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Palace shrugs off survey results on senatorial polls

July 9, 2018

Malacanang said on Monday it was too early to talk about the May elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement following the release of the latest Pulse Asia survey on the 2019 senatorial candidates. “The Palace has no position about it

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Philippine Navy to upgrade base in Lapu-Lapu City

July 9, 2018

To accommodate large vessels of the Philippine Navy, the government has allocated one billion pesos to upgrade a naval base in Cebu province. According to the bidding document, the Philippine Navy bases support and logistics system project  includes construction of

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Catholic bishops say not out to topple gov’t

July 9, 2018

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) assured the Duterte administration that they are not out to destabilize the governmen. “There are those who accuse us of getting involved in political moves to destabilize the government. Nothing can be

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Philippines, US start joint naval exercise

July 9, 2018

A joint naval exercise between the Philippine and United States Navy began in La Union on Monday. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), said the joint exercise that will

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Philippines extends sympathies to Japan after nearly 100 die in floods

July 9, 2018

The Philippines Monday extended its sympathies to Japan after massive floods and mudslides triggered by unprecedented heavy rain that began over the weekend left almost a hundred people dead and dozens more missing. “We convey our deepest sympathies to the

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No “pattern” in the killings of two mayors and vice mayor, says PNP

July 9, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said authorities do not see a link on the series of killings of politicians. “First, we do not see any pattern here. These incidents may be coincidental. We have seen different motives

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No link in killings of three local officials, says DOJ

July 9, 2018

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said probers failed to establish a link between the killings of the three local government officials that would support a theory that these were part of a grand plot to destabilize the administration

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Gov’t preparing for US-China trade war, Palace says

July 9, 2018

The Philippine government is preparing for the possible impact of the trade war between the United States and China, a Palace official said on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Departments of Trade and Industry

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