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NLEX spending up to P20b as it expands expressway

August 28, 2017

NLEX Corp. is investing up to P20 billion to expand its expressway in the north to Bataan from Pampanga, the company said. Rodrigo Franco, president and chief executive of NLEX said it is doing the engineering study for the NLEX

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Duterte honors slain police, soldiers who fought terrorists on National Heroes’ Day

August 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte led on Monday the conferment of posthumous awards to 128 police and soldiers who died in fighting terrorists in Mindanao. In an emotional and what could be the longest commemoration of the National Heroes’ Day in years,

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AFP says father of Maute could have answered questions on Marawi rebellion

August 28, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is “saddened” by the death of Cayamora, the father of the Maute brothers, as he could have answered “a lot of things” about the Marawi attack. “Well we were saddened for his death

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Dela Rosa tells UN rapporteur to”mind your own business”

August 28, 2017

Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday advised United Nations Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard to “mind your own business”. The PNP chief made the statement after Callamard reacted through her twitter account the death of 17 years

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DFA convenes ASEAN-China seminar on cooperation in South China Sea

August 28, 2017

Experts from the Philippines along with those from other ASEAN member-states and China met in Manila starting Monday for a two-day seminar on the full and effective implementation of the 2002 Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China

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No Filipino dead, injured from Storm Harvey in Texas: DFA

August 28, 2017

No Filipinos have been reported to have perished in Texas from Storm Harvey, one of the most devastating storms in the southern state’s history, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday Storm Harvey, which triggered massive flooding in Houston and

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Troops kill 10 alleged Maute reinforcements in Marawi

August 28, 2017

MARAWI CITY — Government forces killed ten suspected reinforcements to the Maute-Aby Sayyaf Group as they tried to enter the main battle area in on Monday. Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez, Jr., head of the Western Mindanao Command, told reporters soldiers intercepted

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Mabilog has nothing to be scared of if he doing all right: Dela Rosa

August 28, 2017

Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said Monday Iloilo Mayor Jed Mabilog has nothing to be afraid of if he is doing all right as Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido, currently Ozamiz City police chief, will be assigned to

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