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Evasco out as NFA Council chair

April 17, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has removed Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. as head of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council as he decided to bring back the NFA under the Department of Agriculture (DA). The decision was reached during the NFA

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Philippines, US starts building storage facility for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief

April 17, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and United States Ambassador Sung Kim witnessed the ground breaking ceremony of the first major construction project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) in Pampanga on Tuesday. The ceremony marking the start of constructing a Humanitarian

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Guerrero steps down as AFP chief Wednesday

April 17, 2018

After 38 years of service, the 49th chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is set to bow out in a change of command ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday. During the ceremony that will preside by

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Immigration frees 71-year-old Australian nun

April 17, 2018

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) released from its custody Tuesday Sister Patricia Fox, an Australian missionary, a day after she was apprehended  on a mission order that Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente issued due to reports she allegedly violated conditions of

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House panels approve Alvarez’ version of BBL

April 17, 2018

Two out of three House panels on Monday approved House Bill 6475, seeking to provide for the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro (BBL) and abolishing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The House committee on Muslim affairs, voting 5-3,

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Farmer shot dead while repairing kitchen door in Zamboanga del Sur

April 16, 2018

A farmer was killed in a shooting incident in Zamboanga del Sur Sunday night, a regional police spokesperson said Monday. Chief Inspector Helen Galvez said killed was Edilberto Bayhonan Omilig, 54, a farmer and a resident of Sitio Sayao, Brgy,

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PCC gives Grab, Uber until Tuesday to say why Uber platform is not operating

April 16, 2018

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) ordered Grab and Uber to explain on Tuesday why the later’s app is no longer maintained. “The parties are given until April 17 to explain why they have failed to continue operating the platform, as

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Duterte orders law enforcement agencies to assist Comelec in May polls

April 16, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered law enforcement agencies, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines, to assist the Commission on Elections to ensure peaceful and orderly Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) elections in May. Memorandum Order No. 21, which

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