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Military says BOL plebiscite ”overall peaceful and successful”

February 6, 2019

Save for a fist fight and the arrest of a man carrying a homemade gun, the military said the second plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) was ”overall peaceful and successful.” Capt. Clint Antipala, spokesman of the 1st Infantry

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DOH declares measles outbreak in NCR

February 6, 2019

The Department of Health (DOH) late Wednesday declared a measles outbreak in the National Capital Region (NCR). This was after the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, one of the department’s referral hospitals for infectious diseases, recorded a high number of

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Officials ask public to understand why they cannot bring liquids in trains

February 6, 2019

Officials from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) asked for public’s understanding after netizens reacted negatively an order for commuters not to bring any liquids inside  trains. “Well you see, because of what happened in

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House panels recommend filing cases vs Aquino, Abad, Garin over Dengvaxia case

February 6, 2019

A joint House panel recommended Wednesday filing of criminal and administrative and civil charges against former President Benigno Aquino III and others in connection with buying some three million doses, or P3.5-billion worth of Dengvaxia vaccines in 2015. The House committee on good

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Duterte meets with families of slain soldiers in Sulu

February 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has assured government’s assistance to the families of slain soldiers in Sulu. Duterte met on Tuesday with families of five soldiers who were killed in an encounter with the Abu Sayyaf Group in Patikul, Sulu last February

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BOL plebiscite turnout ”edging up to 75%”: Comelec

February 6, 2019

Tuesday night’s explosions in Lanao del Norte on the eve of the second plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) failed to stop voters as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) estimates turnout at 75 percent. In a press conference on

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PNP says despite three explosions, BOL plebiscite ”generally peaceful”

February 6, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said despite three explosions last night in Lanao del Norte, the second Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite is so far “generally peaceful”. “As of this time everything is peaceful and our teachers or plebiscite

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Coast Guard sends two ships to look for missing plane off Bataan

February 6, 2019

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) dispatched its Multi Role Response Vessel (MRRV) to conduct search and rescue operation for the pilot of a single engine plane that went missing last Monday. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said BRP Tubbataha and

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