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Duterte sees BBL can’t hurdle “constitutional barriers”

December 20, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte expressed doubt on Tuesday the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will pass Congress due to unconstitutional provisions. With this, Duterte urged Congress to help him find ways to craft a law that will address historical injustice of the Bangsamoro people.

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Duterte declares 10-day Christmas truce with Reds

December 20, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a unilateral ceasefire with the communist rebels during the Christmas holidays. In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the suspension of offensive military operations will be  from Dec. 24, 2017 to Jan.

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Duterte signs into law first package of tax measure

December 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Department of Finance to immediately submit to Congress the second package of the tax reform measure after he signed into law on Tuesday the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), which is expected to generate additional

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Duterte okays P3.767 trillion budget for 2018

December 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Tuesday into law the General Appropriations Act of 2018, amounting to P3.767 trillion. The 2018 GAA is 12 percent higher than last year’s budget. Duterte, in a speech during the signing ceremony in Malacanang, said

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Navy head relieved a few months before his retirement: AFP spokesman

December 19, 2017

Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado, Flag Officer in Command (FOIC) of the Philippine Navy, was relieved from his post a few months before his retirement in March 2018, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Col. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the

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Duterte wants third telco player by Q1 2018, asks court not to issue TROs

December 19, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered concerned government agencies to allow entry of the third telecommunications player by the first quarter of 2018. This as Duterte told the judiciary, supposedly independent from the executive and legislative branches of government, not to

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Philippines, Australia finish training on urban warfare

December 19, 2017

The Philippine Marines and Australian Defense Force concluded its two-week training program, which includes urban warfare, last Monday. Capt. Maria Rowena Dalmacio, Philippine Marines spokesman, said the closing ceremony of the first iteration of the Mentor Training Team (MTT) Program

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Damage to crops and property surpass half a billion pesos in storm affected areas

December 19, 2017

With at least 40 persons dead and 45 missing due to Tropical Storm Urduja, damage to agriculture and property has reached more than half a billion pesos in Bicol, Eastern Visayas and Davao Region. The National Risk Reduction and Management

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