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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:37 PM PDT

'Nanlaban sila': Duterte's war on ...
Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – It is a little past 3 in the morning in one of the narrow alleyways inside Aroma Compound in Manila, the country's capital. A poster of Jesus Christ looks over as graveyard shift journalists – reporters, photographers ...
Beyond war on drugs, Duterte seen setting up economic boomGMA News
Human Rights Watch presses call for accountability in war on drugsInterAksyon
Philippines drug war deaths climb to 1800; US 'deeply concerned'AsiaOne
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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 06:26 PM PDT

Jun Lozada convicted of graft, gets 6-10 years
Inquirer.net
The Sandiganbayan convicts Jun Lozada of graft and sentences him to six to 10 years in prison. RICHARD A. REYES/PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER. (Updated) The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division on Tuesday convicted whistleblower Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada ...
Whistleblower Jun Lozada guilty of ...Rappler
NBN-ZTE deal whistleblower Jun Lozada found guilty of graft in Philforest caseGMA News
Jun Lozada convicted of graftPhilippine Star
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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 10:13 AM PDT

DILG: 50 more local execs under probe for drug ties
Inquirer.net
Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael "Mike" Sueno describes the problem of drugs in the country as "enormous" during a press briefing in Malacañan on August 22. KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD. AT LEAST 50 more local elected officials are under ...
WATCH | All set for filing of cases vs 2 narco-generals: DILGInterAksyon
DILG checking drug links of 50 mayorsPhilippine Star
Davide one of 'top governors' named by DILGSun.Star
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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:07 AM PDT

DBM questioned at House hearing on lump-sum billions in 2017 budget bill
Manila Bulletin
Secretary Benjamin Diokno of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) admitted yesterday that there are lump-sum funds in the proposed national budget for 2017, but assured that they will be used for the salary increases of military and police ...
Economic execs pitch budget to lawmakersBusinessWorld Online Edition
Balanced budget 'impractical' for the PH until 2022 – DioknoRappler
Diokno rules out salary hikes for nurses, teachersThe Manila Times
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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 05:03 AM PDT

Faeldon: Customs may miss P406-billion revenue target this year
Philippine Star
Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon at a press conference with President Rodrigo Duterte during the election campaign. File photo. MANILA, Philippines -- The Bureau of Customs might have difficulties in reaching its P406-billion revenue target for ...
Faeldon accuses Customs official of receiving multi-million peso monthly payolaGMA News
Customs bureau submits 'strong case' vs 'corrupt' employee to DOJRappler
BoC collections, anti-corruption efforts 'picking up'BusinessWorld Online Edition
Manila Bulletin -The Manila Times
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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 07:25 PM PDT

JV Ejercito suspended from Senate for 90 days as he faces graft
Inquirer.net
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division ordered the suspension of Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito from his Senate duties for 90 days as he faces a graft charge before the Sandiganbayan over the anomalous purchase of firearms using calamity funds.
Court orders 90-day suspension of ...Rappler
Sandiganbayan suspends Senator JV EjercitoThe Standard

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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:25 AM PDT

Cops linked to drugs, slays
Inquirer.net
TWO WOMEN who lost loved ones in the Duterte administration's war on drugs on Monday denounced "scalawags" in the police force, tagging men in uniform as drug suppliers themselves who were behind the execution of their "assets." In emotional and ...
Cops executing drug assets – witnessesPhilippine Star
Cops charged with deaths of Pasay father and son waive right to counselInterAksyon
Cops who killed drug suspect inside Pasay police station to attend Senate hearingGMA News
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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 10:23 AM PDT

SolGen: Burial at Libingan doesn't make Marcos a hero
Inquirer.net
Former Philippine first lady and now congresswoman, Imelda Marcos, kisses the glass case of her late husband president Ferdinand Marcos. AFP FILE PHOTO/TED ALJIBE. THE OFFICE of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Monday defended the plan of the ...
The hard part is getting off the high horseThe Manila Times
Ninoy's death anniversaryTempo (satire)
Martial Law victims to seek Supreme Court intervention to stop Marcos hero's burial at LNMBSamar News.com

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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 10:04 AM PDT

Leni to lawmen: Use legal means vs drugs, crime
Philippine Star
Vice President Leni Robredo Robredo was guest of honor at the flag-raising ceremony at Camp Crame yesterday for the fourth anniversary of the Philippine National Police (PNP)'s Center for Police Strategy Management. OVP/Released. MANILA, Philippines ...
Robredo cuts red tape in socialized housing projectsRappler
Leni shares husband's letter to police forceManila Bulletin
Robredo wants cops to succeedTempo

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Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:04 PM PDT

Guards foil attempt to smuggle shabu in Koronadal jail
Philippine Star
The warden of Koronadal City's jail said shabu sachets were found inside the noodle packs. Philstar.com/File. KORONADAL CITY — Alert guards on Monday foiled an attempt by a visitor to pass on drugs concealed in packs of instant noodles to a detainee ...
Koronadal jail officials confiscate 'shabu-noodles' from visitorGMA News

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