Cebu Pacific to provide airlift support to wounded soldiers, cops in Marawi

July 22, 2017

Cebu Pacific Air will be providing airlift support to military and police personnel wounded in action in Marawi City. On top of the free airlift on Cebu Pacific flights, the wounded government troops will also get baggage allowance of up

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Malacanang expressed “deepest condolences” to police chief, five cops killed in ambush

July 22, 2017

Malacanang expressed their “deepest condolences” to the family of the police chief and five other policemen killed by suspected members of National People’s Army (NPA) in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto

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Medialdea says gov’t to seek additional funds for military due to Marawi fighting

July 22, 2017

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said President Rodrigo Duterte will seek additional funds for the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) as its budget has “depleted” because of the ongoing armed conflict in Marawi City. “The president will provide it in

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Davao del Norte’s most wanted drug personality falls  

July 22, 2017

aA 41-year-old laborer who authorities say is the  wanted drug personality in Davao del Norte fell into the hands of operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) following a buy-bust operation on July 18. In a statement on Saturday,

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Abella says lawmakers “will recognize gravity of situation” in special session

July 22, 2017

Congress convened in a joint session to vote on whether to extend President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao and Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella hopes lawmakers ” will recognize the gravity of the situation.” In a statement on

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Gov’t troops recover improvised bombs in Palawan: spokesperson

July 21, 2017

Government forces have recovered improvised explosive devices (IED) after an encounter with alleged New People’s Army members Palawan on Friday morning. Captain Cherryl Tindog, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command spokesperson, said based on initial report the encounter

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I’m not enamored with martial law powers: Duterte

July 21, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he is not obsessed with martial law, contrary to accusation against him by the communist rebels. In a speech during the Davao Investment Conference in Davao City, Duterte said he should not be compared

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Duterte reiterates he won’t visit US during his term

July 21, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated on Friday his position there would never come a time he would visit the United States. Duterte made the statement after some US lawmakers, who conducted a hearing on the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines

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