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Read more about the article Cheap gimmick: Palace says ICC complaint meant to ‘embarrass’ Duterte
Ernesto Abella will be sitting as one of the designated presidential spokespersons of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte. Abella, a native of Davao City is the president and founder of the Southpoint School. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Cheap gimmick: Palace says ICC complaint meant to ‘embarrass’ Duterte

Malacañang scored the complaint against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte filed before the International Criminal Court, saying it is meant to embarrass and shame the country’s chief executive as it prepares to host a meeting of regional leaders this week.

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Read more about the article IPU hits PHL for ‘politically’ prosecuting De Lima

IPU hits PHL for ‘politically’ prosecuting De Lima

Despite the Palace’s repeated denial that the drug cases against Senator Leila de Lima are not politically motivated, an international monitoring organization on Monday, accused the Duterte administration for pursuing criminal charges against the former justice secretary who is known to be a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs.

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Read more about the article ARMM’s ‘Darul Ifta’ condemns Abu Sayyaf for beheading Tausug soldier in Sulu

ARMM’s ‘Darul Ifta’ condemns Abu Sayyaf for beheading Tausug soldier in Sulu

Inhuman and un-Islamic was how the Regional Darul Ifta in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RDI-ARMM) described the act of the Abu Sayyaf Group as it condemned the beheading of Anni Siraji, a Tausug soldier who is a native of Sulu.

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Read more about the article Duterte tells students: You have to go back to ROTC
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte announces he is working on a law that will revive the Reserve Officers Training Corps during the opening ceremony of the Palarong Pambansa 2017 at the Binirayan Sports Complex in Antique on April 23, 2017. (Toto Lozano/Presidential Photo)

Duterte tells students: You have to go back to ROTC

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that he is now working on a law that would restore the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

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Read more about the article Army, NPA encounter in Aliwagwag Falls on Earth Day
BEAUTY RESTORED Aliwagwag Falls in Cateel, Davao Oriental, slowly regains her beauty and waters after suffering from the impact of Typhoon Pablo a year ago. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Army, NPA encounter in Aliwagwag Falls on Earth Day

Government troops and the New People's Army engaged in an hour-long fight after some 40 communist rebels attacked soldiers in Barangay Aliwagwag in Cateel, Davao Oriental on Sunday, April 23.

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