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Read more about the article Jan. 21 plebiscite day on BOL declared a non-working holiday in ARMM
The Palace declared January 21, 2019 as a special non-working holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City in Basilan, and Cotabato City for the first plebiscite to ratify the proposed Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). In this photo taken on January 5, thousands joined the campaign rally in Jolo, Sulu to support for the ratification of the BOL. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process)

Jan. 21 plebiscite day on BOL declared a non-working holiday in ARMM

President Rodrigo Duterte declared Jan.21 as a special non-working holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City in Basilan, and Cotabato City to give way for the coming first plebiscite to ratify the proposed Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

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Read more about the article ‘An insult to PH workers,’ Manggagawa Party-list reacts to Comelec en banc disqualification resolution
(Photo from Manggagawa Partylist's Facebook page)

‘An insult to PH workers,’ Manggagawa Party-list reacts to Comelec en banc disqualification resolution

MANGGAGAWA Party-list slammed on Wednesday the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to disqualify them to join the 2019 midterm polls, saying such decision insults the Filipino workers.

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Read more about the article PDEA seizes P375K worth of shabu in Davao City
Authorities here recovered P375,000 worth of shabu from a woman in an interdiction operations on Wednesday, January 5, at a military checkpoint in Davao City.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency XI)

PDEA seizes P375K worth of shabu in Davao City

Anti-narcotics operatives here recovered P375,000 worth of shabu from a woman in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, January 5, at a military checkpoint in Davao City.

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Read more about the article Bill exempting journalists from being witnesses in anti-drug operations filed
Makabayan lawmakers file House Bill 8832 that aims to exempt journalists to act as witnesses in anti-narcotics operations on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The bill is in response to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines' (NUJP) petition back in November 2018, opposing such practice of the law enforcers. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Bill exempting journalists from being witnesses in anti-drug operations filed

As the government intensifies its campaign against illegal drugs, Makabayan representatives in Congress filed a bill to support the call to spare journalists from becoming witnesses during anti-drug operations.

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