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Hijacking off Basilan foiled

February 17, 2018

One person was hurt when the Abu Sayyaf Group-linked pirates attacked but failed to hijack a cargo vessel off Basilan province, military said on Saturday. The cargo vessel, M/V Kudos 1, was on its maiden voyage from Davao to Manila

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PNP chief to prove to ICC killings not state-sponsored

February 17, 2018

Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa expressed confidence on Saturday that the International Criminal Court will find out that the killings of individuals allegedly involved in illegal drugs were not state-sponsored. In an interview in Baguio City,

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Palace bares reasons for terminating SSS executive

February 17, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte did not renew the appointment of Social Security  System Commissioner Jose Gabriel M. La Viña due to alleged corruption. In a statement on Saturday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque cited for the first time the “grounds” why La Viña

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Dela Rosa says Indonesian award proof his decisions in drug war correct

February 17, 2018

Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said the award he received  from Indonesia showed that his decisions in the war against illegal drugs were right. In an ambush interview at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City,

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Aquino to NFA Council: Rice importation by June too late

February 17, 2018

The National Food Authority Council’s plan to import 250,000 metric tons of rice by middle of this year is already too late as NFA buffer stock has been depleted, NFA said on Saturday. In a statement, NFA administrator Jason Aquino

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DND chief hits Human Rights Watch for acting as Reds’ “spokesman”

February 17, 2018

The Department of National Defense on Saturday slammed the Human Rights Watch for seemingly acting as the spokesperson of the communist rebels when it said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s reward offer to kill New People’s Army would only encourage war

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DFA: No Filipinos hurt in Mexico quake

February 17, 2018

No Filipinos were reported hurt in Mexico, which was rocked by magnitude 7.2 earthquake, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday. “No casualties have been reported, either among the Filipino community or among the Mexican populace,” the DFA

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Dominguez invites Alibaba to help build an inclusive financial system in the Philippines

February 17, 2018

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has invited the Alibaba Group to partner with the Duterte administration and the private sector in building an inclusive financial system in the Philippines that would help fuel growth in rural communities and level the

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