Three government agencies recommend closure of Boracay of up to a year

March 15, 2018

Three Philippine government agencies have recommended Thursday to the Office of the President to close the world famous tourist spot Boracay Island of up to a year due to an environmental crisis. In a short press conference recorded on the

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Pasay City prosecutor approves indictment of Trillanes for sedition

March 15, 2018

The Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday recommended the filing of inciting to sedition case against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in connection with a privilege speech in October last year disclosing alleged multi-million bank transactions of President  Rodrigo Duterte. Senior Assistant

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Navy decommissions oldest warship BRP Humabon

March 15, 2018

The Philippine Navy has formally decommissioned its oldest active warship, which was a former Japanese vessel, in a ceremony in Sangley Point Cavite on Thursday. Lt. Sahirul Taib, Philippine Fleet spokesman, confirmed that the decommissioning ceremony for BRP Raja Humabon (PS

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14 Vietnamese arrested for alleged poaching in Occidental Mindoro

March 15, 2018

Government forces arrested 14 alleged Vietnamese poachers off the waters of Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday morning. Supt. Imelda Tolentino, Mimaropa regional police spokesperson, said authorities were conducting seaborne patrol operation when they arrested the suspects in the vicinity waters of Paluan, Occidental

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Aguirre should take seriously Duterte’s warning if cases vs drug lords won’t prosper: Roque

March 15, 2018

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre III should take seriously President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning that he would replace the two suspected drug lords in jail if their cases would not prosper, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry

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5 Abu Sayyaf killed, 6 soldiers wounded in Sulu

March 15, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members were reported have been killed while six soldiers were wounded in the latest fighting to rescue ten remaining hostages in Sulu, officials said Thursday. Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force

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Palace says gov’t ready to blow up illegal structures in Boracay

March 15, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is ready to send Marines and even order illegal structures blown up in Boracay Island if owners would resist their demolition. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a press briefing on Thursday, said the order of closure and

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DILG “dismayed” over dismissal of raps vs alleged drug personalities

March 15, 2018

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) expressed dismay with the decision of the Department of Justice to drop the case against drug personalities including Kerwin Espinosa. “We are dismayed. We’re not happy on the resolution. Everybody knows that

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