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Posted: 14 Jan 2016 04:35 PM PST

Binay maintains lead; Poe, Roxas, Duterte in statistical tie—survey
Inquirer.net
Vice President Jejomar Binay moved farther away from his closest rival Senator Grace Poe after the former garnered the lead in a recent poll survey as reported by a business daily. According to report from Business World, the latest BusinessWorld ...
Binay pulls ahead of Poe in latest SWS presidential surveyPhilippine Star
Binay, Escudero lead 2016 race – SWS pollRappler
Poe camp admits 'lapses,' to calibrate next moves after BWorld-SWS surveyInterAksyon
The Manila Times -GMA News -CNN Philippines
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Posted: 14 Jan 2016 01:21 PM PST

Duterte asks: Look beyond my swearing
Inquirer.net
DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has said that people should look beyond his swearing and instead listen to the Filipino narrative behind it. "I want you to look beyond my cussing and listen to the reason behind it, because there's a story behind it ...
Duterte to businessmen: Davao City is my Exhibit ARappler
Ledesma: The Google predictionSun.Star
'President' Duterte: May declare martial law if neededThe Manila Times
GMA News -Manila Bulletin -Visayan Daily Star (press release)
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Posted: 14 Jan 2016 05:37 AM PST

Zamboanga City on red alert; bans MNLF rally
The Manila Times
ZAMBOANGA CITY Mayor Beng Climaco has ordered authorities to stay on alert and prevent any Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) mass action in the city following a recent call for 'plenum' by its leader, Nur Misuari, in Sulu province. Climaco met with ...
Zambo gov't to MNLF: Peace rally not allowedPhilippine Star
MNLF unwelcome in Zamboanga CityMindanao Examiner
(As PNP, AFP alerted on MNLF presence:) Zambo off limits to MNLF rallies – BengZamboanga Today Online

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Posted: 14 Jan 2016 05:45 PM PST

DOJ chief clips powers of De Lima protege
InterAksyon
MANILA, Philippines -- Justice Secretary Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa has stripped a protégé of his predecessor, Leila de Lima, of most of his responsibilities, an official of the department has confirmed. Undersecretary Emmanuel Caparas, spokesman of the ...
DOJ set to resolve SAF 44 cases soonPhilippine Star
De Lima's protege at DOJ stripped of powersInquirer.net
Prosecutors wrap up inquiry on Mamasapano incidentBusinessWorld Online Edition
GMA News -Rappler -Sun.Star
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Posted: 14 Jan 2016 01:45 PM PST

Food poisoning downs 133 Makati pupils
Inquirer.net
A TOTAL OF 133 students from a public elementary school in Makati City were treated for suspected food poisoning on Thursday after eating food bought from the school canteen. A few minutes after their 9:30 a.m. break, several students of the Gen. Pio ...
Over 100 students of Makati City school hit by food poisoningCoconuts Manila
At least 134 Makati students hospitalized for food poisoningPhilippine Star
Students in Makati rushed to hospital after allegedly eating biscuitsManila Bulletin
Rappler -The Standard -The Manila Times
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Posted: 14 Jan 2016 12:20 PM PST

Case of P1-B cut on RH funds may reach SC
Inquirer.net
Describing the P1-billion cut from funds meant for family planning supplies as "deceptive," "unethical" and "unacceptable," Sen. Pia Cayetano on Thursday said she was studying the option of taking up the issue with the Supreme Court, "specifically ...
Pia slams Legarda over P1-B family planning budget cutGMA News
New election issue: RH and the P1-B budget cutRappler
Cayetano slams Reproductive Health budget cutCNN Philippines

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Posted: 14 Jan 2016 06:39 PM PST

Two blasts rock Cotabato province - police
GMA News
KIDAPAWAN CITY — Two blasts rocked Cotabato province on Thursday evening but there were no reported casualties, police officials said. Around 10:30 p.m., an improvised explosive device (IED) went off beside the national highway at Purok Mirasol in ...
Explosions rock North Cotabato; NGCP tower toppledInquirer.net

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