SOJ Post Hearing Statement on the September 15, 2016 Senate Committee on Justice Hearing on Extrajudicial Killings

“A testimony that is rich in falsity and fabrication. The Senate Committee on Justice hearing yesterday wasted valuable government resources and our people’s money by listening to the testimony of Edgardo Matobato. It was not a hearing on extrajudicial killing, it was a case of EXTRA-JUDICIAL LYING!”, Justice...

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Drug lords controlling country’s politicians – Dela Rosa

PNP chief Dela Rosa says, 'Our fearless forecast is that by January 1, we will eliminate 70% to 90% of drugs'

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Ambush survivor: 'Matobato tried to kill me in 2014

A retired agrarian reform adjudicator sees Senate witness Edgar Matobato on TV: 'I clearly remember his eyes, nose, and mouth, every attribute, including his ball cap. He is the same person who tried to kill me on October 23, 2014'. DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A retired agrarian reform...

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Land Management Bureau's new system expedites the issuance of DENR land titles

From 6 months to 5 working days! During the 115th Anniversary of the Land Management Bureau, the agency launched its Land Administration and Management System— an information system that consolidates and processes records of lands under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)This cuts the approval time of land surveys...

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Duterte: Taxes will not be waived during my term

President Rodrigo Duterte is not interested in waiving anyone’s taxes. In a speech delivered before airmen in Villamor Air Base on Tuesday night, Duterte reiterated his commitment to have a clean government and wants to do away with the practice of waiving taxes that run into billions of...

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Rodrigo Duterte may undo the economic gains of recent years

UNDER Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines since late June, things have a habit of spiraling out of control. First came his campaign against drugs, which has led to the killing of almost 3,000 suspected dealers by police and unknown assailants, without even a nod at due process. In less than...

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