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Signal number two raised over Surigao, Agusan provinces

February 12, 2018

Tropical cyclone warning signal number two has been raised over some areas in Mindanao as tropical storm Basyang slightly accelerated, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Pagasa) said on Monday. As of 5pm, Basyang was at 435km east

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Two groups ask justice department to prosecute Aquino, Garin, Abad in vaccine case

February 12, 2018

Two anti-crime groups have asked the justice department to prosecute former President Benigno Aquino III, ex-health secretary Janette Garin and then budget chief Butch Abad and 17 others in connection with reported deaths and serious illnesses of children injected with

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Military destroys 100 square meter marijuana plantation in Kalinga

February 12, 2018

Government forces destroyed a 100 square meter marijuana plantation in the province of Kalinga on Sunday morning, a military spokesman said Monday. Lt. Col. Isagani Nato of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) said the

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Lawyer who filed complaint before ICC vs Duterte advised to file writ of amparo

February 12, 2018

If the Filipino lawyer who filed a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court felt threatened for his life, he should file a writ of amparo before the court, Malacanang said on Monday. The petition for a writ

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Four Abu Sayyaf members killed in Sulu battle: AFP

February 12, 2018

Four Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members were killed while seven soldiers were wounded in an encounter in Sulu on Sunday, a military spokesperson said Monday. Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command,  said

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NFA Council okays importation of 250,000 MT of rice, expected to arrive by 1st week of June

February 12, 2018

The National Food Authority Council approved on Monday the importation of of 250,000 metric tons of rice following last week’s verbal order of President Rodrigo Duterte. In a press conference after the NFA Council meeting, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr, chairman of

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DOLE officially imposes ban on OFW deployment to Kuwait

February 12, 2018

Two days after an order from President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Monday officially imposed a total ban on deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait. In a press conference, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III

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Philippines to raise China’s continuous militarization in South China Sea in bilateral consultation, official says

February 12, 2018

The Philippines is expected to raise the continuous Chinese militarization in the disputed South China Sea during the second bilateral consultation mechanism to be held in Manila on Tuesday, Malacanang said on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said

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