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Read more about the article Bayan welcomes Trump-Kim summit
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim-Jong Un shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during the DPRK-USA Singapore Summit on June 12, 2018. (Photo from the White House Director of Social Media and Assistant to the President Dan Scavino Jr.'s Twitter account)

Bayan welcomes Trump-Kim summit

The meeting of US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea leader Kim-Jong Un in Singapore last June 12 has gained support from a local group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan).

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Read more about the article CEGP: Freedom of expression only in Duterte’s mouth
President Rodrigo Duterte in his speech during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected Punong Barangays of Central Luzon at the ASEAN Convention Center in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga on June 12, 2018. (Malacañang photo)

CEGP: Freedom of expression only in Duterte’s mouth

The irony was not lost to campus journalists when the government arrested and detained a young activist during the Independence Day celebration on Tuesday.

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Read more about the article Anakpawis solon says occupation of idle housing units not detrimental to public interest
Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Ariel Casilao (Contributed photo)

Anakpawis solon says occupation of idle housing units not detrimental to public interest

Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao urged the National Housing Authority (NHA), Wednesday, to expedite the awarding of idle housing units in Rodriguez, Rizal, as mandated by Joint Resolution No. 2, which President Rodrigo Duterte approved last May.

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Read more about the article Group wants data on extent of agri lands compromised in foreign agri-business deals
President Rodrigo Duterte and Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez pose for a photo with the officials from various Korean companies following the exchange of signed business agreements during the Philippines-Korea Business Forum and Luncheon at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Republic of Korea on June 5, 2018. (Malacañang photo)

Group wants data on extent of agri lands compromised in foreign agri-business deals

For Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas chair Danilo Ramos, the President and the head of the Department of Agriculture (DA) "got some explaining to do" as to the extent of agricultural lands being compromised in foreign agri-business deals signed in recent state visits.

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