Representatives endorsed the impeachment complaint filed…

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Rappler Talk: Emily Lau on the democratic situation in the Asia-Pacific region - Rappler

Rappler Rappler Talk: Emily Lau on the democratic situation in the Asia-Pacific region Rappler MANILA, Philippines – Rappler talks to Emily Lau Wai-Hing, former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and former chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong. Lau will be talking about the…

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EDITORIAL - Tokenism - Philippine Star

Philippine Star EDITORIAL - Tokenism Philippine Star If the Marcos family wanted to return the billions they are believed to have amassed in mysterious ways during the 20 years in power of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, they would have already done so. They can start by turning over to the government…

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IN PHOTOS: Military opens Mapandi bridge to media amid heavy fighting in Marawi - Rappler

Rappler IN PHOTOS: Military opens Mapandi bridge to media amid heavy fighting in Marawi Rappler The Mapandi Bridge is one of 3 bridges that separate the so-called 'safe zone' and the battle area. It is the military's main supply route. Bobby Lagsa. Published 9:05 PM, August 30, 2017. Updated 10:45…

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Look: Marawi@100days - ABS-CBN News

ABS-CBN News Look: Marawi@100days ABS-CBN News Loud explosions can be heard from the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol as a phalanx of journalists got ready to descend on the center of Marawi City on Wednesday, while heavy fighting still continued unabated in the main battle area. Escorted by dozens…

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Ombudsman overstaying? Let SolGen file case - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Ombudsman overstaying? Let SolGen file case Inquirer.net Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon yesterday said doubts on the term of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales must be brought to the court by the Office of the Solicitor General. “This is a legal issue. If President Duterte…

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Rappler Talk: Ramon Magsaysay Awardee on healing the wounds of war - Rappler

Rappler Rappler Talk: Ramon Magsaysay Awardee on healing the wounds of war Rappler MovePH editor talks to Gethsie Shanmugam, one of the awardees of the prestigious 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, on Wednesday night, August 30. Rappler.com. Published 10:37 PM, August 30, 2017. Updated 11:36 PM, August…

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Province to give financial assistance to quake-hit Ormoc - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Province to give financial assistance to quake-hit Ormoc Inquirer.net THE Cebu provincial government will give financial assistance to Ormoc City, Leyte, for the city's rehabilitation efforts after it was hit by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake last July 6. The members of the Provincial…

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Zamboanga cops killing home-bound soldier from Marawi caught on CCTV - GMA News

GMA News Zamboanga cops killing home-bound soldier from Marawi caught on CCTV GMA News Video evidence has surfaced showing how two policemen shot and killed a soldier in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur last week. CCTV camera footage that aired on "24 Oras" on Wednesday showed Police Officer 2 Ronald…

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SC upholds Ombudsman's preventive suspension of Alan Purisima - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net SC upholds Ombudsman's preventive suspension of Alan Purisima Inquirer.net This photo, taken Sept. 30, 2014, shows then Director General Allan Purisima, PNP chief, at a Senate hearing. (Photo by EDWIN BACASMAS / Philippine Daily Inquirer). The Supreme Court has upheld the power of the…

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CDO mayor Oscar Moreno faces fresh graft raps - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net CDO mayor Oscar Moreno faces fresh graft raps Inquirer.net Former Misamis Oriental governor and now Cagayan De Oro city mayor Oscar Moreno faces new charges of graft over alleged anomalous heavy equipment leases which were earlier disallowed by the Commission on Audit (COA). In a…

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Ayala Land boosts reg'l presence with new estates in Visayas and Mindanao - Manila Bulletin

Ayala Land boosts reg'l presence with new estates in Visayas and Mindanao Manila Bulletin “For economic growth to be truly felt by more people, real estate developments should expand beyond Metro Manila,” said ALI Visayas-Mindanao Chief Operating Officer and Cebu Holdings, Inc. President Aniceto…

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Procurement, rightsizing bills tackled at 2nd Ledac meeting - Rappler

Rappler Procurement, rightsizing bills tackled at 2nd Ledac meeting Rappler PRIORITY BILLS. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over the second Ledac meeting on August 29, 2017. Presidential photo. MANILA, Philippines – Top government officials led by President Rodrigo Duterte discussed with…

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Magnitude 4.0 quake rattles Southern Leyte - ABS-CBN News

ABS-CBN News Magnitude 4.0 quake rattles Southern Leyte ABS-CBN News MANILA - A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook parts of Southern Leyte Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor, which was recorded at 2:11 p.m., was located 3 kilometers…

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PSEi falls 0.83% on geopolitical jitters - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net PSEi falls 0.83% on geopolitical jitters Inquirer.net The local stock barometer fell below the 8,000 mark yesterday as regional markets were spooked by reports of a ballistic missile fired by North Korea over Japan. Reopening trading after a long weekend break, the main-share…

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5.1 magnitude quake shakes Cagayan, Ilocos region - Manila Bulletin

Manila Bulletin 5.1 magnitude quake shakes Cagayan, Ilocos region Manila Bulletin A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Calayan, Cagayan this morning with intensity II shaking parts of Ilocos region. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the tectonic earthquake…

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UPLB community welcomes Lakbayan delegates from Mindanao, Visayas - Bulatlat

Bulatlat UPLB community welcomes Lakbayan delegates from Mindanao, Visayas Bulatlat The Lakbayan delegates of Lumad and Moro from Mindanao and other national minorities from the Visayas received a warm welcome today as they arrived at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna. The…

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Rewards for Joy Tabal, assistance for Ormoc survivors | SunStar - Sun.Star

Rewards for Joy Tabal, assistance for Ormoc survivors | SunStar Sun.Star THE Cebu City Council and the Cebu Provincial Board (PB) separately approved resolutions granting P100,000 as a reward for Mary Joy Tabal, for bringing home a gold medal from the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The City Council…

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AFP, PNP deploy all-female contingent to Marawi City - Manila Bulletin

Manila Bulletin AFP, PNP deploy all-female contingent to Marawi City Manila Bulletin The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) officially deployed the 105-strong, all-female Civil Relations Company (CRC) to assist in the implementation of rehabilitation and…

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Puregold buys Visayan retailer - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Puregold buys Visayan retailer Inquirer.net Retailer Puregold Price Club Inc. has expanded its footprint in Visayas with the acquisition of five-store retailer B&W in Roxas City, Capiz. With this acquisition, Puregold will have six stores in the Panay province and 11 stores in the…

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Duterte Youth leader named to National Youth Commission - GMA News

GMA News Duterte Youth leader named to National Youth Commission GMA News President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed one of his staunchest young supporters to the National Youth Commission. Duterte on August 24 appointed Duterte Youth chairman Ronald Cardema as a commissioner of NYC, representing…

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2 'drug pushers' arrested in Ronda drug bust | SunStar - Sun.Star

2 'drug pushers' arrested in Ronda drug bust | SunStar Sun.Star TWO suspected pushers were caught in a drug bust in Sitio Guizo, Barangay Poblacion, Ronda, southern Cebu, at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, August 29. Sunnyboy Timtim Gabutan, 24, and his cousin Justin Lagada Timtim, 23, yielded two grams of…

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Espenido's deployment to Iloilo stumps mayor - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Espenido's deployment to Iloilo stumps mayor Inquirer.net Espenido had served as police chief of Albuera, Leyte province, and is chief of police of Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental province, where the mayors, whom Mr. Duterte had linked to drugs, were killed by police in alleged…

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Grenade found in front of UE-Recto campus - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Grenade found in front of UE-Recto campus Inquirer.net Police inspect the vicinity of the University of the East-Recto campus after a grenade was spotted outside the school Tuesday morning. ISA AVENDANO-UMALI/RADYO INQUIRER 990 AM. A grenade was found in front of the University of the…

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PDEA: 103 villages in Davao drug-free | SunStar - Sun.Star

PDEA: 103 villages in Davao drug-free | SunStar Sun.Star THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared 103 drug-free barangays in Davao Region due to their intensified anti-drug operation and drug clearing program. PDEA-Davao deputy regional director Joel Plaza said on Monday that…

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The killing of children - The Manila Times

The Manila Times The killing of children The Manila Times The President is having a very successful campaign against suspected drug dealers and drug users. The killing of a 17-year-old Grade 11 student, Kian Loyd delos Santos, by police in an anti-drug operation was just one too many. The police…

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Illegal logging ruining watersheds - Manila Bulletin

Manila Bulletin Illegal logging ruining watersheds Manila Bulletin Leyte Metropolitan Water District (LMWD) General Manager Pastor Homeres, speaking at the regular weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Tacloban, said the illegal loggers were conniving with some top executives of the Department of…

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Boarding house loses P80K cash, valuables to burglars | SunStar - Sun.Star

Boarding house loses P80K cash, valuables to burglars | SunStar Sun.Star UNIDENTIFIED burglars carted away more than P80,000 worth of valuables from a boarding house on Ramos St., Barangay Cogon Ramos, Cebu City yesterday dawn. The burglars entered the rented room of Beryl Salazar, 26, and stole…

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LTO to start releasing driver's licenses with 5-year validity - CNN Philippines

CNN Philippines LTO to start releasing driver's licenses with 5-year validity CNN Philippines Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 28) — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will issue driver's license cards with five-year validity beginning August 29, LTO chief Edgar Galvante said Monday. The…

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Binay urges court to block 'guilty' Aspillaga testimony in graft trial - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Binay urges court to block 'guilty' Aspillaga testimony in graft trial Inquirer.net Former Makati City mayor Elenita Binay (in red) at the Sandiganbayan. NINO JESUS ORBETA / PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER FILE PHOTO. Former Makati mayor Elenita Binay has asked the Sandiganbayan to prevent…

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Duterte No. 1 most loving, caring and decisive leader – survey - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Duterte No. 1 most loving, caring and decisive leader – survey Inquirer.net FILE – President Rodrigo Duterte comforts the families of bombing victims in Davao City at a local hospital. Fourteen were killed and 67 were hurt in the bombing at the popular city night market on Sept. 2,…

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Power plant to rise inside Leyte's eco zone - Philippine Canadian Inquirer

Power plant to rise inside Leyte's eco zone Philippine Canadian Inquirer ISABEL, Leyte — A Japanese firm will build a 70-megawatt diesel power plant inside the 425-hectare Leyte Industrial Development Estate (LIDE) in this town, an official confirmed Sunday. LIDE Management Corporation General…

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Ozamiz judges hesistant to take Parojinog cases – Aguirre - Inquirer.net

Ozamiz judges hesistant to take Parojinog cases – Aguirre Inquirer.net The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Supreme Court to transfer the venue of the cases filed against the Parojinog siblings from Ozamiz City to a court in Metro Manila. In a petition, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre…

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The Impending Human Capital Revolution – EdSurge Independent

The Impending Human Capital Revolution: How education technology will unlock the hidden talents of billions and unleash the most brilliant generation the world has ever seen How education technology will unlock the hidden talents of billions and unleash the most brilliant generation the world has ever seen

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Duterte to give medals to Espenido, 129 slain Marawi troops - ABS-CBN News

ABS-CBN News Duterte to give medals to Espenido, 129 slain Marawi troops ABS-CBN News MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is set to give Order of Lapu-Lapu medals to 129 government troops killed in action in strife-torn Marawi and Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido during the celebration of National…

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Rains, aftershocks torment quake-hit Ormoc | Coconuts Manila - Coconuts

Coconuts Rains, aftershocks torment quake-hit Ormoc | Coconuts Manila Coconuts Survivors of a powerful earthquake in Ormoc, Leyte found no rest in the night as heavy rains and aftershocks pummeled their town, Mayor Richard Gomez said ... and more »

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P90-B revenues lost to Road Board graft – Speaker - Philippine Star

Philippine Star P90-B revenues lost to Road Board graft – Speaker Philippine Star An estimated P90.7 billion in government revenues have been lost through the graft-ridden Road Board, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said, citing the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA). Pantaleon Alvarez / Released,…

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New storm brews as 'Jolina' displaces 3000 in Luzon - The Manila Times

Inquirer.net New storm brews as 'Jolina' displaces 3000 in Luzon The Manila Times As tropical storm “Jolina” (Pakhar) heads for China, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) is monitoring another low-pressure area that might enter the country from…

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The New York Times: An Instagram Story

A deep dive into how The New York Times accumulated 7.14m followers across their 11 Instagram accounts In 2015, the "Gray Lady,” also known as the New York Times, created several segmented NYT branded Instagram accounts to build awareness and loyalty

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EXCLUSIVE: Family opens up on Wil Dasovich's cancer - ABS-CBN News

ABS-CBN News EXCLUSIVE: Family opens up on Wil Dasovich's cancer ABS-CBN News The family of travel blogger and former "Pinoy Big Brother" housemate Wil Dasovich talked to "Rated K" to open up about his condition. In what he dubbed his "most important vlog," Wil revealed that he has been diagnosed…

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Wounded troopers, already recovered, return to frontline in Marawi - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Wounded troopers, already recovered, return to frontline in Marawi Inquirer.net Government troops are stationed at the gate of the Mindanao State University campus in Marawi City on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, to ensure that students are safe while government troops battle the remaining…

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Cop shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Muntinlupa - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Cop shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Muntinlupa Inquirer.net A policeman who had been assigned to Maguindanao was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Muntinlupa City on Saturday night. Chief Insp. Ernesto Eco, 39, resident of Barangay Putatan, was driving a sports utility…

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Cop shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Muntinlupa - Inquirer.net

Cop shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Muntinlupa Inquirer.net A policeman who had been assigned to Maguindanao was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Muntinlupa City on Saturday night. Chief Insp. Ernesto Eco, 39, resident of Barangay Putatan, was driving a sports utility vehicle along…

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Willingness to explore resource-sharing points to cooperative future for China, the Philippines - South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post Willingness to explore resource-sharing points to cooperative future for China, the Philippines South China Morning Post Amid rapidly imroving bilateral ties, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has welcomed joint development agreements (JDAs) with China in the South China…

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Bloodless drug raids net 233 pushers, users - Tempo

Bloodless drug raids net 233 pushers, users Tempo A police regional office in Luzon has shown that the conduct of the so-called One Time, Big Time operation can be a bloodless one. More than 233 suspected pushers and users, including a policeman, were arrested in an all-out anti-criminality…

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Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Leyte - Inquirer.net

Inquirer.net Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Leyte Inquirer.net The quake was felt at intensity 3 in Tacloban City and Palo town. It was also felt in Pastrana town at intensity 4 and in Ormoc City at intensity 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the…

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Increasing the income of small farmers by addressing nutritional needs of kids - Manila Bulletin

Manila Bulletin Increasing the income of small farmers by addressing nutritional needs of kids Manila Bulletin Senator Loren Legarda, chairwoman of the Senate finance committee, said Saturday that it is possible to uplift the lives of small farmers by addressing the nutritional needs of Filipino…

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Sereno bares speedier justice system - Manila Bulletin

Manila Bulletin Sereno bares speedier justice system Manila Bulletin Cebu City – “Change is happening in the judiciary. There is now greater access to justice.” Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno made the pronouncement on Friday in front of mall-goers, law students, and representatives from the…

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