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Philippines Detains 25 Chinese, 18 Vietnamese Fishermen For Suspected Poaching The Philippines recently detained two Chinese and three Vietnamese fishing vessels having more than three dozens of crew members in the north of the country with the anti-poaching patrols. According to a report on The Nation, the fishermen were arrested in the tiny islands away from … Read more
Mark Villar Accepts The DPWH Chief Position Offered Tio Him By Duterte Las Piñas Rep. Mark Villar accepts the offer of the presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte to be the new Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief under the new administration. In a report by GMA News, Villar said in an interview that he … Read more
UK Envoy Positive With Incoming President Duterte The United Kingdom (UK) envoy to the Philippines recently expressed their confidence in the incoming administration of the clear winner of the May 2016 elections, presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte. In a report and interview on CNN Philippines, UK Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad said that they are … Read more
Migrante Tells Duterte To Keep His Promises To OFWs A pro-migrants group Migrante recently urged the incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to come up with policies unlike what the Aquino administration did and to prevent forced migration. According to an open letter by Migrante International, they wanted that the new government will depart from the mistakes … Read more
Incoming Rodrigo Duterte Considers Tax Hike For High Earners The incoming President Rodrigo Duterte recently mulls raising the tax rates for people earning high and then lower the others. In a report by Philstar, Duterte said it but didn’t give details about it. According to Bureau of Internal Revenue commissioner Kim Henares, the tax system … Read more
Duterte To The US Ambassador: ‘Are you with us?’ Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte recently asked one thing to the US Ambassador Philip Goldberg; “Are you with us?”, then Duterte got a courtesy call this week. In a report in Philstar, Duterte said that he would ask the US Ambassador is the long-time ally is with … Read more
5th Zika Case Recorded In The Philippines Another Zika infection has been recorded of a Korean who recently tested positive for the infection after visiting the Philippines, according to the Department of Health (DOH). According to a report on Philstar, this is the fifth case of Zika virus that’s been recorded in the country, says … Read more
Sen. Bongbong Marcos Leads Partial Count Of Overseas Votes Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Bongbong Marcos leads the partial count of the overseas votes against his close rival, Rep. Leni Robredo. According to a report on GMA News, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon have said that Marcos has 156, 123 votes while his … Read more
Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte Asks PDEA Its ‘Hot List’ In Region 6 Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte asks PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) in the Region 6 – Western Visayas to submit the list of ‘hot-listed’ personalities in the area. In a report by ABS-CBN, PDEA-6 Regional Director Paul Ledesma said that the request came from … Read more
NPA Rebellion Might End With Duterte Win The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison expressed his hopes about the peace that can be attained on presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte’s six-year term with NPA. In a report in ABS-CBN, Jose Maria Sison is open to a “mutual ceasefire” with the government as … Read more