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Suspected Maute supporters arrested in Cagayan de Oro

July 5, 2017

Soliders arrested two alleged supporters of the Maute Group in Barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro city on Wednesday morning, a statement from the military said. Armed with search warrant issued by Dennis Alcantar, Executive Judge, Branch 18 of Cagayan De

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NPA, illegal drugs also targets of military under martial law: Padilla

July 5, 2017

The communist New People’s Army and illegal drugs are part of the military operations under martial law, a military spokesman admitted on Wednesday. In the “Mindanao Hour” briefing in Malacanang, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla

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Duterte creates two offices in finance department

July 5, 2017

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed two executive orders creating the Energy Investment Coordinating Council (EICC) and the Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG) in the Department of Finance (DOF). EO No. 30 established the council, which will lead and coordinate

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Proposed tax reform package shifts tax burden to the rich: DOF

July 5, 2017

The Philippines’ proposed tax reform package being pushed by the Duterte administration seeks to end “decades of unjust taxation that polarized wealth rather than distributed it” by shifting the tax burden from the lower 99 percent of the population to

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JICA completes rehab of school buildings for Typhoon Yolanda

JICA completes rehab of school buildings for Typhoon Yolanda

July 5, 2017

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced the completion of seven school buildings as part of its continuing support to the “Build Back Better” recovery and rehabilitation activities for Typhoon Yolanda-affected areas, a statement by the agency said Wednesday. The

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2 Vietnamese kidnapped victims beheaded in Basilan

July 5, 2017

The suspected extremist Abu Sayyaf Group has beheaded two Vietnamese sailors whom the bandits seized in November last year, the military said on Wednesday. Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr. said the two cadavers left

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EU provides P49 million to support civilians affected by Marawi violence

July 4, 2017

The European Union on Tuesday announced that it is providing P49 million or €850,000 worth of financial aid to help thousands of civilians displaced by the war in Marawi. The aid, said the EU’s mission in Manila, will benefit over

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AFP welcomes Supreme Court upholding martial law in Mindanao

July 4, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcome the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the legality of the declaration  by President Rodrigo Duterte of martial law in Mindanao. “The AFP is very glad and expresses its appreciation to the Supreme Court

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