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Duterte orders cops to wait for court’s issuance of arrest warrant vs Trillanes

September 7, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered authorities to wait for the court to issue a warrant of arrest against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In a press briefing in Jordan, Presidential Spokesperon Harry Roque said while the military could effect an

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DND, military will follow Supreme Court decision on Trillanes’ petition

September 7, 2018

The defense department will follow the Supreme Court decision on the petition filed by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to stop his arrest. “The Department of National Defense (DND) has received a report that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has filed a

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Duterte pledges to send “battalions” of soldiers to Jordan to fight ISIS if needed

September 7, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to send battalions of Filipino soldiers to Jordan if the Middle Eastern country needs them to fight the Islamic militants. Duterte made the commitment in his speech during the business forum in Jordan on Thursday. “If

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Duterte wants to remove in history, documents that “Magellan discovered PH”

September 7, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would order the removal in the history books and other official documents, which states that Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan “discovered the Philippines.” In a speech before the Jordanian businessmen on Thursday, Duterte recalled that when he was

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Duterte cuts short Jordan trip

September 7, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is cutting short his trip to Jordan by about one day. Malacanang officials said after Duterte’s meeting with the Filipino community Friday afternoon (Jordan time), he would head back to Davao City as there were no more official engagements

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Quake forces PAL to postpone launch of flight to Hokkaido to October 8

Quake forces PAL to postpone launch of flight to Hokkaido to October 8

September 6, 2018

Due to a strong 6.7 earthquake which hit Hokkaido resulting in power outages and blocked roads, Philippine Airlines will be postponing the original September 10 launch of its Manila – Sapporo – Manila route to October 8. In a statement

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Philippines, Jordan ink 5 deals

September 6, 2018

The Philippines and Jordan signed on Thursday five bilateral agreements to further boost relations of the two countries. Jordan has also promised to provide the Philippines with two Cobra attack helicopters to be delivered by July next year, Special Assistant

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Suspected drug leader arrested in Malate

September 6, 2018

Anti-drug policemen arrested a suspected drug leader and seized P20.4 million worth of alleged shabu in Malate on Thursday. Chief Superintendent Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group ( PNP-DEG), said around three kilos of shabu

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