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House resolution allocates P100m for Benham Rise study

November 7, 2017

The House committee on foreign affairs ,chaired by Rep. Ana Cristina Siquian Go of Isabela, has approved House Resolution 45 seeking the allocation of P100 million for the survey mapping of Benham Rise and exploration of its mineral deposits as

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Raids on detained alleged drug queen, daughter yields P15.4m worth of shabu: PDEA

November 6, 2017

An alleged drug queen detained at a women’s correctional facility and her daughter were arrested by combined elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) following separate anti-drug operations

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Gov’t settles dispute with Chinese state firm over Northrail

November 6, 2017

After negotiations that began this January. North Luzon Railways Corporation (Northrail, represented by its ex-officio chairman, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, with Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President Vivencio Dizon, recently concluded an out-of-court settlement over its dispute with China

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DOTr forms transition team to run MRT-3 after severing deal with BURI

November 6, 2017

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has formed a transition team that will temporarily take over the maintenance of the Metro Railway Transit Line 3 after it formally terminated its contract with a Filipino-South Korean firm. DOTr Undersecretary Cesar Chavez said

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Nine more Maute stragglers killed in Marawi City

November 6, 2017

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nine more stragglers, including a cousin of the Maute group leaders, were killed in a firefight as troops continue to clear Marawi City of local terrrorists, a military official said Monday. Col. Romeo Brawner, Joint Task Force

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Roque reminds pro-admin bloggers of mainstream press’ role in Duterte’s election

November 6, 2017

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reminded on Monday pro-administration bloggers, including Presidential Communications Operations Assistant Secretary Margaux “Mocha” Uson, of the major role mainstream media played that led to the election of Rodrigo Duterte as president. In an interview with reporters, Roque said

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Philippines monitoring China’s big dredger: Lorenzana

November 6, 2017

The Department of National Defense (DND) said Monday the government is monitoring China’s recently launched dredging vessel “We have reports that they (China) launched their big dredger, but we don’t know where it is going. We are constantly monitoring the

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AFP denies police report Malaysian is new leader of terrorists in Marawi

November 6, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) contradicted Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa’s statement that a Malaysian terrorist identified as Amin Baku is the next leader of the terrorist group and may have left the main

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