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Palace confident Congress can pass budget, TRAIN before year ends

November 28, 2017

Malacanang expressed confidence on Tuesday the proposed 2018 budget and the tax reform measure could be passed before the end of the year. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said while there is no formal request yet for extending martial

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SC allows justices, officials, employees to appear at House impeachment hearings vs Sereno

November 28, 2017

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed justices, its officials and employees to appear before the impeachment hearings by the House of Representatives against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In its en banc session, the SC unanimously approved a resolution allowing this, said

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Palace calls police, military to secure mining sites

November 28, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are expected to secure the mining projects to ensure that the communist New People’s Army would not continue with its extortion, Malacanang said on Tuesday. In a

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Monetary Board approves sanctions on Metrobank

November 28, 2017

The Monetary Board (MB), the policymaking body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved the imposition of sanctions on Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (MBTC) in connection with the examination conducted by the central bank relating to the P1.75

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Soldier wounded as troops battled alleged NPAs in Abra

November 28, 2017

One soldier was wounded after an encounter with alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in the province of Abra on Monday. Lt. Col Isagani Nato, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Northern Luzon Command spokesman, said based on an

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Duterte tells Bangsamoro he won’t allow Mindanao “breakage”

November 27, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he will ask Congress for a special session to discuss the proposed measure that will address the “social injustice” committed against the Bangsamoro, including the lumads, in Mindanao. In a speech in a general

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Wreck of Japanese battleship Yamashiro found: research vessel

November 27, 2017

The wreck of the Japanese battleship Yamashiro and the bridge of Fuso, both sunk by the US Navy during the Battle of Surigao Straits in 1944, were found by a research team headed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. In a

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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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