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Two journalists killed in Mindanao: police

August 7, 2017

Two journalists were killed in separate incidents in Mindanao, police said Monday Gunmen shot a journalist dead in President Quirino town in the southern Philippine province of Sultan Kudarat. Leodoro Diaz, a columnist of regional newspaper Sapol and reporter of

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(UPDATE) 2 soldiers killed, 7 wounded in Sorsogon

August 7, 2017

Two soldiers were killed while seven wounded in a 30-minute encounter with alleged New People’s Army members which used landmines in Sorsogon on Monday morning. Capt. Randy Llunar, public affairs officer of the Army’s 9th Infantry Division, said based on

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Cayetano conveys to DPRK counterpart ASEAN stance over missile tests

August 7, 2017

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, acting as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, conveyed on Monday to Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea the regional bloc’s position against Pyongyang’s ballistic missile

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AFP cancels sending more troops to Marawi: Arevalo

August 7, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) cancelled deployment of additional troops in Marawi City, a military spokesman said Monday. “That was supposed to be last week or two weeks ago, the scheduled deployment of a battalion there in Marawi

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Comelec chair must be fully probed: Abella

August 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte does not tolerate corruption as Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista should be investigated for allegedly amassing up to P1 billion while in government, Malacanang said on Monday. “The whole matter has to be fully investigated,” Presidential

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Dela Rosa says businessman gave P1 million to each cop killed in Marawi fighting

August 7, 2017

Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said Monday a businessman gave P1 million to each police officer killed in the fight against the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City “There is one businessman, through the One Philippines foundation,

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Poll chief Bautista ready to quit, face probe over alleged unexplained wealth

August 7, 2017

Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista said he is ready to quit from his post after a news report said his wife disclosed alleged hidden wealth of nearly one billion pesos. In a press conference Monday, Bautista said:” I told

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Dela Rosa dares supporters of Parojinog to “bring it on”

August 7, 2017

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa  told the Kuratong Baleleng Group, who staged robberies and kidnappings more than 20 years ago, to “bring it on” following the death of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and 15 others

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