Duterte visits wake of Henry Sy Sr

January 21, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of business tycoon Henry Sy Sr. on Sunday night at the Heritage Park in Taguig City. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte was at the wake at about past 10pm and stayed there for

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Senate approves 2019 national budget on third reading

January 21, 2019

The Senate on Monday unanimously passed on third and final reading the 2019 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that the Senate is ready to go to a bicameral meeting and

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Soldier killed in Zamboanga del Norte

January 21, 2019

A soldier was killed in an encounter with members of a lawless armed group in Zamboanga del Norte last Saturday. Capt. Clint Antipala, acting public affairs chief of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, said joint military and police forces encountered

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Palace assures concerned agencies on alert as “Amang” batters parts of Philippines

January 21, 2019

Malacañang assured on Monday that concerned government agencies are on alert as tropical depression “Amang” continues to batter parts of the country. “We are closely monitoring Tropical Depression Amang. All concerned disaster-related agencies are now on standby,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador

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BOL plebiscite ‘’very peaceful’’: military spokesman

January 21, 2019

The plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) was generally ‘’very peaceful’’, a military spokesman said after voting ended Monday afternoon. Col. Gerry Besana, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command spokesman, said the event was very peaceful

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MILF ready to accept BOL rejection

January 21, 2019

Sultan Kudarat, Magundanao – The chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Al-haj Murad Ebrahim assured Filipino Muslim voters his group would respect a rejection of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Answering questions from reporters after he voted at 10:23

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Philippines, Japan sign loan agreement for North-South Commuter Railway Extension Project

January 21, 2019

The Philippines and Japan signed the loan agreement for the 109-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension Project Monday. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan international Cooperation Agency (JICA) Director General Shigenori Ogawa signed the agreement. This was witnessed by

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‘Amang’ strands more 1,000 passengers in ports

January 21, 2019

More than 1,000 passengers are stranded as trips were cancelled in ports areas affected by Tropical Depression ‘Amang’ on Monday. As of 8 am, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said total of 1,757 passengers, 347 rolling cargoes, 55 vessels and

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