Rody’s men: Old lies revived
THE Palace on Thursday defended President Rodrigo Duterte against accusations that he was behind vigilante killings in Davao City when ...
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Duterte son: Mere hearsay
DAVAO CITY—Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and his aunt Jocelyn Duterte both denied the allegations of Senate witness Edgar Matobato, who ...
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‘Massacre in Jolo: US’ extra-judicial killings’
PAYBACK time, so it seemed. This, when President Rodrigo Duterte unreeled before newsmen, on the eve of his departure for ...
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Impunity concerns Sereno, judiciary
CHIEF Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno on Thursday voiced concern over the situation of impunity arising from the spate of extrajudicial ...
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Drug slays probed; US weighs in
THE government on Sunday vowed to investigate reports of a wave of extrajudicial killings, after Washington warned that military aid ...
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UN raps Duterte on bounties
DAVAO CITY—The head of the UN High Commission for Human Rights on Tuesday reminded President-elect Rodrigo Duterte that he is ...
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