Soldiers conducting disaster response operation encounter NPAs in Quezon

November 12, 2020

Philippine Army troops who were conducting disaster response operation encountered New People’s Army (NPA) members in Quezon Province on Thursday. Capt. Jayrald Ternio,  public affairs chief of the 2nd Infantry Division, said the soldiers of the Army’s 85 Infantry Battalion

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Duterte calls for “climate justice” as another destructive typhoon batters Philippines

November 12, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte conducted on Thursday an aerial inspection in Metro Manila and nearby areas pummeled by Typhoon “Ulysses.” This as Duterte called on other Southeast Asian countries for a collective effort to demand from developed countries “climate justice.” Duterte

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Duterte: Arbitral ruling can’t be ignored by any country, however big and powerful

November 12, 2020

By Celerina Monte President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that the United Nations arbitral ruling cannot be ignored by any country, even the big and powerful ones. This as Duterte apparently expressed dismay that up to now, the code of

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Duterte hails conclusion of RCEP negotiations

November 12, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed on Thursday the conclusion of the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). RCEP is set to be officially signed on Sunday, November 15, before the closing ceremony of the 37th Association of Southeast Asian

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AFP, Coast Guard conduct search and rescue operations in Marikina, Rizal and Metro Manila

November 12, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed assets and personnel to conduct search and rescue operations in Marikina, Rizal, Metro Manila and other areas flooded because of Typhoon ”Ulysses”. AFP chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay

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Duterte assures gov’t on top of situation

November 12, 2020

By Celerina Monte President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Thursday that the government is on top of the situation as Typhoon “Ulysses” battered the country. In a televised message, Duterte renewed his call to the local government units and concerned agencies

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Duterte joins ASEAN online summit

November 12, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte joined on Thursday other Southeast Asian leaders in the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits via video conference. “PRRD is in Malago attending the online summit of ASEAN,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a Viber message

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Gov’t to prioritize vaccines under COVAX Facility

November 11, 2020

The Philippine government will give priority to Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) COVAX Facility in securing anti-coronavirus vaccines for Filipinos, an official said on Wednesday. National Task Force Against COVID-19 and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., in a

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