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Galvez congratulates soldiers on eve of retirement as AFP chief of staff

December 10, 2018

General Carlito Galvez Jr. who is set to retire on Tuesday  congratulated every soldier for a job well done during his eight-month stint as the 50th chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “As I near retirement,

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Balangiga Bells now in Okinawa, headed to Philippines

December 10, 2018

The three Balangiga Bells are in a US base in Okinawa, Japan as it heads to the Philippines on Tuesday. In a photo release by US Embassy in Manila on Monday, the three crated bells arrived at Kadena Air Base

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Philippines acknowledges ADB support for programs on PPPs, financial inclusion

December 10, 2018

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Takehiko Nakao exchanged documents Monday on two loans that aim to help the Philippine government sustain its efforts on expanding financial services to small entrepreneurs and increasing private sector participation in the government’s

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Duterte gov’t advancing human rights as PH joins UDHR 70th anniversary – Palace

December 10, 2018

The Philippine government is advancing human rights despite criticisms and complaints filed against President Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court due to his bloody war on illegal drugs. This was the message of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as the

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Six dead as truck rams into vehicles, bakery and house in Laguna

December 9, 2018

Six died while 14 were injured as a trailer truck rammed into several vehicles before it crashed into a bakery and a house in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Saturday evening. According to Santa Rosa City police, about 11:30 pm a 14-wheeler

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Palace will never interfere with courts: Panelo

December 9, 2018

Malacanang said it will never interfere with the judiciary following two court decisions last Friday. The first was the acquittal of former Senator Ramon Revilla Jr from plunder charges in the Sandiganbayan and an arrest warrant by the Davao Regional

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Palace ”enthusiastically” awaits arrival of three Balangiga bells

December 9, 2018

The Palace “enthusiastically” awaits the arrival of the three Balangiga bells to the country on  December 11, after American soldiers seized it as war booty 117 years from Balangiga town, Samar during the Philippine-American War. “We consider the occasion as

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2019 polls, rebel groups threats pushed PNP to seek extending martial law in Mindanao: Durana

December 9, 2018

The 2019 midterm polls and threats from rebel groups made the Philippine National Police (PNP)  to recommend the extension of martial law in Mindanao for one year.    Chief Supt. Benigno Durana, PNP spokesman, told dzBB Sunday starting from the

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