Justice department allows Australian nun to stay

June 18, 2018

The Department of Justice on Monday granted an Australian nun’s petition for review following an order by the Bureau of Immigration forfeiting her missionary visa and ordering her to leave in 30 days. On the last day of the 30-day

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Palace expects price of rice to go down with NFA rice in market

June 18, 2018

Malacanang said on Monday it expects the price of rice to go down now government-subsidized rice is in the market. Citing a report from the Department of Agriculture, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said commercial rice is now at P36-P38 as

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Five alleged terrorists killed as military battles Maute/ISIS remnants in Lanao del Sur

June 18, 2018

Five alleged terrorist were killed as the military encountered remnants of Maute/ISIS group in Lanao del Sur on Sunday. Col. Romeo Brawner, spokesman of Joint Task Force Ranao, said Monday the military are verifying reports five terrorists were killed during an

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Palace wants peace talks with Reds in Philippines

June 18, 2018

Malacanang does not see the need to hold the peace talks with the communist rebels abroad anymore. In a press briefing Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte wants the talks to be in the Philippines and necessary

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No Filipino casualties in magnitude 5.9 quake in western Japan

June 18, 2018

No Filipino was reported killed in a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that hit western Japan early Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement. The DFA has expressed its condolences to Japan after three persons were killed and

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Lorenzana denies Reds’ claim postponement of peace talks to spur AFP offensive

June 18, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denied the claim of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) that President Rodrigo Duterte postponed the peace talks to give way to the military’s all-out offensive plans against the rebel group. “That is not true. The

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Magnitude 5.2 quake rocks Zambales, felt in some Metro Manila cities

June 18, 2018

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck San Felipe, Zambales Sunday afternoon but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it is not expecting reports of damage. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, was recorded 57

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Duterte hopes Misuari joins discussions on the BBL

June 17, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte hopes Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari will participate in the discussions of Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). “I hope Chairman Misuari can be convinced to join the talks so that if there are corrections or

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