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Lanao del Sur says at least 1,000 families displaced due to fighting

June 19, 2018

The local government of Lanao del Sur has recorded thousands of families displaced because of the ongoing military operation against a terrorist group in the province. In a press statement, Lanao del Sur Governor Bedjoria Soraya Alonto Adiong said as

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SC affirms dismissal PCGG’s P51b ill-gotten wealth case vs. Marcoses, cronies

June 19, 2018

The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Sandiganbayan dismissing the Philippine Commission on Good Governance’s bid to sequester in favor of the government P51-billion in alleged ill-gotten wealth of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., his wife Imelda,

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Aussie nun not yet off the hook, can still be deported, says Palace

June 19, 2018

Malacanang said on Tuesday Australian missionary Patricia Fox was not yet off the hook despite the decision of the Department of Justice declaring as null and void an order of the Bureau of Immigration forfeiting her missionary visa. In a press briefing

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Supreme Court affirms Sereno’s ouster with finality

June 19, 2018

The Supreme Court closed the door on the appeal of its ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to reverse its decision as it ruled on her dismissal with finality. In an en banc decision on Tuesday, the High Tribunal, voting

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Duterte: No outright seizure of fish catch by Chinese coast guards in Scarborough

June 18, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday there was “no outright seizure” of fish catch of Filipinos by the Chinese coast guards in Scarborough Shoal. In a speech during the 120th anniversary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Duterte apparently echoed the

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Palace offers prayers to quake-hit Japan

June 18, 2018

Malacanang offered prayers for the people of Japan following a deadly earthquake on Monday morning. “We offer our prayers to the people of Japan who were affected by the magnitude 5.9  earthquake that struck their western region this morning,” Presidential Spokesperson

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Pregnant woman killed in blast, military trying to find out if they caused explosion

June 18, 2018

A pregnant woman died while a child was wounded in an explosion in Maguindanao Saturday and the military is investigating if the explosion came from them or the enemy. Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, commander of the Army’s 33rd Infantry Brigade which

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At least 3,000 arrested by police in Metro Manila for violating city ordinance

June 18, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said thousands of violators of city ordinances were arrested by police in Metro Manila in five days. “What we have in National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ( is) implementation of ordinances. A

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