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Makati court freezes Quiboloy assets: 12 bank accounts, 37 properties, aircraft locked down

MANILA  (March 2)  — A Makati court has ordered the sweeping preservation of assets linked to Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy, barring any movement or disposal...

Davao Workers to Get Pay Hike Starting March 13, But Full Increase Comes in September

Screengrab Department of Labor and Employment - DOLE DAVAO CITY  (March 2)  — Thousands of minimum wage earners and...

Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Crisis: What It Means for the Philippines

MANILA (March2 ) — Rising tensions in the Middle East are beginning to shake global oil markets, raising...

Cheaper Power, Murkier Control: Samal’s Electric Tug-of-War Raises Accountability Questions

DAVAO CITY  (March 2) — Consumers are paying less for electricity this February — but in the Island...

Basilan’s Sama-Bajau Weaving Center opens, stitching culture to livelihood

Sama-Bajau weavers sitting on their traditional tepo creations (Photo by Jay Bautista) MALUSO, Basilan (March 2) — Along the...
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Kapalong town proper

Local folks wade through the floodwaters in the town proper of Kapalong, Davao del Norte on Tuesday morning. Continuous rains in the region have inundate various parts of the province. Photo courtesy of Phoebie Graza

Pope Francis “Bless” Duterte

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Peace adviser Jesus Dureza says his Holiness Pope Francis will bless President  Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza, Dutuerte's chief peace adviser is among...

PICTURES: PRRD Visits Wake of Captain Clinton Capio

President Rodrigo Duterte visits the wake of the late Captain Clinton Capio at the mortuary of the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio on January 16, 2017. Capio, a Philippine Military Academy Class 2006, was killed in a clash with the Abu Sayaff members last Thursday. KING RODRIGUEZ/ Presidential Photos

ASEAN Commemorative Coin

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. unveil the commemorative coin for the Philippines' Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship for 2017 during a ceremony at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City on January 15, 2017. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo

PICTURES: President Rody and PM Abe in Davao City

PRRD and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the events at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. PPD

Cheers to stronger ties

CHEERS TO STRONGER TIES. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raise their glasses for a toast during the State Banquet at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on January 12, 2017. Also in the photo are (leftmost) Honeylet Avanceña, Akie Abe (second from right) and (rightmost) Senate President Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo
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