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Lorenzana: No need to expand martial law in Luzon, Visayas

December 13, 2017

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana did not see the need to expand the coverage of martial law to Luzon and Visayas. Lorenzana made the response to a lawmaker from Sulu province who suggested that the state of martial law, which has

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Dela Rosa going to BuCor: Duterte

December 13, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would appoint Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa as the head of the Bureau of Corrections after he retires from the service early next year. Dela Rosa will retire on January 21, 2018 when he

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Senate ratifies 2018 national budget

December 12, 2017

The Senate Tuesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed 2018 General Appropriations Act. Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that the 2018 national budget will be instrumental in ensuring that the Philippines

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Pimentel sees Congress extending martial law in Mindanao for one year

December 12, 2017

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said Malacanang’s request for Congress to extend martial law and suspend the writ of habeas corpus for one year in Mindanao will pass in Wednesday’s joint session. “In the House alone, this will pass,” said

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Duterte warns using “rubber bullets” vs transport protesters

December 12, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he is equipping the military and the police with rubber bullets to face the protesters, particularly the left-leaning transport group opposing the public utility vehicle modernization program. In a speech in Malacanang, Duterte

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Coast Guard to place units on heightened alert for holidays

December 12, 2017

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to place all its units on heightened alert starting next week in preparation to the holiday season. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said their alert status will be heightened starting December 18, 2017 until

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Army to destroy hundreds of firearms recovered from terrorists in Marawi

December 12, 2017

The Philippine Army is set to demilitarize hundreds of firearms recovered during the operations against the Maute-Abu Sayyaf Group in Marawi. Lt. Col. Ray Tiongson, public affairs officer of the Philippine Army, said the demilitarization will be done in a

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Dela Rosa defends head of new anti-drug group

December 12, 2017

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday defended Senior Superintendent Albert Ignatius Ferro as the new head of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group. “It was found out that he is not involved in the Jee Ick

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