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Duterte wants to get rid of Smartmatic

May 30, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dispose Smartmatic, the private company which supplied the technology for the automated elections for the past years, including the recent midterm polls. “Dispose of that Smartmatic and look for a

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10 hurt as alleged NPAs attack convoy with foreign observers in Bukidnon

May 30, 2019

At least ten people, including seven soldiers, were hurt after alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying foreign observers in Bukidnon Thursday morning. Col. Boogie De Leon of Army’s 403rd Brigade said foreign observers from

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DND says it will comply with SC order

May 30, 2019

The Department of National Defense (DND) assures that it will comply with the order of the Supreme Court in relation with the writ of amparo and habeas data filed by the cause-oriented groups. “There is certainly no threat to their

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Palace hopes Philippines, Canada ties to “normalize” with repatriation of trash

May 30, 2019

Malacanang expressed hope on Thursday that diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Canada would “normalize” with the latter’s retrieval of garbage. MV Bavaria, where the 69 containers of waste would be loaded, was set to sail for Vancouver, Canada later

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Duterte to OFWs: Help Japan “in good faith”; it has “word of honor”

May 30, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Thursday overseas Filipinos workers to help Japan “in good faith” as it has the “word of honor” compared to other countries, such as the United States. In a speech in Tokyo before the Filipino community,

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Only left-leaning partylists oppose return of ROTC: AFP

May 30, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said only left-leaning partylist groups opposed the return of the Reserve Officer Training Corps. (ROTC). These was emphasized by Col. Noel Detoyato, AFP Public Affairs chief, after some groups claimed that the ROTC

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Duterte may go to US ”towards the end of his term”: Lorenzana

May 30, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte may visit the United States towards the end of his presidency, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. “Maybe towards the end of his term he might go there,” Lorenzana said in an online interview uploaded in social media

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PNP checking Chinese who was able to leave despite alleged role in drug shipment

May 30, 2019

The Philippine National Police (PNP) are checking the records of a Chinese man who was able to leave the country despite allegedly involved in a billion peso worth shipment of illegal drugs last March. “As of now, we are looking

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