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Read more about the article PNP-10 says 90-day suspension order for Espenido cancelled by Crame
Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido shows to the media the commendation given to him by the local government of Ozamiz, last July 15. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

PNP-10 says 90-day suspension order for Espenido cancelled by Crame

The Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership has ordered for the 90-day suspension without pay of Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido then cancelled it but the controversial police officer has yet to get hold of a copy of it.

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Read more about the article Duterte sees weak case vs. P-Noy in Mamasapano massacre
President Rodrigo Duterte and former President Benigno Aquino III (davaotoday.com)

Duterte sees weak case vs. P-Noy in Mamasapano massacre

President Rodrigo Duterte is seeing a weak case of usurpation of authority against former President Benigno Aquino III over the botched operations of the elite Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015.

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Read more about the article Duterte vows support for ‘more independent, powerful’ Bangsamoro in PHL
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shakes hands with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbal after receiving a draft of the new proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during the turnover ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on July 17, 2017. Also in the photo are (from left) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Duterte vows support for ‘more independent, powerful’ Bangsamoro in PHL

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday vowed to support the establishment of a more independent and powerful Bangsamoro homeland in the country.

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Read more about the article PUJ drivers hit modernization, no signboards policy
STRIKING DRIVERS. Members of the public transportation group Transport of Southern Mindanao for Solidarity, Independence, and Nationalism, voice out their disapproval of the impending Jeepney Modernization program of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board in a protest caravan held on Monday, Feb. 27 in Davao City. The group claims that some 500-600,000 drivers will lose their livelihood because of the modernization plan. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PUJ drivers hit modernization, no signboards policy

A jeepney drivers and operators group here hit the government's Jeepney Modernization Plan anew, which if implemented, would replace the traditional rides to those compliant with the Euro-4 standards, or those powered with electricity.

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