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Catholic bishops say killings does not justify priests carrying guns

June 25, 2018

Catholic bishops said killings of three priests in six months does not justify clergymen asking permission from the police to use guns. In a statement Monday, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Romulo Valles said: “I am very

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Two minors drown in Bulacan

June 25, 2018

Two minors drowned in Bulacan on Saturday, a military official said on Monday. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, spokesman of the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), said the victims as Nathaniel Frias, 15, a resident of Brgy. Garlang, San Ildefonso, Bulacan and

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Reds burn engineering equipment in Zambales road project

June 24, 2018

Suspected members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) torched engineering equipment used in constructing a road in a mountainous area of Zambales last Saturday. Northern Luzon Command said the burning of backhoe and payloader transpired at Sitio Oraan, Brgy

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Chinese military aircraft for 2nd time lands in Davao City to refuel

June 24, 2018

Malacanang officials on Sunday confirmed that a Chinese military plane landed Saturday in Davao City to refuel. This was the second time that a Chinese aircraft made a stopover in President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city for this month. Presidential Spokesperson

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Cayetano on 38 nations’ call to end PH rights abuses: They prefer to rely on misinformation

June 24, 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Sunday hit back at the 38 other members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for insisting on their “biased and unfounded criticism” on the Philippines’ human rights record. “We

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US to extend P296M additional aid to Marawi

June 24, 2018

The United States will provide an additional assistance of P296.2 million to war-torn Marawi City, the US Embassy in Manila said on Saturday. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Michael Klecheski said the new assistance, under the US Agency for International

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Three BIFF members surrender to military

June 23, 2018

Three members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered to government troops on Friday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, identified the three BIFF members as Junior Dia Kaul, Roy Saidali Maningkala and Bin Tato Sulaiman operating in

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Bangsamoro is not an “Islamic State”: BTC member

June 23, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Bangsamoro, which will soon replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), is not a “Islamic State.” Commissioner Jose Lorena of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) said Bangsamoro is a “secular state” where residents are comprised of

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