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How will the judges be judged?

Tuesday, 15 May 2018 13:22 Written by FRANCISCO TATAD

IN the Requiem Mass said on All Souls Day, we normally hear the Latin hymn which describes the Last Judgment:Dies irae, dies illaSolvet saeclum in favillaTeste David cum SibyllaQuantus tremor est futurusQuando judex est venturusCuncta stricte discussurus!(The day of wrath,…

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Hanoi to Beijing: Pull out missiles

Friday, 11 May 2018 16:59 Written by Frances G. Mangosing

Vietnam has requested China to withdraw its weapons from disputed territory in the South China Sea, while security experts have urged the Philippine government to upgrade the country’s defenses in the Spratly archipelago in response to China’s militarization of the…

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46 ‘Yolanda’ projects defective, says NHA

Friday, 11 May 2018 16:48 Written by Melvin Gascon

At least 46 unfinished housing projects for survivors of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) are facing cancellation due to various defects, the National Housing Authority (NHA) said on Wednesday.These projects comprise the bulk of 53 contracts which the NHA has…

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Duterte: China has promised to protect PH

Monday, 07 May 2018 15:12 Written by Julie M. Aurelio

China has assured the Philippines that it will come to its aid in the event of external threats, according to President Rodrigo Duterte.“China said, ‘We will protect you. We will not allow the Philippines to be destroyed. We are just…

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PH must review foreign policy strategy amid Chinese missile deployment

Monday, 07 May 2018 10:24 Written by Albert del Rosario

(Editor’s Note: The author is the chair of ADR Institute. He is a former secretary of foreign affairs and ambassador of the Philippines to the United States.)The discovery of China’s deployment of missiles on three Philippine reefs in the Spratly…

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Duterte eyes land reform areas in Mindanao

Friday, 27 April 2018 14:21 Written by Allan Nawal

BULUAN, MAGUINDANAO — Once peace in Mindanao is achieved, President Duterte will declare the whole island a land reform area and distribute government land, including military reservations, to the people.“I’ll give it all to you. You find public land, including…

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Sister Patricia Fox challenges expulsion order

Thursday, 26 April 2018 16:04 Written by Tina G. Santos

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has ordered an elderly Australian nun who has angered President Rodrigo Duterte to leave the country in 30 days.In a one-page order issued on Monday, the BI revoked Sister Patricia Fox’s missionary visa before it…

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House toughens rules for media

Thursday, 26 April 2018 13:48 Written by DJ Yap

Journalists who “besmirch the reputation of the House of Representatives, its officials or members” may lose their credentials to cover the chamber, according to new ground rules for the media set by the House leadership.The tough rules for Philippine media…

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