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Philippines’ Marcos Jnr intervenes in feud between first lady, Vice-President Duterte: ‘she still has a lot to learn’
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Dela Rosa, in a short speech, addressed the “elephant in the room,” referring to attempts of members moving to other political parties ... Show more   www.rappler.com/nation/elections/pdp-without-laban-endorsement-go-dela-rosa-tolentino-2025-senatorial-race/
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It all started with ‘bangag’: How rift between Liza Marcos, Sara Duterte began: First Lady Liza Marcos draws the line on former president Duterte accusing her ...
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It all started with ‘bangag’: How rift between Liza Marcos ...
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China claims South China Sea deal with Philippines' Duterte: BEIJING/MANILA -- China and the Philippines entered a "gentleman's agreement" to ...
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China claims South China Sea deal with Philippines' Duterte
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During a late night news conference on Thursday night, April 11, Duterte told reporters in Davao he won’t broker for fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo ... Show more   www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/duterte-quiboloy-please-leave-me-out-this/
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Marcos Questions ‘Secret’ Duterte Deal with China on South China Sea: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a “gentleman’s agreement” made by his ...
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Marcos Questions ‘Secret’ Duterte Deal with China on South China Sea
Quick Glance: Biden emphasizes US support for Philippines and Japan
  • President Joe Biden reinforced the unwavering U.S. defense commitment to Pacific allies.

  • The Philippines and China have faced repeated confrontations in the disputed South China Sea.

  • The White House highlighted the significance of the first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and the Philippines as a response to China's attempts at "intimidation".

  • The United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan announced joint military exercises in the Indo-Pacific for 2025.
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Philippines’ Marcos says will not hand former president Duterte to ICC over drug war
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If proven true, the so-called “gentleman’s agreement” between former president Rodrigo Duterte and China is harmful to Philippine interests and the ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/eduardo-ano-statement-gentleman-agreement-china-harmful-national-interest/
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he had an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping to maintain the status quo in the West Philippine Sea ... Show more
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What did former President Rodrigo Duterte give away in his alleged gentlemen's agreement with China? Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug tells us what it ... Show more
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President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. says Duterte admin should explain and be accountable for 'secret deal' with China. "If you have any agreement with another ... Show more
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A lawmaker wants to determine who in China and former president Rodrigo Duterte is telling the truth regarding the controversial agreement in the West ... Show more
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte has come to the defense of Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib, who was ordered suspended from office by Malacañang for two ... Show more   www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/duterte-defends-suspended-davao-del-norte-governor-slams-marcos-again/
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The latest interview with First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos signals a new stage in the unraveling of the UniTeam. #ThoughtLeaders www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newsstand-duterte-vs-marcos-rift-impossible-to-bridge/
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Marcos Says He’s ‘Horrified’ by Duterte Sea Deal With China: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he’s “horrified” to learn of an agreement between his ...
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Marcos Says He’s ‘Horrified’ by Duterte Sea Deal With China
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The Vice President has been silent on the issue concerning national security, and yet she has openly defended doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/sara-duterte-response-continued-china-bullying-no-comment-april-8-2024/
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Marcos said in the interview that if the Vice President had any serious concerns about the government’s approach to the West Philippine Sea issue ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-defends-sara-duterte-silence-china-aggression-sea-dispute/
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Despite former president Rodrigo Duterte's tirades, he is still not considered a "political enemy" by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.Read: https://abscbn ... Show more
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Duterte: I'm not in opposition or against Marcos: Duterte's statement last Wednesday was in contrast to several speeches he has given, where he took aim at ...
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Duterte: I'm not in opposition or against Marcos
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Senator Cynthia Villar defends former president Rodrigo Duterte's recent remarks vs President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. She adds that if she is the first lady ... Show more
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Ayon sa China, hindi lang isa kundi tatlong kasunduan kaugnay ng Ayungin Shoal ang nilabag ng Pilipinas: ang pag-alis sa BRP Sierra Madre ... Show more
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View from Manila: Will the real gentleman – or agreement – please stand up? : China insists that a gentleman's agreement with Manila was made in the past ...
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View from Manila: Will the real gentleman – or agreement – please stand ...
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An expert believes that former president Rodrigo Duterte's alleged "gentleman's agreement" with Chinese President Xi Jinping is a violation of the Constitution.
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For Trillanes, the Supreme Court ruling is important because it can be used to avoid similar abuses in the future: “But more than this particular case ... Show more   www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/years-in-the-making-trillanes-scores-first-major-supreme-court-win-duterte/
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Marcos said he will still have to clarify details of the supposed deal with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian ... Show more   trib.al/fVE1XMp
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Vice President Sara Duterte on survey showing she's statistically tied with Senator Raffy Tulfo as top choices for 2028 presidential race: "Napakalayo pa ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/results-pulse-asia-2028-presidential-vice-presidential-survey-march-2024/
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FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte is alive: A video posted on March 17 claims the former president is dead. Duterte is alive, as seen in videos posted on his official ...
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FACT CHECK: Rodrigo Duterte is alive
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Philippines arms up a two-front pushback on China: MANILA - This week, the Philippines and United States kicked off their largest-ever and most consequential ...
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Philippines arms up a two-front pushback on China
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has several questions for former president Rodrigo Duterte on his “gentleman’s agreement” on Ayungin Shoal with China ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-questions-duterte-secret-deal-china-ayungin-shoal/
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Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV is waiting for the right time to complain to former president Rodrigo Duterte about what he says are his mistakes ... Show more
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Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel looks back on his party's endorsement of then-presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte, who eventually gained control of ... Show more
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President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. admitted. that his relationship with the Duterte family is complicated, some members of which are always against him.
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President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. first said. that when he took office he did not receive any information from the Duterte administration regarding its agreement ... Show more
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Duterte: If Inday becomes president...: Former president Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said if his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte becomes president ...
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Duterte: If Inday becomes president...
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Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believes that it is possible that former president Rodrigo Duterte could be charged with violating the ... Show more   news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/12/duterte-china-status-quo-deal-violates-ph-constitution-arbitral-award-expert-1721
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he agreed with China for the status quo in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) but insisted that he did not surrender ... Show more   news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/12/duterte-denies-gentleman-s-agreement-with-china-s-xi-1029
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In a conversation with journalist Atom Araullo, Evangelista reflected on her experience covering Duterte’s drug war. Evangelista said the process of covering ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/patricia-evangelista-book-tour-university-philippines-april-2024/
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Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV says he is planning to file complaints against former president Rodrigo Duterte following the former senator's SC victory ... Show more   www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/years-in-the-making-trillanes-scores-first-major-supreme-court-win-duterte/
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Duterte stays with PDP; party drops 'Laban' from name: "I would like to remain [with] PDP, regardless of whoever is the president," Duterte, party chairman, said ...
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Duterte stays with PDP; party drops 'Laban' from name
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Bumalik si Patricia Evangelista sa Payatas, Quezon City, upang magbigay-pugay sa katapangan ng mga kapamilya ng mga biktima ng war on drugs ni Rodrigo Duterte ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/patricia-evangelista-reads-filipino-translation-excerpt-some-people-need-killing/
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. requests Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian explained about the alleged "gentleman's agreement" between former president Rodrigo ... Show more
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First Lady Marcos to VP Duterte: 'That's a bad shot at 'me': First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos admitted her displeasure with Vice President Sara Duterte for not ...
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First Lady Marcos to VP Duterte: 'That's a bad shot at 'me'
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Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ with China Under Scrutiny
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Philippines seizes 1.8 tonnes of meth in drug bust: MANILA: The Philippines has seized 1.8 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine, President Ferdinand Marcos said ...
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Philippines seizes 1.8 tonnes of meth in drug bust
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte's alleged 'secret deal' with China, despite being verbal and non-binding, can jeopardize the Philippines' territorial claims ... Show more   #ANCHeadstart
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Memory is often fickle and complicated, but not for families who continue to hold on to the words and memory of their loved ones killed in Rodrigo Duterte’s ... Show more   trib.al/GBFQUBW
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PDP-Laban officials celebrate anniversary in Cebu: Top officials of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan are in Cebu Friday for a fellowship and to ...
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PDP-Laban officials celebrate anniversary in Cebu
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes part in the presidential luncheon hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Association of the Philippines ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-response-question-apologize-martial-law-atrocities-april-2024/
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[OPINION] ‘Some people need killing’: Many Filipinos now want to forget the Duterte years, treating them as a nightmare from which they have fortunately awakened
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[OPINION] ‘Some people need killing’
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Carpio: Duterte may be sued because of the agreement with China: Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believes that former President Rodrigo D
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Carpio: Duterte may be sued because of the agreement with China
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Hindi Ito Marites: Duterte’s ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with China: Just what did the former president give away in his secret deal with his beloved China?
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Hindi Ito Marites: Duterte’s ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with China
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"AD HOMINEM ATTACKS HAVE NO PLACE IN THESE KINDS OF VERY IMPORTANT, VERY PRECARIOUS DISCUSSIONS."President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr ... Show more
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Congress will investigate the so-called "gentleman's agreement" between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping in relation to the ... Show more   news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/14/house-lawmaker-hints-at-probe-into-agreement-on-west-philippine-sea-1121
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte admitted that there is an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping to maintain the status quo in the WPS ... Show more   #TVPatrolExpress   #TVPatrol   #ABSCBNNews   #reels
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President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. questions why the Duterte administration had a "deliberate" decision to keep its deal with China a secret ... Show more
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Ex-Justice says PH to lose 80 pct of EEZ if China grabs Ayungin: Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the Philippines cannot afford to let ...
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Ex-Justice says PH to lose 80 pct of EEZ if China grabs Ayungin
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"So much malign matter has flowed out of the mouths of all those SMNI talking heads it is doubtful that even that most accessible and adaptable of ... Show more   #Opinion   #ThoughtLeaders   www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newspoint-fake-press-undeserved-freedom-smni/
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FACT CHECK: Bukidnon concertgoers passed off as Duterte’s Tagum ‘peace rally’ attendees
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FACT CHECK: Bukidnon concertgoers passed off as Duterte’s Tagum ‘peace ...
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FACT CHECK: Bukidnon concertgoers passed off as Duterte’s Tagum ‘peace rally’ attendees
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FACT CHECK: Bukidnon concertgoers passed off as Duterte’s Tagum ‘peace ...
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Families of Duterte’s drug war victims: ‘We will tell our story every day’: Patricia Evangelista, author of critically-acclaimed 'Some People Need Killing ...
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Families of Duterte’s drug war victims: ‘We will tell our story every day’
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[EDITORIAL] Kapag bumabagsak ang ratings, balikan ang basics: Panahon nang mag-soul searching. Sa bandang huli, isa ang saligang katotohanan: ang pamumuno ay ...
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[EDITORIAL] Kapag bumabagsak ang ratings, balikan ang basics
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Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio does not agree that any agreement former president Rodrigo Duterte had with China is for peace ... Show more
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"There is no deep unity." There are two reasons why President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte's fight escalated ... Show more   #ANCHeadstart
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[OPINION] ‘Ballot box,’ ‘salvage,’ ‘middle class’ and why language matters: Language matters not only as a vocabulary of expression but also as an instrument to ...
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[OPINION] ‘Ballot box,’ ‘salvage,’ ‘middle class’ and why language matters
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FACT CHECK: Chinese tourists increased under Marcos admin: The number of Chinese tourists in the Philippines has increased following the easing of pandemic ...
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FACT CHECK: Chinese tourists increased under Marcos admin
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China claims PH broke three agreements: China now claims the Philippines broke not one but three agreements concerning the Ayungin Shoal.
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China claims PH broke three agreements
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PH credibility at stake over alleged Duterte-Xi 'secret deal': lawmaker: A lawmaker said the House leaders would decide on whether to hold an inquiry on the ...
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PH credibility at stake over alleged Duterte-Xi 'secret deal': lawmaker
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Marcos Jr.: Duterte must be held accountable for the 'secret agreement' with China
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Jun Lana’s ‘Your Mother’s Son’ is not what it says it is : Jun Robles Lana situates the R18 film at the height of Rodrigo Duterte’s reign of terror ...
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Jun Lana’s ‘Your Mother’s Son’ is not what it says it is 
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Marcos describes relationship with Dutertes as 'complicated': Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claims he's on good terms with Vice President Sara ...
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Marcos describes relationship with Dutertes as 'complicated'
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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - Marcos has no plans to grant US access to more bases - Marcos on ... Show more   www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/april-15-2024/
Quick Glance: Philippines Rejects US Access to More Military Bases
  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. allowed US access to four more Philippine military bases, bringing the total to nine.

  • The Biden administration is strengthening alliances in the region to counter China, aligning with Philippine efforts to enhance external defense.

  • Marcos emphasizes that the presence of US troops is in response to China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea.

  • China accuses the Philippines of providing the US with bases that could undermine its security.
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Duterte refuses to facilitate Quiboloy surrender | The wRap: Today's headlines: Duterte & Quiboloy, tarsier vlogger, Cianne Dominguez
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Duterte refuses to facilitate Quiboloy surrender | The wRap
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[The Slingshot] Alden Delvo’s birthday: If Delvo was that heavily invested with the Dutertes during his Davao City years, would it surprise us now that he has ...
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[The Slingshot] Alden Delvo’s birthday
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Speaking to the press at the end of the US-Philippines-Japan summit in Washington, DC on April 12, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged former ... Show more   thestartv.com/c/news   cutt.ly/TheStar   fb.com/TheStarOnline
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JUST IN. The Supreme Court upholds the validity of former senator Antonio Trillanes' amnesty. The High Court also voids former president Rodrigo Duterte's ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/supreme-court-upholds-validity-antonio-trillanes-amnesty/
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The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the revocation of former president Rodrigo Duterte's amnesty granted to former senator Antonio Trillanes IV in 2010.
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The Supreme Court overturned another Duterte-time policy, and ruled that persons convicted of heinous crimes are still entitled to the Good Conduct Time ... Show more   www.rappler.com/philippines/supreme-court-ruling-heinous-crimes-convicts-can-get-good-conduct-time-allowance/
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Sen. filed a resolution. Risa Hontiveros for the Senate to investigate the alleged "gentleman's agreement" between the Duterte administration and China which ... Show more
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National Security Adviser Eduardo Año denied that former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a "gentleman's agreement" in relation ... Show more