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PN ships going to Pacific military drill mark Independence Day at sea

June 12, 2018

The Philippine Navy (PN) contingent celebrated the country’s 120th Independence Day in a flag raising ceremony while enroute to the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise in Honolulu, Hawaii Tuesday. “The commemoration kicked off with a simultaneous raising of

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Duterte shared concern about Chinese getting Filipinos’ fish catch in Scarborough, Chinese envoy says

June 12, 2018

Kawit, Cavite – President Rodrigo Duterte has “shared” concern about the reports that Chinese coast guards seized fish catch of Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal, Chinese envoy admitted on Tuesday. Even if he was already late for the 8 a.m. flag-raising ceremony for

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Protesters disrupt Duterte’s Independence Day speech in Cavite

June 12, 2018

Kawit, Cavite – About 10 young protesters disrupted President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech during the 120th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence at the Aguinaldo Shrine here. Disguising themselves as ordinary attendees, a woman wearing shorts and shirt suddenly shouted

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68-year-old man drowns in Caloocan: police

June 12, 2018

A 68-year-old man drowned in Caloocan City on Monday afternoon. In a report Tuesday, National Capital Region Office (NCRPO) Director Guillermo Eleazar said the victim was Agaton Acuba. Eleazar said the incident happened in the vicinity of Sapang Alat River, Brgy. 181,

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Former Comelec employee shot dead in Batangas

June 12, 2018

A former Commission on Elections (Comelec) employee was killed in a shooting incident in Batangas on Monday night. Supt. Chitadel Carandang Gaoiran, public information of the Calabarzon regional police, said the victim as Noel Alvarez Meralles, a former Comelec employee of Bauan,

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120th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence

June 12, 2018

Cavite- President Rody Duterte leads flag-raising ceremony at Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite during the commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence, Tuesday, 12 June 2018. Anti-riot police move in to contain protester at the Independence

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Duterte seeks for meaningful change as Philippines celebrates Independence Day

June 11, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has urged Filipinos to cooperate for meaningful change, particularly in fighting corruption, illegal drugs and criminality that hamper the country’s progress. This was Duterte’s message as the Filipinos celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine

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Alleged NPAs, posing as military, abduct soldier and CAFGU in Compostela Valley

June 11, 2018

Alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members, posing as military men at a checkpoint, abducted a soldier and a Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) personnel in Compostela Valley province Sunday. Capt. Victor Inting, civil military officer of the  28 Infantry

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