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At least 3,000 arrested for violating gun ban: PNP

March 21, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) has arrested a total of 3,105 persons including government officials and law enforcers for illegal possession of firearms since the start of the election period on January 13. On Thursday, Senior Superintendent Bernard Banac,

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Russian navy commander-in-chief visits Manila

March 21, 2019

Russian Navy Commander in Chief Adm. Vladimir Korolyov visited the Philippine Navy headquarters in Manila on Wednesday. Capt. Jonathan Zata, Philippine Navy public affairs director, said a battalion  accorded Korolyov arrival honors during his visit at the Naval Station Jose Andrada in

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UPDATE: Duterte dismantles peace panel negotiating with Reds

March 20, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has dismantled the five-man government peace panel tasked to negotiate with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front. Duterte, through Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, wrote separate letters to panel chairman Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello

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Misuari threatened going to war sans federalism, says Duterte

March 20, 2019

Moro National Liberation Front ( MNLF) founder Nur Misuari has threatened to go to war if federalism would not be realized, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday. Duterte said Misuari told this to him during their meeting in Malacañang Tuesday

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Duterte orders DBM to release last tranche of state workers’ pay hike

March 20, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order, authorizing the fourth and last tranche of salary increase of government employees despite non-passage yet of the P3.757 trillion budget for this year. Duterte inked on March 15 Executive Order (EO) No.

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Water crisis not staged to fast-track controversial Kaliwa Dam project, MWSS says

March 20, 2019

The water shortage experienced in some parts of Metro Manila was not for a show just to speed up the implementation of the controversial Chinese-funded Kaliwa Dam Project, a government official said on Wednesday. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (

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Two PDEA agents wounded in Pasay City buy-bust

March 20, 2019

Four people were wounded, including two agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), in an encounter in Pasay City Wednesday morning. PDEA Special Enforcement Services Director Levi Ortiz said wounded were Charlemaine Tang and Richard Saure. PDEA agents under

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Alleged Abu Sayyaf killed in Sulu encounter vs military

March 20, 2019

An alleged member of Abu Sayyaf was killed while another one was wounded in an encounter in Sulu on Monday. Lt Col. Ralf De Mesa, Joint Task Force Sulu acting spokesman, said the troops of Philippine Marine Ready Force Sulu

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