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Duterte sacks urban poor office commissioners due to “notorious” junkets abroad

December 12, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the 5-man Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, including chairperson Terry L. Ridon, due to their “notorious” junkets abroad. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte has asked him to

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Troops in Mindanao favor extending martial law

December 11, 2017

Ground troops in Mindanao welcome the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend the martial law in southern Philippines, an official said Monday. “From the ground, our operating units (welcome the martial law extension),” said Col. Romeo Brawner, Joint Task

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Senate adopts joint reso empowering NHA to distribute unoccupied houses to informal settlers

December 11, 2017

The Senate adopted Monday a joint resolution authorizing the National Housing Authority (NHA) to award unoccupied and unawarded housing units of uniformed personnel to other qualified beneficiaries like informal settlers, calamity victims as well as middle income and low-salaried employees.

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Joint session of Congress set Wednesday on extending martial law in Mindanao

December 11, 2017

Both Houses of Congress will convene in a joint session Wednesday morning to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law and suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao for a year. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said:  “We are

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Construction of comfort women statue no effect on ties with Japan, Roque says

December 11, 2017

Malacanang expressed belief on Monday that the construction of a statue for comfort women in Manila  would not affect the “good bilateral” relationship with Japan. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Duterte administration has no official

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2 soldiers die in vehicular accident in Cotabato

December 11, 2017

Two soldiers died while eight were injured in a vehicular accident involving a military truck in Cotabato Province on Monday morning. Lt. Silver Belvis, civil military operations officer of the Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion, said based on initial report the incident occurred at

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Duterte seeks further extension of martial law for 1 year to “quell completely” ongoing rebellion in Mindanao, to include Reds as target

December 11, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend the declaration of martial law and suspension of the writ of habeas corpus for another year or until Dec. 31, 2018 to “quell completely and put an end to an ongoing rebellion” in Mindanao.

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Alleged NPA killed in encounter with military; 2 soldiers die in road mishap

December 11, 2017

A suspected member of the New People’s Army died in an encounter and two soldiers perished in a road mishap while troops were evacuating the injured from the scene of the clash Friday in Zamboanga del Sur, a military spokesman

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