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Read more about the article Ex-Butuan mayor faces graft raps over permit granted to store razed by fire
Photo taken from Ferdinand Amante Jr. Facebook page

Ex-Butuan mayor faces graft raps over permit granted to store razed by fire

The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file graft charges against former Butuan City Ferdinand Amante, Jr. and two other former officials for issuing a permit to a non-compliant business establishment in Butuan City.

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Read more about the article Duterte leaves probe on Paolo, Mans to independent bodies
Photos from Atty. Mans Carpio Facebook page and Davao Today

Duterte leaves probe on Paolo, Mans to independent bodies

President Rodrigo Duterte said he will never instigate a probe into the alleged corruption and drug links of his son Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and son-in-law lawyer Manases Carpio.

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Read more about the article PH ranks 5th in global index of scot-free media killers
Members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in Davao City light candles for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre in a candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. The activity is held to commemorate the massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao seven years ago which claimed the lives of 58 people, including 32 media workers. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PH ranks 5th in global index of scot-free media killers

A global media watchdog has ranked the Philippines the fifth country where media killers remain scot-free and killings remain unresolved because of the government’s foot-dragging.

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