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SC affirms order granting Enrile bill of particulars on plunder charges
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) upheld its earlier decision granting Senator Juan Ponce Enrile's motion to be provided with a bill of particulars detailing the plunder charges against him...
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EU cracks down on tax havens, targeting big companies
STRASBOURG, France – The EU unveils plans on Tuesday, April 12, to limit the rampant use of tax havens by the world's biggest multinationals, a measure the authorities say is made even more urgent by...
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Comelec junks planned canvassing in Manila Hotel
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 12, unanimously junked its plan to hold the national canvassing of votes in the Manila Hotel, Comelec Commissioner Rowena...
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PAO retirees: 'We're not second-class lawyers, citizens'
MANILA, Philippines – The Public Attorneys Office (PAO) on Tuesday, April 12, accused Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad of blocking retirement benefits of retired government lawyers and decried...
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Binay on Duterte’s debate dare: ‘Any time, any place'
MANILA, Philippines – "Any time, any place."This was Vice President Jejomar Binay's response to the challenge of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for a one-on-one debate on morality, graft, and...
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Alarming rise in child suicide bombers used by Boko Haram – UN
LIBREVILLE, Gabon – The number of children used by Nigeria's Boko Haram to stage suicide bombings has risen more than 10-fold in one of the most "horrific" aspects of the Islamist insurgency, the...
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Justice Leonen: 'Not unreasonable to fear' Comelec now biased vs Poe
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in its motion for reconsideration filed before the Supreme Court (SC) in March said "chaos or anarchy will not be far behind" if Grace Poe is...
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Court grants bail to Napoles, 2 ex-lawmakers
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has granted bail to two former congressmen and businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles in connection with their plunder cases stemming from...
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MMDA set to enforce no-contact apprehension policy on April 15
MANILA, Philippines – Starting Friday, April 15, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will begin its re-implementation of the no-contact apprehension policy, where motorists caught...
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Who's afraid of Duterte? Rivals target poll front runner
MANILA, Philippines – Not too long ago, Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II was the only presidential bet who made it a point to call out, hit and criticize the tough-talking and popular...
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Binay-Honasan tandem powers up vs Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) tandem has become more aggressive in its attack against presidential bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. On Wednesday, April 13, Vice...
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Brazil's Rousseff brands VP a traitor, denounces 'coup'
BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took off the gloves Tuesday, April 12, branding her vice president a traitor and coup-plotter ahead of an impeachment vote in Congress, with a...
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Baguio lawmaker faces charges for forest reserve destruction
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman announced on Wednesday, April 13, that it has ordered the filing of charges against Baguio City Representative Nicasio Aliping Jr and 3 others for...
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Duterte’s anti-crime promise: ‘Suppress’ or ‘stop’ crime?
MANILA, Philippines – Stop or suppress crime?It may just be a play on words but recently, Rodrigo Duterte has been making some clarifications in his speeches when talking about his most famous campaign...
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Parliamentary polls open in regime-controlled parts of Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria – Polls opened in areas of war-torn Syria controlled by President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday, April 13, for a parliamentary vote dismissed by regime opponents as illegitimate.Polling...
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What FPJ legacy? Grace Poe tells critics not to take it literally
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – "Don’t take it literally."Presidential bet Grace Poe said her statements on continuing the legacy of her father, the late action star Fernando Poe Jr, should not be...
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Plans and promises: Presidential bets on transportation, infrastructure
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines incurs billions in productivity losses due to traffic, and the situation in the capital region may just get worse if the government fails to arrest the worsening...
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Judge rules against couple in China's 1st same-sex case
CHANGSHA, China — A judge ruled against a gay couple in China's first same-sex marriage case that attracted several hundred supporters to the courthouse Wednesday, April 13, in a landmark moment for...
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Clashes in Indian Kashmir after 3 civilians killed in army firing
SRINAGAR, India – Angry residents clashed with police in Indian Kashmir Wednesday, April 13, one day after 3 civilians were killed when soldiers fired on protesters incensed by the alleged molestation...
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Cainta NPC mayor endorses Duterte
CAINTA, Philippines – The mayor of the second most vote-rich town in Rizal endorsed the presidential candidacy of Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 12. Kit Nieto, who is seeking reelection this May, is...
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