Philippines, US to conduct counter terrorism drill in Hawaii

September 15, 2017

The Philippine and United States government are set to conduct bilateral inter-agency counter terrorism drill dubbed  “Tempest Wind” next month. Arsenio Andolong, Department of National Defense (DND) Public Affairs Service chief, said the drill will be held in Philippines and

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CHR sends teams to investigate killings of teens and minors

September 15, 2017

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Friday  “it is deeply disturbed” with the rising death toll of teens and minors in the country after news reports of another death in Bulacan. News reports said Michael Angelo Remecio, 16, of Bagong

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NCRPO relieves all policemen in Caloocan

September 15, 2017

National Capital Region Police Office Director Oscar Albayalde ordered the relief of all policemen in Caloocan City on Friday. “Right now, today we have already relieved all the personnel from…Police Substation 2, 4 and 7”, Albayalde said in an interview

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Duterte asks public to unite vs violent extremism, sowing divisions

September 14, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Thursday the public to unite against terrorists and those sowing divisions among the people. Duterte made the call during the 24th anniversary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process held in Malacanang. “Let

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Speaker won’t yield to Senate if they propose to restore CHR budget

September 14, 2017

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said he will stick to the P1,000 budget given to the Commission on Human Rights for 2018 even as another House leader said he would realign the budget of the CHR and two other bodies also

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Lorenzana says Commission on Human Rights should be funded

September 14, 2017

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government should fund the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). “I hope they will reconsider that they (CHR) will be given (funds) unless that will be abolished. They have to support (CHR) because it’s a

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14 dead from Tropical Storm Maring: NDRRMC

September 14, 2017

Fourteen persons were reported dead from Tropical Storm Maring while damage is estimated to be more than 20 million pesos, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday. According to the NDRRMC, a total of 23,787,250 pesos worth

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Duterte names ex-partylist congresswoman as DSWD undersecretary

September 14, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former congresswoman from the left-leaning Gabriela Partylist as undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. In his September 13, 2017 appointment paper, Duterte named Luzviminda C. Ilagan  as DSWD undersecretary. Judy Taguiwalo,

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