Talks with Kuwait “going well” but no immediate lifting of ban yet: DFA

March 11, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomed progress in negotiations for a bilateral labor agreement with Kuwait and said it hopes more pragmatic measures could be included so it could recommend its signing and lift a ban on the deployment

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Magnitude 3.4 quake jolts Bais City: Phivolcs

March 11, 2018

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake jolted Bais City, Negros Oriental Sunday afternoon, state volcanologists said. According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake occurred at 1:01 p.m. with  the epicenter 17 kilometers north of the city. Moderately strong

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44 BIFF fighters dead in clashes with military: spokesman

March 11, 2018

Government troops were able to kill 44 members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters  (BIFF), a military spokesman said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Lieutenant Colonel Gerry Besana, civil military operations officer of the 6th Infantry Division said the number

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Duterte says UN special rapporteurs to be fed to crocodiles if they come here

March 11, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday threatened United Nations special rapporteurs that they will be fed to crocodiles once they come to the country to investigate his administration’s anti-drug war campaign. During his speech in Zamboanga City, Duterte lashed out at

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Duterte warns troops against NPA sparrow units’ resurgence

March 11, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Soldiers and policemen have been warned against the resurgence of sparrow units of the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in their locality. The sparrow units are the hit men of the NPA in urban areas with primary

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Japan sets March turnover of heavy equipment for Marawi reconstruction

March 11, 2018

Japan is set to turn over 27 units of heavy machinery and other equipment to the Philippine government this March to aid in the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts for Marawi City, according to the Department of Finance (DOF) Saturday. The

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Consortium asks gov’t to speed up approval of P350b offer to expand NAIA

March 11, 2018

Seven of the country’s largest conglomerates want the government to speed up approval of its P350 billion offer to expand the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “The present approval process takes time, months to more than a year. The country

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Philippines slams UN rights chief for saying Duterte needs “psychiatric evaluation”

March 10, 2018

The Philippine government condemned the United Nations Human Rights chief for his “disrespectful” comment against President Rodrigo Duterte. “This action of High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein is completely uncalled for and demeans not only the Head of State of a

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