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DOH waiting for FDA, RITM reports on durian candy poisoning

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 02:45:41 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) – Following a food poisoning outbreak caused by durian candies over the weekend, the Caraga office of the Department of Health (DOH-Caraga) sent samples of patients’ bodily fluids to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Monday (June 13). According to DOH-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Jose Llacuna, his office collected

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Maritime expert says The Hague presentation is only the beginning

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 22:47:43 +0000

“The case is not a simple case. There are many claims that the Philippines has included in the case, anywhere from 13 to 15 — depending on how you count them — with sub-issues,” Batongbacal explained in an interview with CNN Philippines on Monday (July 6). “Each one of those issues has a question of

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Agrarian reform beneficiaries win parts of 1,715-hectare property

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:25:10 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — After more than 10 years of fighting for parts of Hacienda Matias in Quezon Province, agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Bondoc Peninsula (KMBP) can now call the land they till their own. “The barriers to agrarian reform in Hacienda Matias are now gone. The farmers finally

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VP Binay: Trillanes claims about aides not true

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:58:31 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — After Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV revealed on Monday (June 29) that two of Vice President Jejomar Binay’s closest aides had already fled the scene, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) hit back, tagging Trillanes’ statements as “totally false and malicious.” According to Trillanes, the Binay aides — finance officer

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VP Binay says Aquino favors partymates, administration not pro-poor

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:00:03 +0000

Vice President Jejomar Binay (left) and President Benigno Aquino III

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Pimentel: Call for Binay audit as HUDCC chief not a demolition job

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:37:19 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III denied on Thursday (June 25) that his call for an audit of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) was a demolition job targeting Vice President Jejomar Binay, who headed the agency. “My suggestion that his (Binay’s) tenure or performance as Housing and Urban Development

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Who is Wang Bo?

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:31:48 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — In the past weeks, a Chinese national’s name has been linked to an estafa case, bribery allegations involving the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the House of Representatives, and even an illegal gambling operation in the Philippines. But who is Wang Bo? And what has the Department of Justice (DOJ)

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It’s official: NCCA now owns Metropolitan Theater

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 22:02:37 +0000

NCCA Chairman Felipe de Leon Jr. (left) shakes hands with Robert Vergara, president and general manager of the GSIS, during the signing of the Deed of Absolute Sale for the Metropolitan Theater on Wednesday (June 10).

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UST Museum website hacked, shows ‘warning from China 1937CN team

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:30:50 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The website of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Museum of Arts and Sciences was hacked Monday night (June 8) and the bold statement that greeted netizens who visited the site was not at all welcoming. “[F**K] VIETNAM PHILIPPINES JOINT ACTOIN,” the digital poster read, followed by the hastag: #Op

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Election expert: Deeming Grace Poe ‘disqualified’ too premature

Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 23:50:19 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — While legal experts questioned Sen. Grace Poe’s eligibility to run for the presidency or the vice presidency in 2016 over residency matters, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Wednesday (June 3) made one thing clear: Poe’s previous certificate of candidacy (COC) is no basis for disqualification. “While the COC shows that

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