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Duterte to ask Mahathir to allow ex-terrorists to study in Malaysia

May 11, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said he will call up newly-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to ask him to allow former terrorists to study there. Duterte made the remarks in Marawi City where he led the distribution of assistance to ISIS-Maute surrenderees

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Police arrest two suspects in killing of a Quezon councilor

May 11, 2018

Police arrested two suspects in the killing of a municipal councilor in Quezon province Thursday. Chief Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, Calabarzon regional police director, said Friday based on initial report the suspects were arrested during the follow-up operation around 1:10 pm of

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Aquino slams SC ruling vs Sereno

May 11, 2018

Former President Benigno Aquino III hit on Friday the decision of the Supreme Court granting the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a statement, Aquino likened the SC ruling to a green mango forced to be

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Palace on Sereno’s ouster via quo warranto: The Supreme Court has spoken

May 11, 2018

The Supreme Court has spoken, Malacanang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement after the Supreme Court, voting 8-6, granted the quo warranto petition of the Office of the Solicitor General declaring Maria Lourdes Serreno’s appointment in 2012

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Supreme Court ousts Chief Justice Sereno, 8-6

May 11, 2018

The Supreme Court on Friday ousted its Chief Justice, Maria Lourdes Sereno, with a vote of 8-6 in  special en banc session as they ruled on the quo warranto petition filed by the government. “Respondent Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno is

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Alleged BIFF commander, followers surrender to military

May 11, 2018

An alleged Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) commander and ten of his followers surrendered to government troops in Maguindanao on Thursday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, identified the BIFF commander as Sindatok Delna alyas Motolite, deputy

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Mahathir’s fresh mandate augurs well for Philippine-Malaysia ties, says Palace

May 11, 2018

Malacanang congratulated Friday newly-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, saying  his fresh mandate would deepen the relations of the two countries. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Mahathir is an “old friend” of the Philippines. “(H)is fresh mandate augurs well

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More than 1,000 considered missing in Typhoon Yolanda’s wake: OCD

May 10, 2018

After almost five years, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said more than 1,000 victims of Typhoon Yolanda are classified as missing. “Officially we still have 1,005 missing during Yolanda, it’s almost five years,” said Edgar Posadas, Office of Civil

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