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Duterte warns he will shut down Boracay if environmental problems not solved in six months

February 11, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to shut down one of the country’s popular tourist spots if environmental problems in Boracay island will not be resolved within six months. During the Manila Times Business Forum in Davao City Friday night, Duterte described

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Philippines-Japan h​igh-level infra meeting set in Cebu Monday

February 11, 2018

Philippine and Japanese officials will meet Monday  in the island of Mactan  in Cebu province ​to discuss the progress in​ the Duterte administration’s flagship infrastructure projects that Japan has committed to help finance through soft loans. ​ The meeting of the Philippines-Japan High-Level Committee on

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Duterte orders military to cancel chopper deal with Canada

February 9, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Friday the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to cancel the P12-billion contract with Canada for the purchase of 16 new helicopters. Duterte issued the directive after news reports said Canada wants to review the contract after

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Duterte orders repatriation of Filipino household workers in Kuwait

February 9, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Friday the Department of Labor and Employment to repatriate  Filipinos in Kuwait who want to go home within 72 hours. Duterte said he directed Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to bring home “everyone who wants to come home.”

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2 cops relieved after NCRPO chief catches them sleeping while on duty

February 9, 2018

Two policemen under the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) were relieved while eight members of the Special Reaction Unit of the Caloocan Police Station and 12 others will be investigated for sleeping while on duty. Supt. Kimberly Molitas, NCRPO

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“Free to dream” someday Philippines to acquire artificial islands in South China Sea, Roque says

February 9, 2018

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday it is “free to dream” someday the Philippines could have artificial islands China built in the disputed South China Sea. Roque was reacting to the statement of Senator Grace Poe who said the spokesman was

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SC issues TRO stopping anti-graft court hearings on Aquino role in Mamasapano

February 9, 2018

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a temporary restraining order stopping the Sandiganbayan’s hearings on graft and usurpation of authority cases filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against former President Benigno Aquino III for his alleged role in the 2015 Mamasapano

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Military denies NPA claim 13 soldiers killed in Bukidnon encounter, says 6 were injured

February 9, 2018

The military said no soldiers were killed in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Bukidnon last Tuesday but six soldiers were wounded, the military said in a statement issued Friday. Lt. Col. Randy Remonte, commanding officer of 88th Infantry

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