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Duterte says Taguiwalo might have used DSWD’s fund to support NPA

August 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo could have diverted the conditional cash transfer program fund to support the communist New People’s Army. In an interview in Pampanga province, Duterte admitted that he is having a

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Two alleged NPA members killed in Isabela encounter

August 28, 2017

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troops in the province of Isabela on Monday morning. 1Lt. James Carl Teano, 86th Infantry Battalion Civil Military Operation (CMO) Officer said the government troops were conducting

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Duterte meets with parents of slain 17-year old student

August 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte met on Monday in his official residence in Malacanang the parents of a 17-year old student who was slain in the police anti-drug operation in Caloocan City. In a photo shared by Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong”

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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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