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MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is challenging self-confessed hitman Arturo Lascañas to file murder charges against her in the Philippines after the former police officer accused her of spearheading deadly Oplan Tokhang anti-drug operations when she was Davao City mayor in 2012.
MANILA, Philippines — There is nothing permanent in this world except for God’s love, according to Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula.
Mr. President, it was in the year 1860 when a Swiss chemist discovered DNA. In 1986, the year I graduated from the Philippine Military Academy, DNA was used to solve a murder case in the United States of America. Today, thirty seven years later, I stand before this august body to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2474 under Committee Report No. 161, entitled "An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police Forensic DNA Database, Appropriating Funds Therefor" or the "PNP Forensic DNA Database Act". I believe it is not a coincidence, Mr. President.
MANILA, Philippines — More bodies have been found in the rubble of a rain-induced landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro, with the number of fatalities reaching 71 as of yesterday.
A BILL seeking to provide protection to the rights and ensuring the welfare of movie and television industry workers has made progress in the Senate and is now due for third and final reading next week, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.
MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from a landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines rose to 68 on Monday, officials said, as searchers abandoned hope of finding any more survivors.