Lorenzana rejects ISIS claim they bombed church in Jolo

January 29, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana rejected a claim by an  international terrorist group they are responsible for the bombing in a church in Jolo where at least 20 were reported dead  last Sunday. “No, until we get more evidence to confirm

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Policeman killed in attack by alleged NPAs in Cotabato

January 29, 2019

One policeman was killed while seven were injured in a roadside bomb explosion in North Cotabato Monday evening. A report from the Cotabato Police Provincial Office said the fatality was PO1 Christopher Anadon. After the bomb exploded along Purok 4-

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PNP says Jolo bombing mirrors 2018 Lamitan blast

January 29, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde said the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu is similar with the Lamitan bombing incident last 2018. In a radio interview, Albayalde said the suspected member of the “Ajang-ajang” which is the urban terrorist

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Palace says security lapses led to Jolo bombing

January 28, 2019

  Malacanang on Monday said there may be security lapses when twin blasts occurred in Jolo, Sulu last Sunday which resulted to at least 20 people dead and 112 wounded.    “There is no other conclusion to reach,” Presidential Spokesperson

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Duterte assures victims of Jolo blasts justice will be served

January 28, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited Jolo in Sulu after twin blasts struck  in a church that resulted in at least 20 people dead. Duterte arrived around 2:15 pm at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral to inspect the blast

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Japan sent monitoring mission for BOL plebiscite

January 28, 2019

Japan, on January 21, dispatched a monitoring team to Cotabato City as international observers of the first plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a press statement from the Embassy of Japan said Monday,.   The mission, headed

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Military orders close monitoring of maritime waters in Visayas

January 28, 2019

A military official ordered  close monitoring of maritime waters in the Visayas region following the twin explosions in Jolo last Sunday. “I have ordered all our troops, the Army, Navy and Air Force to closely monitor the maritime waters of

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Japan MSDF Ikazuchi arriving for goodwill visit

January 28, 2019

A destroyer of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) is arriving in the country on Tuesday morning. Capt. Jonathan Zata, public affairs director of the Philippine Navy,  said JS Ikazuchi, a Murasame class destroyer will arrive at Pier 9, South Harbor

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