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Posted: 31 May 2016 09:36 AM PDT

Duterte: I will be harsh
Philippine Star
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – He won't interfere in their work and won't ask anyone to do any wrongful act. But president-elect Rodrigo Duterte has given his newly appointed officials several marching orders to carry out his mandate to crack down on drugs, ...
NUJP: Duterte's justification of media killings 'appalling'Rappler
Nothing justifies the murder of journalists: NUJP on Duterte statementInterAksyon
NUJP to Duterte: Nothing justifies journalist killingsInquirer.net
The Guardian -Bulatlat -Times of India -CNN International
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Posted: 31 May 2016 06:04 PM PDT

SC upholds 3 more PDAF cases vs Napoles
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the indictment of detained businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles in three more cases involving the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. In separate rulings yesterday, the high court ...
SC dismisses Napoles petitions vs OmbudsmanInquirer.net
Supreme Court upholds Ombudsman on Napoles rapMalaya
Malversation indictment against Napoles affirmedBusinessWorld Online Edition
Rappler -InterAksyon -Sun.Star -The Manila Times
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Posted: 31 May 2016 11:08 AM PDT

SC junks Tolentino bid to stop proclamation
Inquirer.net
THE SUPREME Court en banc on Tuesday threw out a suit filed by losing senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino who sought to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from proclaiming the last three winning senatorial candidates due to alleged ...
Supreme Court junks AES petition for writ of habeas dataInterAksyon
SC junks 3 casesBusinessWorld Online Edition
SC denies appeal vs Brillantes over 'spying'Rappler
GMA News -Sun.Star -The Manila Times -The Standard
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Posted: 31 May 2016 08:38 PM PDT

DFA Robinsons soon exclusive for OFWs
Rappler
OFW SERVICES. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Charles Jose says the DFA is extending new services to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) applying for passports. Photo by Paterno Esmaquel II/Rappler. MANILA, Philippines – To help ...
DFA creates dedicated passport center for OFWsGMA News
DFA: Exclusive passport center for OFWs to be opened soonManila Bulletin
DFA clamps down on no-show passport applicantsInterAksyon
The Manila Times -Coconuts Manila
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Posted: 31 May 2016 05:32 PM PDT

P1.125B worth of liquid meth seized in latest raid
Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – Police on Tuesday, May 31, seized liquid methamphetamine worth P1.125 billion during a raid on a house in Santo Domingo, Angeles City, in Pampanga. It's the latest in a string of drug operations conducted by authorities in the ...
'Shabu' lab found in subdivision raidInquirer.net
P1.1-B 'liquid shabu' seized in Angeles 'mega' laboratoryManila Bulletin
Anti-narcotics agents seize P1B worth of 'liquid shabu' in PampangaInterAksyon
Sun.Star -The Manila Times -Coconuts Manila -Update Philippines
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Posted: 31 May 2016 11:09 AM PDT

Comelec shrugs off cheating story
Inquirer.net
FOR COMMISSION on Elections Chair Andres Bautista, the claim of vote manipulation in Quezon province was unbelievable as the Automated Election System had many safeguards against fraud. Bautista also questioned the timing of the charges—three ...
Bautista questions poll fraud rapsThe Standard
Joint barangay, SK, Con-Con polls proposed by Comelec chairmanManila Bulletin
Bautista on vote-rigging 'whistleblowers': Too late the heroGMA News
Sun.Star -Update Philippines
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Posted: 31 May 2016 05:52 PM PDT

Duterte says won't rely on US, vows independent course on West PHL Sea row
GMA News
DAVAO CITY - President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday the Philippines would not rely on long-term security ally the United States, signaling greater independence from Washington in dealing with China and the disputed South China Sea.
Duterte calls China's Xi 'great president'Rappler
China eyes renewed friendly ties with PHManila Bulletin
Aquino: US brokered failed Panatag dealPhilippine Star
BusinessWorld Online Edition -The Manila Times -The Star Online -InterAksyon
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Posted: 31 May 2016 05:59 PM PDT

'Army not idle during NPA attack on Davao Oriental police station'
Philippine Star
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- Military reinforcements for a police station in Davao Oriental town ransacked by suspected communist rebels last Sunday night came too late because of the distance that soldiers had to travel, the 10th Infantry Division said ...
Davao Oriental police station raidedDavao Today

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Posted: 31 May 2016 09:39 AM PDT

MPD, NBI release sketches of reporter's killer
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation and the Manila Police District (MPD) released yesterday different sketches of the man who shot dead reporter Alex Balcoba in Quiapo, Manila on May 27. The NBI's version described the man who ...
Sketch of journalist's 'killer' releasedThe Manila Times
NBI to investigate journalist's deathSun.Star
IPI urges justice for journalist murdered in PhilippinesInternational Press Institute (press release)
Democracy Now!
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