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Duterte signs EO establishing social benefits program for troops, police
The program for soldiers and police wounded or killed in action includes financial, social welfare, health, shelter, and employment assistance
U.S. man executed for triple police murder
Celebrity Kim Kardashian, a regular campaigner against the death penalty, tweets that Woods was 'scheduled to be executed in Alabama TONIGHT for murders he did NOT commit'
Singapore denies 'coup de grace' for botched executions
Malaysia-based Lawyers for Liberty alleges Singapore prison officers had been instructed to manually break the necks of prisoners if the rope used to hang them broke during executions
At least 250 vapes confiscated in Central Visayas
At least 100 vapes are confiscated in Cebu alone. No arrests are made in the crackdown on electronic cigarettes and other smoking devices.
Vaping arrest order is latest legal conundrum in Duterte admin
Is vaping allowed in designated smoking areas? The President's foot soldiers are piecing policy puzzles as they go.
Duterte executive order reorganizes national cybersecurity committee
With Executive Order 95, the Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary replaces the Department of Science and Technology Secretary as a co-chair of the committee
U.S. executes gay man who said trial tainted by homophobia
Charles Rhines, 63, is put to death by lethal injection soon after the Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal by his lawyers claiming that his trial was tainted
Police arrests 3 in raid of Bayan office in Tondo
Police secure search warrants in the raids in Bacolod City, and Paco and Tondo in Manila from QC RTC Branch 89 Executive Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert
Business groups call Marcos' election protest a 'political distraction'
The Philippines' biggest business groups say that the sooner Ferdinand Marcos Jr's protest is resolved, the sooner policymakers can move on to more important matters
Woman found dead on Zambales roadside
Police say the woman was found with a garbage bag on her head, her hands tied behind her back
LOOK: Panelo endorsed Sanchez's letter for executive clemency
(UPDATED) Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Counsel Salvador Panelo was Antonio Sanchez's lawyer in the 1993 UPLB rape-slay case
U.N. 'paralysis' delaying justice for Khashoggi murder
Agnes Callamard is a United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Special rapporteurs are independent experts who do not speak for the UN but report their findings to it.
Duterte EO allows 2019 salary hike for gov't workers despite reenacted budget
The funds for the 4th tranche of salary adjustment for government personnel will be sourced from any available appropriations under the 2018 budget
Draft order places water board directly under Duterte
To address the Metro Manila water crisis, a draft executive order places the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) under the Office of the President
Facebook chief product officer quits
Cox makes his announcement in on his Facebook page, saying he was leaving 'with great sadness' after 13 years.
The week in photos: February 23-March 1, 2019
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
4 out of 5 Filipinos worry over extrajudicial killings – SWS
The SWS survey says 78% Filipinos are worried that they, or someone they know, will be a victim of extrajudicial killings
Texas to execute oldest man, 70-year-old convicted murderer
Billie Wayne Coble was convicted for the 1989 murders of 3 people – the parents and brother of his estranged wife, who had asked for a divorce
Trump defends 'executive time' after schedule leak
Trump tweets: 'When the term Executive Time is used, I am generally working, not relaxing. In fact, I probably work more hours than almost any past President.'
Duterte to order ban on firecrackers
Previously, President Rodrigo Duterte had issued an executive order limiting the use of fireworks to community displays
Japan hangs 2 for murder, bringing executions in 2018 to 15
Japan is one of the few developed nations to retain the death penalty, and public support for it remains high despite international criticism
LIST: Duterte's top military, police appointees
Here are the former military and police generals appointed by President Duterte to key posts in government
Military rule in Duterte's homeland
What has martial law in Mindanao accomplished so far?
In 2018, Duterte turns to military for (almost) everything
With 2018 ending, Duterte's Cabinet is now one-third former military and police men. He has turned to ex-generals to 'fix' Boracay and soldiers to overhaul the Bureau of Customs.
How high inflation exposed cracks in governance
High, soaring, elevated, skyrocketing. We're running out of synonyms to describe inflation in 2018.
DOCUMENT: Duterte asks Congress for another 1-year martial law extension in Mindanao
Congress is set to hold a joint session on Wednesday, December 12, to vote on the President's request
Duterte’s China push needs to find the sweet spot
Former president Benigno Aquino III relied heavily on the United States, while President Duterte swung hard toward China. Is there a middle ground?
Breach in protocol over PH presidential flag during Xi's state visit
The lone presence of the Chinese flag during the welcome ceremony and review of the guards by the 2 presidents is unlike any other state visit
Duterte EO adopts strategy to fight money laundering, terrorism financing
The strategy is to be implemented by government agencies from 2018 to 2022
IN CHARTS: Don't credit China for Philippine growth just yet
The bulk of foreign direct investments and project loans still comes from traditional trade partners like Japan and the United States, and not from China
‘Oil is everything’ – Duterte’s rhetoric on West PH Sea joint exploration
In the weeks leading to a framework agreement on joint exploration with China, President Rodrigo Duterte emphasizes the Philippines' need for oil
Malacañang contracts show Michael Yang is economic adviser
EXCLUSIVE: The two contracts obtained by Rappler acknowledge that the Chinese citizen 'is aware of the sensitivity of the information he may have access to'
Duterte orders drastic revamp of Office of Cabinet Secretary
A new executive order revamps the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, reverting it to its old name, Cabinet Secretariat, and taking away its supervision of 8 agencies
Duterte EO orders regular nationwide drug abuse survey
The survey is to be conducted every 3 years, according to an executive order that also institutionalizes the Philippine Anti-illegal Drugs Strategy
At the Bureau of Customs: How Isidro Lapeña was outplayed
The former Customs chief is, however, 'promoted' amid the biggest drug smuggling controversy to hit the Duterte administration
Liberal Party forms task force to assist De Lima
The task force is expected to closely coordinate with jailed Senator Leila de Lima to assist her in handling her legal, legislative, and other work-related concerns
Crackdown on missionaries fuels dictatorship fears
(UPDATED) By cracking down on foreign missionaries like Sister Patricia Fox, is President Rodrigo Duterte doing a Ferdinand Marcos?
Powering through a crisis: Defending human rights under Duterte
Even for veterans in the human rights movement, the last two years have been the worst
LIST: False claims of Duterte, Panelo about legal issues on Trillanes amnesty
President Duterte holds a one-and-a-half-hour tête-à-tête with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, and rants against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
EXPLAINER: What the Supreme Court TRO denial means for Trillanes
The immediate implication is that the ball is now in the court of the Makati Regional Trial Courts
TIMELINE: Gov't gaps, retractions in voiding Trillanes amnesty
We trace the events and statements surrounding Proclamation No. 572, which has gripped the nation for the past week
Not just a joke: The social cost of Duterte's rape remarks
What are the real consequences when a president makes light of rape? A gender studies expert explains.
Rappler Talk: Lawyer Ruben Carranza on holding Duterte accountable in ICC
On Friday, September 7, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug sits down with international human rights lawyer Ruben Carranza to talk about the prospects of the possible case against President Duterte before the International Criminal Court
Duterte's Israel trip shows consequences of his loose tongue
The Philippine President's trip to Israel generate controversial headlines despite the delegation's efforts to draw attention to the positive aspects of Philippine-Israel relations
What the ICC pullout case means for Duterte and the Supreme Court
Associate Justice Marvic Leonen warns against the possibility of the High Court turning into a judicial dictator
Did Duterte have his facts right on Nayong Pilipino deal?
President Duterte is angry over the draft contract on the NayonLanding casino resort. Was he aware of final contract details when he moved to scrap the project?
Michael Ong named acting senior deputy executive secretary
With his new position, Ong becomes the right-hand man of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
EXPLAINER: Duterte's dream resignation, 'junta', successor scenarios
What's the process for a President to resign? Can President Rodrigo Duterte choose his successor? Here's what the Constitution and a law professor say.
TIMELINE: Philippines-China relations under Duterte
(UPDATED) The Duterte administration lauds improving relations with China. Critics regret the government's inordinately forgiving foreign policy.
President's health: Touchy topic for Duterte, public concern for Constitution
The public so far relies only on the word of President Rodrigo Duterte and his spokesmen as to the real state of his health
