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Philippine soldiers wrapping up urban warfare training with Australian Defence Force in Rizal

November 27, 2017

Australian and Philippine troops are wrapping up its joint training on urban warfare at a military camp in Rizal Province. “They will graduate on December 2,” said Major Gen. Rhoderick Parayno, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, referring to around

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Dela Rosa says he will pursue scalawag cops even after retirement

November 27, 2017

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa warned he will hunt down scalawag cops even as “a vigilante” after his retirement in January 2018. “I am not afraid of them (scalawag policemen), if they say that I am

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AFP to come up with recommendation on martial law on or before Dec. 31, Roque says

November 27, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has promised to come up with a recommendation on whether to extend the martial law declaration in Mindanao on or before December 31, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday. Roque said AFP has asked

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Philippines wants to be viewed by Myanmar as a friendly neighbor

November 27, 2017

The Philippines does not want to antagonize its relationship with Myanmar when it voted “No” on a United Nations’ draft resolution calling on Myanmar authorities to end a military campaign against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

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Police recover South Korean allegedly abducted by NBI, Immigration personnel: Dela Rosa

November 27, 2017

A South Korean businessman said kidnapped by his countrymen in Pampanga allegedly with agents from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and National Bureau of Immigration (NBI) was rescued on Saturday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday. PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa

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Duterte felt “betrayed” by Reds, Roque says

November 27, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has felt “betrayed” by the communist rebels, his spokesman said on Monday. In a press briefing in Davao City, Roque said Duterte did not order to kill leftist rebels or those perceived to be left-leaning individuals following reports

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Senate approves bill seeking to lower costs of electricity

November 27, 2017

The Senate approved Monday on third and final reading a bill which sought to lower the costs of electricity in the country. Senate Bill No. 1439, or the “Energy Virtual One Stop Shop (EVOSS) Act of 2017,” sponsored and authored

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Police anti-kidnapping group rescues South Korean, arrests four suspects

November 27, 2017

The Philippine National Police Anti-kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) rescued a Korean national on Saturday in the parking lot of the Bureau of Immigration in Intramuros, Manila as four suspects were arrested. In his report  AKG Acting Director Senior Superintendent Glenn Dumlao

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