Read more about the article Ex-Samal mayor penalized for receiving P200K cash gift from cooperative
`Former mayor of Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) Aniano Antalan (Photo from DTI-Davao del Norte)

Ex-Samal mayor penalized for receiving P200K cash gift from cooperative

A former local chief executive of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) was dismissed from government service after graft investigators found him guilty of grave misconduct after he received a cash gift of P200,000 from a multi-purpose cooperative.

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Read more about the article Duterte an ‘icon of oligarchs,’ workers’ group says
President Rodrigo R. Duterte answers queries from members of the media after administering the oath of office for the newly-appointed undersecretaries of different government agencies at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on August 1, 2016. ACE MORANDANTE/PPD

Duterte an ‘icon of oligarchs,’ workers’ group says

A labor group now is calling President Rodrigo Duterte an "icon of oligarchs” after he castigated the protesting jeepney drivers for staging a two-day transport strike, an act which the president called as “rebellion.”

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Read more about the article Karapatan tells Duterte: Red tagging of activists gags dissent
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech during his visit to the Ozamiz City Police Station on August 17, 2017, warns those involved in illegal drugs to stop their illicit activities or they may face harsh consequences. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Karapatan tells Duterte: Red tagging of activists gags dissent

President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that progressive groups are “communists fronts,” is meant to gag dissent, a human rights group said on Wednesday, October 18.

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Read more about the article Sara Duterte says destabilization vs. dad is ‘real’
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Sara Duterte says destabilization vs. dad is ‘real’

Davao City Mayor and Presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio said on Sunday, October 15, the destabilization plot against President Rodrigo Duterte came from intelligence reports on a group of people critical to the present administration.

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