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Lawmaker backs Diokno’s call to put Madriaga under House custody

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno’s request for the House justice panel to take custody of Ramil Madriaga aligns with the constitutional duty of the House of Representatives to conduct a fair, safe inquiry amid the impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, according to Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V on Saturday.

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Gov’t employee busted in Iloilo drug sting

ILOILO CITY – An employee of the Oton, Iloilo local government, classified by authorities as a high-value individual in the illegal drug trade, was arrested on Friday after yielding an estimated P 2.17 million worth of suspected meth or “shabu” during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Buray. Police identified the suspect only as alias “Scobe,”

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SRA, DA to shield sugar farmers from effects of Middle East conflict

BACOLOD CITY – The government has launched a measure to safeguard fuel and fertilizer stocks for the sugar industry to shield it from supply shocks during its most resource-intensive harvest window, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said on Friday. The Department of Agriculture (DA) and SRA are coordinating with other government agencies

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Alex Compton shares parenting playbook for student-athletes in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Alex Compton, former basketball star and coach turned author and motivational speaker, shared valuable insights with parents of student-athletes during his “Guiding Your Child’s Athletic Journey” forum on Saturday, March 14, at the Sacred Heart School–Ateneo de Cebu campus in Mandaue City. Compton spoke before parents of the SHS-AdC Magis Eagles

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