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Palace steps up verbal attack on Communists

July 29, 2017

Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella on Saturday criticized  the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, New People’s Army, on Saturday as it stepped its verbal onslaught against CPP founder Jose Maria Sison. “Mr. Sison’s remarks only highlight his

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Pacquiao visits soldiers in Marawi City

July 29, 2017

Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao visited the government troops in Marawi City on Saturday morning. Captain Jo-ann Petinglay, spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command, said Pacquiao was wearing an Army Special Forces, tiger suit battle dress uniform when he arrived in Camp

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77,000 evacuees from Marawi are in “very dire situation”: Red Cross

July 28, 2017

Around 77, 000 evacuees who fled from Marawi City in east of Lake Lanao are in a “very dire situation”,  the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)  said in their report on Friday. “Some displaced families in municipalities along

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Stock index closes at one-year high

July 28, 2017

Stocks ended higher for the fourth straight session on Friday to close at a one-year high. The index closed at 8,071.47 points, up 25.69 points. This is the highest closing level since July 27, 2016 when it finished at 8,100.48,

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Gorio becomes typhoon as it moves away from the Philippines

July 28, 2017

Gorio has strengthened into a typhoon and is expected to intensify as it moves towards Taiwan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Friday. Weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said Typhoon Gorio is located at 300 km east

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Only two barangays in Marawi not cleared  of terrorists: military spokesman

July 28, 2017

About two villages in war-torn Marawi City have remained unclear of the Islamic State-inspired Maute Terror Group, a military spokesman said on Friday. “The area of operation is confined to about two barangays, or to be exact, about two and

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AFP no longer filing charges against comedian

July 28, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will no longer file charges against a comedian who used a military uniform at the protest during the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte last Monday Brig. Gen.

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AFP assures it won’t bomb unregistered lumad schools

July 28, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines assured on Friday that it would not bomb unregistered lumad schools, which allegedly teach children communism and subversion. In the “Mindanao Hour” briefing in Malacanang, AFP spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said when President

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