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Read more about the article Duterte still obligated to cooperate with ICC investigation despite withdrawal
President Rodrigo Duterte met with various mining companies in the country at the Heroes Hall of Malacañan Palace on August 3, 2017. (ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte still obligated to cooperate with ICC investigation despite withdrawal

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Philippines' withdrawal from the Rome Statute, a treaty which established the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is currently conducting a preliminary examination into the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs.

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Read more about the article PANABO AS AGRO-INDUSTRIAL GATEWAY
PANABO AS AGRO-INDUSTRIAL GATEWAY. Panabo City Mayor James Gamao delivers the 4th State of the City Address on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Panabo Multi-Purpose Center. He focused on the accomplishments of his administration and their plans to achieve the city’s vision as the agro-industrial gateway to the world. (Photo by Marlo Ansano)

PANABO AS AGRO-INDUSTRIAL GATEWAY

Panabo City Mayor James Gamao delivers the 4th State of the City Address on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Panabo Multi-Purpose Center. He focused on the accomplishments of his administration and their plans to achieve the city’s vision as the agro-industrial gateway to the world. (Photo by Marlo Ansano)

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Read more about the article FULL TEXT | ‘We are running out of time, seize the day!’
Bro. Carlito M. Gaspar, Ph.D. (Mark Joy G. Basallajes/davaotoday.com)

FULL TEXT | ‘We are running out of time, seize the day!’

Speech of Bro. Carlito "Karl" Gaspar, Ph.D., one of this years' Datu Bago Awardees, during the conferment ceremony on March 13, 2018 held at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City. The award is the highest honor given by the local government of Davao City to its outstanding constituents.

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Read more about the article National ID system, PNP subpoena powers: ‘witch-hunt tools’ vs the people
Activists in a press conference on March 13, 2018 in Quezon City, hold up placards bearing calls to end the terror tags against leaders and members of progressive groups. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Yamzon)

National ID system, PNP subpoena powers: ‘witch-hunt tools’ vs the people

Progressive groups on Monday warned that the national identification system and the recently-signed law granting subpoena powers to the Philippine National Police (PNP) are additional tools for witch-hunt, abuse, and all-out repression.

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