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Abu Sayyaf sub-leader killed in Sulu: military 

August 13, 2017

A sub-leader of Abu Sayyaf Group was killed in a military operation off the waters of Sulu on early Sunday morning, a military official Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force Sulu commander said their Fleet-Marine Forces were conducting maritime

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ICC-Cabinet Committee approves six projects worth P57.5 billion

August 13, 2017

The Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-Cabinet Committee has approved six new big-ticket projects worth a combined P57.494 billion that are meant to, among others, improve road networks  and mobilize financial resources for local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao and help ease

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Catholic priest alive, military spokesman says

August 13, 2017

MARAWI CITY — A Roman Catholic priest held hostage by Islamic State-linked militants for nearly three months now is alive inside the war zone of Islamic City of Marawi, a military official said Sunday. Capt. Jo-Ann Petinglay, spokesperson of Western

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OCD on standby for North Korea missile launch: Lorenzana 

August 13, 2017

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assured the Office of Civil Defense is on standby to address any incidents that may occur if the debris of a missile which North Korea is planning to launch will reach the Philippines. “While we believe

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No mental crisis among Marawi residents, but 30,000 sought help, OCD official says

August 11, 2017

Some 30,000 displaced residents from war-torn Marawi City have sought mental help, an official said on Friday. But Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the situation involving the internally displaced people was not

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Philippines has no missile interceptor: military spokesman

August 11, 2017

The Philippines has no missile interceptor as the military expressed hope on Friday that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) would refrain from its threat to launch missiles. In the “Mindanao Hour” press briefing in Malacanang, Brig. Gen. Restituto

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Honasan posts bail in Binan court for alleged PDAF misuse

August 11, 2017

Senator Gregorio Honasan appeared on Friday at the Binan police station in Laguna province, underwent booking and appeared before a court which granted him bail after the Sandiganbayan ordered his arrest on Thursday for alleged misuse of around P30 million

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Espenido staying as Ozamiz police chief: Dela Rosa

August 11, 2017

A police officer who has led controversial raids that resulted in the death of two mayors will be staying in his present post in Ozamiz City until things stabilize, said Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Friday.

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